formerly praétifed in Scotland. 833 
Cell) intimating fome place refpected from pious or 
fuperftitious motives; or, as it may with feeming 
propriety be tranflated, the holy burying place, or 
Cemetery: For, in this country, the refidences of 
holy perfons or faints were called Kells or Cells, 
upon moft of which churches are now built, and 
they are therefore at prefent generally called Kirks ; 
and hence fome proper names, which in former times 
began with Kell, are now changed to Kirk.* In 
confequence of the appellative Blane being joined in 
both inftances to two fubftantives, that are generally 
conjoined with fuch diftinguifhing marks; and as 
there are Coemeteries in both places, we are led to 
conclude, that the name in both has originated 
from this fole fource. 
Mr. Ure farther narrates, that a fpade, refem- 
bling thofe found with the iron apparatus, was 
difcovered lying with fragments of bones and urns 
under another Cairn. 
We may certainly, therefore, be allowed to con- 
¢lude from this fimilarity of names, and pofition of 
inftruments, 
* Thus we have in this country Kirkcudbright, olim 
Kell-Cuthbert, Kirkmichael, o/im Kell-Michael, &c. with — 
at leaft four parifh churches of the name of Kirkpatrick, 
which were the cells or places where St. Patrick refided 
whilft on his Miffion of Converfion, before he went to 
Ireland; and alfo the name of a family, now called Kirk- 
patrick, but which, in all old authors, is fpelled Kell. 
patrick, 
