Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 395 967 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
139500 696700
Latitude
56.091976661623
Longitude
-6.188597666167274
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Oran, Colonsay (0.06 miles)
Kiloran, settlement Colonsay (0.26 miles)
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay (1.06 miles)
Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay) (1.28 miles)
Tobar Challuim Chille, (Colonsay) (1.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Digimap shows 'Colonsay House on site of Cill Oran'. On Blaeu Map (1654) there are three buildings shown together, the middle one of which has a cross on top, indicating a church or chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kiloran Bay, Colonsay
Adjacent Kiloran, settlement Colonsay
Related ? Tobar Challuim Chille, (Colonsay)
Adjacent Tobar Oran, Colonsay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Oran
Head name
Cill Oran
Place
Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay
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
Historic formKileuran Head nameCill Oran PlaceCill Oran, eccles. Colonsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Jura Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Cill Orain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Orain Head nameCill Oran PlaceCill Oran, eccles. Colonsay 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
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kiloran, Kiloran, settlement Colonsay
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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