Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Airyolland, Glenluce
Grid reference
NX 150 620 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
215000 562000
Latitude
54.918279365407756
Longitude
-4.886877064508194
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
New Luce, modern parish (2.19 miles)
Kirminnoch, Soulseat, Inch (2.99 miles)
Killbrocks, Soulseat, Inch (3.01 miles)
Inchmichael, eccles, Inch (3.05 miles)
Inch, parish (3.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The settlement is now in two parts, High Airyolland and Low Airyolland (OS Digimap). The NGR covers the area around these two sites.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Airyolland
Head name
Airyolland
Place
Airyolland, Glenluce
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formAryoullan Head nameAiryolland PlaceAiryolland, Glenluce Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Western Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Arrieolland 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formArrieolland Head nameAiryolland PlaceAiryolland, Glenluce 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
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (probable)
Fillan of Strathfillan (maybe)
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