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Lower Kilchattan, settlement, Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 362 949 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
136200 694900
Latitude
56.07403803834205
Longitude
-6.239721019283158
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Chattan, Colonsay parish (0.06 miles)
Colonsay & Oronsay, parish, aka Kilchattan (0.06 miles)
Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay) (0.06 miles)
Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay (0.55 miles)
Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay) (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)
Adjacent Tobar Chattan, Colonsay parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lower Kilchattan
Head name
Lower Kilchattan
Place
Lower Kilchattan, settlement, 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
Lower Kilchattan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLower Kilchattan Head nameLower Kilchattan PlaceLower Kilchattan, settlement, 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, eccles. COO (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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