English / Map Form: Killantringan
Gaelic Form: Cill an Trinnein
Post Town: STRANRAER
Postcode area: DG9
County: Wigtownshire
Local Authority: Dumfries and Galloway
English / Map Form: Killantringan
Gaelic Form: Cill an Trinnein
Sources
Kilantrinzean 1654 Blaeu
This also appears in AYR.
See St Ninian’s Point in Markus’ Place-names of Bute who shows the name Sanct Ninian appearing as “Cill an Truinnein, Teampull an Truinnein, Slios an Truinnein, and three places called Killantringan in the south-west of Scotland” He makes the argument Sanct Ninian > Shant Ninnein > ant Rinnein > an Trinnein
Additional Information
Nearby is Killantringan Lighthouse
