Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkconnel , Page 1 (start)
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- 236 - Kirkconnel , Title Page
- 237 - Kirkconnel , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NIPES | The Knipes The Knypes |
James Baty Alexander Stuart John Laing. Dr. [Doctor] Simpson. |
002 | A small green knoll of slight elevation to the north of Friarminnan over whose summit the boundary between the Counties of Ayr and Dumfries passes. The name may be derived from the gaelic "Creap", " a spherical gem", as its form and aspect would bear such an interpretation. Dr. [Doctor] Simpson gives it as "Knypes", synifying , "The Heights", |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of Kirkconnel Sheet 2.5. Trace No.[Number] 1
At the foot of the page a signature: C. A. Thos [Thomas] Matheson,
Transcriber's notes
Written across 4 columns "Nipes-adapted to agree with Auchenleck - [cannot decipher the letters at the end]
The Knipes/Knypes - in the situation column in red ink is written "On the Boundary between Kirkconnel And Auchinleck in Ayrshire"
in the description column in red ink we read "The word is of frequent occurrence in this district, but is not recognised by Jamieson or other authority. The probability is that that it is a povincialism [r is missing] derived from Gaelic Cnap, a hillock or a corruption of Scotch Knap a hillock the crown which is syn: [synonymous] with the German Knappe, or it may be taken from Goth: [Gothic] Knap the summit or brow of a hill, or Saxon cnap- as when Christ was led "into the brow of the Hill" - the Saxon expression is " was muntes Cnap"
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 30 - Parish of Kirkconnel, OS1/10/30
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Kirkconnel.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.