Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Reilig Orain, 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
St Oran's Chapel, 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 places
Within Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV
Adjacent St Columba Hotel, KKV (Iona)
Adjacent St Mary's Abbey / Cathedral (Iona)
Adjacent St Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona)
Adjacent Tobar Odhrain, KKV (Iona)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Reilig Orain
Head name
Reilig Orain
Place
Reilig Orain, 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
Relicc Odran 1400, Mart. O
Historic formRelicc Odran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMart. O, 228 Date of citation1400 approx x 1400 approx Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title is Félire Óengusso Céli Dé, The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, critically edited from Ten Manuscripts, with a Preface, Translation, Notes and Indices. |
Source code
Mart. O
Source title
Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee
Editors
Stokes, Whitley
Year
1905
Notes
Full title is Félire Óengusso Céli Dé, The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, critically edited from Ten Manuscripts, with a Preface, Translation, Notes and Indices.
Rellig Ooran 1509
Historic formRellig Ooran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1509 x 1549 |
Rellig Ooran 1509
Historic formRellig Ooran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1509 x 1549 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Rellig Ooran 1509
Historic formRellig Ooran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1509 x 1549 |
Religoran 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formReligoran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, 499 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'.
Reilig Oran 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formReilig Oran Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, 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.
Reilig Orain 1900, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formReilig Orain Head nameReilig Orain PlaceReilig Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1900 x 1900 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Saints in this place-name
Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Odrán of Iona (certain)