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Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie
Grid reference
NX 476 464 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
247600 546400
Latitude
54.789210087225044
Longitude
-4.370468244276876
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie (0.45 miles)
Sorbie St Fillan, Sorbie WIG (0.45 miles)
Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie (0.69 miles)
Kirkmadrine, former parish, Sorbie (1.12 miles)
Kirkmadrine, eccles., Kirkmadrine, Sorbie (1.12 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sorbie St Fillan, Sorbie WIG (formerly)
Within Sorbie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfillan Burn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilfillan Burn
Place
Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilfillan Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilfillan Burn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilfillan Burn PlaceKilfillan Burn, Sorbie 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
Name contains Kilfillan, St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie