Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Bhraenan, eccl. KKM (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 374 623 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
137400 662300
Latitude
55.78254805215416
Longitude
-6.188803575868115
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbraenan, settlement KKM (Islay) (0 miles)
Kilmeny, eccl. KKM (Islay) (2.05 miles)
Kilmeny, settlement KKM (Islay) (2.11 miles)
Killarrow & Kilmeny, parish (Islay) (2.42 miles)
Killarrow, eccles. KKM (Islay) (2.42 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that there are no identifiable remains of any chapel. The burial ground lies between Allt Cill Bhraenan and the ruined croft of Kilbraenan. Nearby OS Digimap shows Beinneag Cill Bhraenan; Allt Cill Bhraenan - as well as the settlement of Kilbraenan.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbraenan, settlement KKM (Islay)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Bhraenan
Head name
Cill Bhraenan
Place
Cill Bhraenan, eccl. KKM (Islay)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Cill Bhraenan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Bhraenan Head nameCill Bhraenan PlaceCill Bhraenan, 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.
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
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