Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig
Grid reference
NN 276 956 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
227600 795600
Latitude
57.01942655544102
Longitude
-4.840188219416816
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig (0 miles)
Kilfinnan Burn, Kilmonivaig (0.31 miles)
Kilfinnan Wood, Kilmonivaig (0.93 miles)
Finglassins Well, Kinglassie (3.63 miles)
Lady's Croft, Kilmonivaig (3.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The church of Kilfinan was burnt down in 1460, and its ruins are submerged beneath Loch Lochy (NMRS). The cemetery is not submerged (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmonivaig, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfinnan
Head name
Kilfinnan
Place
Kilfinnan, eccles., Kilmonivaig
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilfinnan, Kilfinnan, settlement Kilmonivaig
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
