Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kiloran Bay, Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 397 984 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
139700 698400
Latitude
56.10732030693595
Longitude
-6.187047466102249
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Challuim Chille, (Colonsay) (0.45 miles)
Tobar Oran, Colonsay (1 miles)
Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay (1.06 miles)
Kiloran, settlement Colonsay (1.18 miles)
Cill Chaitriona, eccl. Colonsay (1.72 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay
Adjacent Kiloran, settlement Colonsay
Adjacent Tobar Oran, Colonsay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kiloran Bay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kiloran Bay
Place
Kiloran Bay, 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
Kiloran Bay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKiloran Bay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKiloran Bay PlaceKiloran Bay, 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.
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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