Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree
Grid reference
NL 960 460 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
96000 746000
Latitude
56.507667016773034
Longitude
-6.942128654027197
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmaluaig, settlement (Tiree) (0.5 miles)
Kilkenneth, settlement (Tiree) (1.24 miles)
Cill Choinnich, eccles. (Tiree) (1.33 miles)
Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree (2.09 miles)
Tiree, modern parish (2.55 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this chapel is inferred from the settlement-name Kilmaluaig, though there is no archaeological evidence for the existence or location of the eponymous 'cill'.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmaluaig
Head name
Kilmaluaig
Place
Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree
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
Saints in this place-name
Lugaid, Mo Lua, Mo Luóc (ns) (certain)
Mo Luóc m. Luchta of Lismore (certain)
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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