Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilkenneth, settlement (Tiree)
Grid reference
NL 944 448 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
94400 744800
Latitude
56.4958899682969
Longitude
-6.9666219630238695
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cill Choinnich, eccles. (Tiree) (0.09 miles)
Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree (1.24 miles)
Kilmaluaig, settlement (Tiree) (1.74 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Tiree (Tiree) (2.95 miles)
St Columba's Church, Soroby (Tiree) (3.12 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Soroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree) (formerly)
Within Tiree, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilkenneth
Head name
Kilkenneth
Place
Kilkenneth, settlement (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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilcannelth 1672, Highland Papers
Historic formKilcannelth Head nameKilkenneth PlaceKilkenneth, settlement (Tiree) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, i, 255 Date of citation1672 x 1672 Feature named in sourcelands of |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Kilchanich 1675, Highland Papers
Historic formKilchanich Head nameKilkenneth PlaceKilkenneth, settlement (Tiree) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, i, 296 Date of citation1675 x 1675 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Kilkenneth 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilkenneth Head nameKilkenneth PlaceKilkenneth, settlement (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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
