Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbrennan, eccl. KKE (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 439 428 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
143900 742800
Latitude
56.50749433993152
Longitude
-6.162810886671597
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbrennan, settlement KKE (Mull) (0.06 miles)
Kilmichael, ~eccles, Kilninan & Kilmore (Mull) (0.14 miles)
Kilmichael, settlement, Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (0.14 miles)
Tobar Ninian, Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (3.11 miles)
Kilninian, eccl. KKE (Mull) (3.16 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Existence of a chapel of this name is inferred from the site's proximity to the farm of Kilbrennan, the house about 30 m to the south of the burial ground. NMRS records the remains of a chapel and burial ground, a low mound on E-W axis may be the side wall of the chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbrennan
Head name
Kilbrennan
Place
Kilbrennan, eccl. KKE (Mull)
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
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
Place-name data
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