Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Oran, Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 395 968 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
139500 696800
Latitude
56.092872821571305
Longitude
-6.188695104721299
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay (0.06 miles)
Kiloran, settlement Colonsay (0.28 miles)
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay (1 miles)
Tobar Challuim Chille, (Colonsay) (1.25 miles)
Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay) (1.31 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay
Adjacent Kiloran Bay, Colonsay
Adjacent Kiloran, settlement Colonsay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Oran
Head name
Tobar Oran
Place
Tobar Oran, 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
Tobar Orain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTobar Orain Head nameTobar Oran PlaceTobar Oran, 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
Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Odrán of Iona (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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