Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tom Aingil, hill Kilmonivaig
Grid reference
NN 307 812 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
230700 781200
Latitude
56.891351839729445
Longitude
-4.779544880362409
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Cill Choiril, eccles. Kilmonivaig (0.06 miles)
Cill Choiril, settlement, Kilmonivaig (0.45 miles)
Killiechonate, church Kilmonivaig (4.09 miles)
Killiechonate, settlement Kilmonivaig (4.09 miles)
Fintaig Water, Kilmonivaig (5.54 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The hill on which Cille Choiril and its graveyard are built.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmonivaig, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Choiril, eccles. Kilmonivaig
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tom Aingil
Head name
Tom Aingil
Place
Tom Aingil, hill Kilmonivaig
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Tom an Aingil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTom an Aingil Head nameTom Aingil PlaceTom Aingil, hill Kilmonivaig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Angel (ns) (certain)
Angel, un-named (certain)
Michael, Archangel (probable)
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:
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