Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Amhlaidh, settlement South Uist
Grid reference
NF 752 458 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
75200 845800
Latitude
57.38652967660245
Longitude
-7.4067197791803006
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Cill Amhlaidh, eccl. South Uist (0 miles)
Kilchainie, settlement South Uist (0.18 miles)
St Michael's Church (modern), South Uist (0.37 miles)
Aird Choinnich, South Uist (0.45 miles)
Kilchainie, ~eccles., South Uist (0.51 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Relationships with other parishes
Within South Uist, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Amhlaidh
Head name
Cill Amhlaidh
Place
Cill Amhlaidh, settlement South Uist
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Historic formKileulay Head nameCill Amhlaidh PlaceCill Amhlaidh, settlement South Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Uist Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilaulay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilaulay Head nameCill Amhlaidh PlaceCill Amhlaidh, settlement South Uist 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.
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