Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist
Grid reference
NF 731 281 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
73100 828100
Latitude
57.22672715406626
Longitude
-7.418100534196071
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Loch Chill Donnain, South Uist (0.2 miles)
Sligeanach Kildonan, South Uist (0.48 miles)
Cill Donnain/Kildonan, settlemt. South Uist (0.64 miles)
St Mary's Church, South Uist (RC) (0.93 miles)
Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist (1.19 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Martin Martin (1703, 155) lists the chapels of South Uist: 'Churches here are St Columba and St Mary's at Hogh-more, the most centrical place on the island; St Jeremy's Chapels, St Peter's, St Bannan, St Michael, St Donnan'. NMRS records: 'NF 7315 2816 The site of the church and disused burial ground was rediscovered in 1989 (Fleming & Woolf 1992). The complex, located on a promontory and island within Loch Kildonan, is comparable to the political centre of Finlaggan on Islay and might have been the seat of a bishop. The shape of the church is comparable to plans of others in western and northern Scotland and may be dated to around 1100.' NMRS gives further details of the excavation and finds, both Iron Age and later medieval.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Donnain/Kildonan, settlemt. South Uist
Adjacent Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cille Donnain
Head name
Cille Donnain
Place
Cill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist
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 formKildonnen Head nameCille Donnain PlaceCill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Cille Donnain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCille Donnain Head nameCille Donnain PlaceCill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. 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.
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Cill Donnain, Cill Donnain/Kildonan, settlemt. South Uist
Name is part of Gleann Chill Donnain, Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist
Name is part of Kildonan Glen, Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist
Name is part of Loch Chill Donnain, Loch Chill Donnain, South Uist
Name is part of Sligeanach Kildonan, Sligeanach Kildonan, South Uist
St Donnan's Chapel
Head name
St Donnan's Chapel
Place
Cill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
St Donnan 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Donnan Head nameSt Donnan's Chapel PlaceCill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 155 Date of citation1703 x 1703 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994. |
Source code
Martin 1703
Author
Martin Martin
Source title
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
Year
1703
Notes
The 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994.
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (certain)
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