Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Upper Kirkcudbright, Glencairn
Grid reference
NX 767 894 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
276700 589400
Latitude
55.18343833407512
Longitude
-3.9366698622743272
Altitude (metres)
115
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn (0.22 miles)
Nether Kirkcudbright, Glencairn (0.26 miles)
Kirkcudbright, settlement, Glencairn (0.26 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (1.06 miles)
Glencairn, parish (2.68 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The farm is now called Woodlea (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glencairn, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn
Adjacent Kirkcudbright, settlement, Glencairn
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Upper Kirkcudbright
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Upper Kirkcudbright
Place
Upper Kirkcudbright, Glencairn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Upper Kirkcudbright 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formUpper Kirkcudbright This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameUpper Kirkcudbright PlaceUpper Kirkcudbright, Glencairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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