Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill-Mhoire, settlement KKE (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 437 518 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
143700 751800
Latitude
56.58803583115471
Longitude
-6.17493507340701
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilcolmkill, former parish Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (0.09 miles)
Kilcolmkill, eccles, Kilmore KKE (Mull) (0.09 miles)
Kilninian & Kilmore, parish (Mull) (1.38 miles)
Cnoc Eoin, KKE (Mull) (2.91 miles)
Cill da Bhidhe, settlement, KKE (Mull) (2.92 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilcolmkill, former parish Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill-Mhoire
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Cill-Mhoire
Place
Cill-Mhoire, settlement KKE (Mull)
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
Kilmore 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmore This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCill-Mhoire PlaceCill-Mhoire, settlement KKE (Mull) 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmore, Kilcolmkill, eccles, Kilmore KKE (Mull)