Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Slewdonan, Kirkmaiden
Grid reference
NX 121 356 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
212100 535600
Latitude
54.68023526090992
Longitude
-4.914949436911616
Altitude (metres)
138
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kildonan, eccles., Kirkmaiden (0.45 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kirkmaiden (0.61 miles)
Kirkmaiden, parish (Rhinns) (0.83 miles)
Lady Well, well, Kirkmaiden (0.83 miles)
Maryport, settlement, Kirkmaiden (1.45 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkmaiden, parish (Rhinns)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Slewdonan
Head name
Slewdonan
Place
Slewdonan, Kirkmaiden
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
Slewdonye 1535, Wigtown Chrs
Historic formSlewdonye Head nameSlewdonan PlaceSlewdonan, Kirkmaiden Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWigtown Chrs, no. 47, p. 65 Date of citation1535 x 1536 |
Associated person or bodyThomas McCrekane in Slewdonye Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Wigtown Chrs
Source title
Wigtownshire Charters
Editors
R. C. Reid
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
LI, Third Series
Year
1960
Slewdonan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSlewdonan Head nameSlewdonan PlaceSlewdonan, Kirkmaiden 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) (probable)
Donnán of Eigg (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Kildonan, Kildonan, eccles., Kirkmaiden
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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