Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cairndonnan, settlement, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NW 986 675 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
198600 567500
Latitude
54.961292051866394
Longitude
-5.146238220247352
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Knockbennan, hill, Kirkcolm (0.47 miles)
Killiemacuddican, ~eccles., Kirkcolm (0.72 miles)
Killiemacuddican, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.78 miles)
Kirminnoch, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.32 miles)
Cairn Connell, Kirkcolm (1.52 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The settlement is marked and named on OS 6 inch 1st and 2nd edn maps. It is not named on OS Digimap (2013), and all that is marked there is a few walls.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcolm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cairndonnan
Head name
Cairndonnan
Place
Cairndonnan, settlement, Kirkcolm
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Cairndonnan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCairndonnan Head nameCairndonnan PlaceCairndonnan, settlement, Kirkcolm 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.
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (maybe)
Donnán of Eigg (maybe)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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