Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)

Grid reference

NR 362 950 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

136200 695000

Latitude

56.07493414194424

Longitude

-6.23981957838793

County

Argyllshire

Nearby places

Colonsay & Oronsay, parish, aka Kilchattan (0 miles)

Lower Kilchattan, settlement, Colonsay (0.06 miles)

Tobar Chattan, Colonsay parish (0.09 miles)

Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay (0.53 miles)

Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay) (1.03 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

A pre-Reformation chapel stands at this site, enclosed a few years before 1880. See NMRS for description and discussion, including mention of a holy water stoup found here, now at Scalasaig parish kirk.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Within Colonsay & Oronsay, parish, aka Kilchattan

Relationships with other places

Adjacent Lower Kilchattan, settlement, Colonsay

Adjacent Tobar Chattan, Colonsay parish

Adjacent Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

Kilchattan

Kilchatta 1654, Blaeu

Cil-chattan 1772, Pennant 1772

Saints in this place-name

Cattán (ns) (certain)

Cattán of Bute (probable)

Cattán m. Matáin (maybe)

Relationships with other place names

Name is part of Baile Uachdarach Kilchattan, Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay

Name is part of Lower Kilchattan, Lower Kilchattan, settlement, Colonsay

Name is part of Upper Kilchattan, Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay

Name is part of Upper Kilchattan, Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay