Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona)
Grid reference
NM 285 244 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
128500 724400
Latitude
56.33402914269469
Longitude
-6.393241767264957
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Reilig Orain, KKV (Iona) (0 miles)
St Columba Hotel, KKV (Iona) (0.06 miles)
Tobar Odhrain, KKV (Iona) (0.09 miles)
St Mary's Abbey / Cathedral (Iona) (0.09 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, KKV (Iona) (0.12 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Iona, former parish, KKV (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Reilig Orain, KKV (Iona)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Oran's Chapel
Head name
St Oran's Chapel
Place
St Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona)
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
St Oran's Chapel 1795, OSA
Historic formSt Oran's Chapel Head nameSt Oran's Chapel PlaceSt Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiv, 202 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Oran's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Oran's Chapel Head nameSt Oran's Chapel PlaceSt Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona) 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
Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Odrán m. Meic Chraith (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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