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Inchkenneth, island KKV Mull
Grid reference
NM 437 357 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
143700 735700
Latitude
56.44375998707729
Longitude
-6.159076811616569
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Inchkenneth, former parish, KKV (0.19 miles)
St Cainneach's Chapel, KKV (Inchkenneth) (0.19 miles)
Uamh Beathaig, KKV (Mull) (1.9 miles)
Suidhe Choluimcille, KKV (Mull) (2.2 miles)
Cille Mhic Eoghainn, KKE (Ulva, Mull) (3.23 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records the chapel of Inchkenneth here, actually the former parish kirk, the building possibly of the thirteenth century. Samuel Johnson composed a Latin poem inspired by this place and a supposed 'seminary of ecclesiasticks' of the early Christian Church. But there is no physical evidence for such a community's presence at the site. Several West Highland grave-slabs surviv in the church, and outside is a sixteenth-century cross. Johnson also recorded a little bell on the altar (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Inchkenneth
Head name
Inchkenneth
Place
Inchkenneth, island KKV 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Iniskenzie 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formIniskenzie Head nameInchkenneth PlaceInchkenneth, island KKV Mull Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, no. 108 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Feature named in sourceane yle ... callit Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
Inch Chainie 1654, Blaeu
Historic formInch Chainie Head nameInchkenneth PlaceInchkenneth, island KKV Mull Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Inch Kenneth 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775
Historic formInch Kenneth Head nameInchkenneth PlaceInchkenneth, island KKV Mull Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceJohnson's Journey, 1775, 76 |
Source code
Johnson's Journey, 1775
Author
Samuel Johnson
Source title
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Editors
Mary Lascelles
Year
1971
Inchkenneth 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formInchkenneth Head nameInchkenneth PlaceInchkenneth, island KKV 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.
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Inchkenneth, Inchkenneth, former parish, KKV
Isle of St Kenneth
Head name
Isle of St Kenneth
Place
Inchkenneth, island KKV 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?
No
Ile of St Kennethes 1672, Highland Papers
Historic formIle of St Kennethes Head nameIsle of St Kenneth PlaceInchkenneth, island KKV Mull Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, i, 253 Date of citation1672 x 1672 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (certain)
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