Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer
Grid reference
NX 979 680 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297900 568000
Latitude
54.99602187338731
Longitude
-3.5961641860464475
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkconnel, ~eccles. Troqueer (0.2 miles)
Peter's Cairn, Troqueer (0.53 miles)
Martingirth, settlement, Troqueer (0.87 miles)
St Columba's Well, Caerlaverock (1.1 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Caerlaverock (1.16 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The core of the house is a sixteenth-century tower.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Troqueer, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkconnel
Head name
Kirkconnel
Place
Kirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer
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
Kirkonnell 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKirkonnell Head nameKirkconnel PlaceKirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer 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
Kirkconnel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkconnel Head nameKirkconnel PlaceKirkconnel, settlement, Troqueer 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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