Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree
Grid reference
NL 993 467 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
99300 746700
Latitude
56.51605241391504
Longitude
-6.889511037664212
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tiree, modern parish (1.14 miles)
Kilmaluaig, settlement (Tiree) (1.62 miles)
Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree (2.09 miles)
St Columba's Church, Kirkapoll (Tiree) (3.05 miles)
Kirkapoll, former parish, Tiree (Tiree) (3.05 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a possible chapel and an enclosure of irregular pentagonal plan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tiree, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Fhinnein
Head name
Cill Fhinnein
Place
Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree
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
Cill-Fhinnein 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill-Fhinnein Head nameCill Fhinnein PlaceCill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree 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
Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) (certain)
Bairre m. Amairgin of Cork (maybe)
Bairrfind m. Muiredaig of Druimm Cuilinn, associate of Brendan (maybe)
Barinthus of Argyll (maybe)
Finan of Lindisfarne (maybe)
Finnian m. Cairpre of Moville (maybe)
Finnian m. Findloga of Clonard (maybe)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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