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Place-names of the parish
of New Cumnock
The lands of the parish of New Cumnock sit strategically
at the head of Nithsdale in the Southern Uplands a natural gateway to Ayrshire from the south. The Ancient Britons, Angles, Scandinavian and Scots have all settled here leaving their signatures on the place-names of this large upland parish. Use the menu below to discover the secret of some of the place-name meanings - |
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The place- name Cumnock is from the Gaelic
comunn ach 'the place of the confluence' referring to the confluence of the River Nith and the Afton Water . Close to this spot Comenoc castle the ancient seat of the Barons of Cumnock was built. Centuries later the parish of Cumnock was sub- divided into two new parishes , Old Cumnock and New Cumnock. The new parish church for New Cumnock was built on the site of Cumnock Castle, a few hundred yards from where the Afton Water flows into the River Nith at the comunn ach. |
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Site of
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comunn ach
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Afton
Water |
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Site of new
parish church 1659 |
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History of the Parish
of New Cumnock
by Robert Guthrie
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NEW CUMNOCK
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PLACE-NAMES
OF THE PARISH OF NEW CUMNOCK
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New Cumnock
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Water Features
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Hills and Craigs
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Fields & Settlements
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Boundaries
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Christian Sites
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Wallace & Bruce
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House of Rheged
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Index
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Sources & Links
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Click-on Main Menu
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Place-Names Home Page
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Confluence of the Afton Water and the River Nith
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Ruins of the Auld Kirk, New Cumnock
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Please not some pages
are still under construction
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Presentation given at the
Scottish Place-name Society Conference,
Park Hotel, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
8th May 2004
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