Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killern, settlement, Anwoth
Grid reference
NX 581 582 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258100 558200
Latitude
54.898262465780554
Longitude
-4.213083042497181
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Anwoth, parish (1.24 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Anwoth (1.81 miles)
Kirkbride, ~eccles, Anwoth (1.84 miles)
Lady's Well, Anwoth (1.89 miles)
Loch Whinyeon, Girthon (and Twynholm) (3.11 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Anwoth, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killern
Head name
Killern
Place
Killern, settlement, Anwoth
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
Historic formKillorin Head nameKillern PlaceKillern, settlement, Anwoth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Mid-Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Place-name data
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