Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkconnel, ~eccles. Troqueer
Grid reference
NX 982 681 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
298200 568100
Latitude
54.996981675160484
Longitude
-3.5915117667402052
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer (0.2 miles)
Peter's Cairn, Troqueer (0.7 miles)
St Columba's Well, Caerlaverock (0.94 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Caerlaverock (1 miles)
Martingirth, settlement, Troqueer (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel is traditionally said to have been on a knoll in from of the house of Kirkconnell, but no trace of foundations remain (NMRS).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkconnel
Head name
Kirkconnel
Place
Kirkconnel, ~eccles. Troqueer
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
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (certain)
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Conall m. Maine Choíl of Inis Caol (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kirkconnell Burn, Kirkconnell Burn, Troqueer/Kirkgunzeon
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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