Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 401 458 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
140100 645800
Latitude
55.6361209075081
Longitude
-6.130205286134093
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Callumkill, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.53 miles)
Callumkill, ~eccl., KDO (Islay) (0.53 miles)
Cill Luchaig, cemetery? KDO (Islay) (0.78 miles)
Kilbride River, KDO (Islay) (1.01 miles)
Cill Bhride, eccl. KDO (Islay) (1.12 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Mhoire
Head name
Cill Mhoire
Place
Cill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (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
Historic formCill Maire Head nameCill Mhoire PlaceCill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Historic formCill Maire Head nameCill Mhoire PlaceCill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Historic formCill Maire Head nameCill Mhoire PlaceCill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Cill Moire 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Moire Head nameCill Mhoire PlaceCill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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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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