Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Sleabhan, eccl. KKM (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 421 673 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
142100 667300
Latitude
55.829890524062634
Longitude
-6.118788599501719
Altitude (metres)
65
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilslevan, settlement KKM (Islay) (0.18 miles)
Cill Challuim Chille, eccl. KKM (Islay) (0.92 miles)
Leac Earnadail, Jura (1.55 miles)
Cill Eileagain, eccles. KKM (Islay) (1.76 miles)
Finlaggan, settlement, Killarrow & Kilmeny (Islay) (1.89 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A chapel in a circular burial ground.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Sleabhan
Head name
Cill Sleabhan
Place
Cill Sleabhan, eccl. KKM (Islay)
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
Cill Sleabhan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Sleabhan Head nameCill Sleabhan PlaceCill Sleabhan, eccl. KKM (Islay) 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.
Kilslevan 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formKilslevan Head nameCill Sleabhan PlaceCill Sleabhan, eccl. KKM (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 309 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Cill Sléibheainn 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formCill Sléibheainn Head nameCill Sleabhan PlaceCill Sleabhan, eccl. KKM (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 309 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Saints in this place-name
Slébéne (ns) (certain)
Sléibíne m. Congaile abbot of Iona (probable)
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