Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonan, ~eccles., Stoneykirk WIG
Grid reference
NX 050 510 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
205000 551000
Latitude
54.81575294572776
Longitude
-5.035254504601421
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG (0.72 miles)
St Catherine's Well, Stoneykirk (2.22 miles)
Toskerton, former parish, aka Kirkmadrine SOK (2.46 miles)
Kirkmadrine, eccles, Toskerton, Stoneykirk (2.5 miles)
Stoneykirk, parish (2.77 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Notes
The existence of, and the NGR for, the supposed ecclesiastical site are inferred from the location of the settlement of Kildonan. The surrounding settlement of Kildonnan is now divided into several parts, including OS Digimap: Kildonnan, Kildonnan Croft, Wee Kildonnnan, Kildonnan Cottages, South Kildonnan, Mid Kildonnan and the Kildonnan Burn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stoneykirk, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonan
Head name
Kildonan
Place
Kildonan, ~eccles., Stoneykirk WIG
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kildonnan, Kildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG
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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