Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killantringan, ~eccles., Portpatrick
Grid reference
NW 990 560 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
199000 556000
Latitude
54.858253718986596
Longitude
-5.131969829001997
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Craig Anthony, Portpatrick (0.31 miles)
Killantringan, settlement, Portpatrick (0.56 miles)
Portpatrick, modern parish (1.25 miles)
Chapel Patrick, Portpatrick (1.25 miles)
Port Patrick, port, Portpatrick (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this church or chapel is inferred from the settlement-name Killantringan, Porpatrick. Nearby are Killantringan Fell, Killantringan Wood, Killantringan Bay (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killantringan
Head name
Killantringan
Place
Killantringan, ~eccles., Portpatrick
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Sant Ninian, Trinnian, Truinnein, Ringan (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Killantringan, Killantringan, settlement, Portpatrick
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
