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Kilfinichen, settlement KKV (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 497 285 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
149700 728500
Latitude
56.38244967378339
Longitude
-6.055111013910902
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull) (0.09 miles)
Kilfinichen, former parish KKV (0.09 miles)
Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon, modern parish (0.86 miles)
Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull) (1.05 miles)
Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (1.11 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon, modern parish
Within Kilfinichen, former parish KKV (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfinichen
Head name
Kilfinichen
Place
Kilfinichen, settlement 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilinchane 1510, RMS
Historic formKilinchane Head nameKilfinichen PlaceKilfinichen, settlement KKV (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 3440 Date of citation1510 x 1510 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyMcLean Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kilinichan 1679, Highland Papers
Historic formKilinichan Head nameKilfinichen PlaceKilfinichen, settlement KKV (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, i, 314 Date of citation1679 x 1679 Feature named in sourcelands for which rent paid |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Kilfinichen 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilfinichen Head nameKilfinichen PlaceKilfinichen, settlement 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilfinichen, Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull)
Derives from Kilfinichen, Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull)
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