Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 396 439 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
139600 643900
Latitude
55.618824078881005
Longitude
-6.136330824516004
Altitude (metres)
48
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Moireig, Texa KDO (Islay) (0.38 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Texa KDO (Islay) (0.38 miles)
Cill Luchaig, cemetery? KDO (Islay) (0.89 miles)
Cill Mhoire, eccl. KDO (Islay) (1.22 miles)
Torr Math Laoruinn, KDO (Islay) (1.4 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The island of Texa, off the coast of Islay. It contains a Marian chapel and a Marian well
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Texa KDO (Islay)
Contains Tobar Moireig, Texa KDO (Islay)
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Insula Nostre Domine
Head name
Insula Nostre Domine
Place
St Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Insula Nostre Domine 1507, ER
Historic formInsula Nostre Domine Head nameInsula Nostre Domine PlaceSt Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xii, 589 Date of citation1507 x 1507 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
Insula Sancte Marie
Head name
Insula Sancte Marie
Place
St Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Insula Sancte Marie 1509, ER
Historic formInsula Sancte Marie Head nameInsula Sancte Marie PlaceSt Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xiii, 219 Date of citation1509 x 1509 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Texa
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Texa
Place
St Mary's Isle / Texa, 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
Ilantassane 1507, ER
Historic formIlantassane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTexa PlaceSt Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xii, 589 Date of citation1507 x 1507 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Ylantessane 1509, ER
Historic formYlantessane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTexa PlaceSt Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xiii, 219 Date of citation1509 x 1509 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Tigsay 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formTigsay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTexa PlaceSt Mary's Isle / Texa, KDO (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, 494 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
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