Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG
Grid reference
NX 060 516 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
206000 551600
Latitude
54.821525900934446
Longitude
-5.020115315947083
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kildonan, ~eccles., Stoneykirk WIG (0.72 miles)
St Catherine's Well, Stoneykirk (1.74 miles)
Stoneykirk, parish (2.05 miles)
Toskerton, former parish, aka Kirkmadrine SOK (2.34 miles)
Kirkmadrine, eccles, Toskerton, Stoneykirk (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the approximate centre of the township as shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn, and for the centre of the cluster of names that contain 'Kildonnan' on OS Digimap.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stoneykirk, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kildonan, ~eccles., Stoneykirk WIG
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonnan
Head name
Kildonnan
Place
Kildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKildonane Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2271 Date of citation1541 x 1541 Feature named in sourceterras de Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKildonnen Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kildonan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement, Stoneykirk WIG 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kildonan, Kildonan, ~eccles., Stoneykirk WIG
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