Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist
Grid reference
NF 750 278 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
75000 827800
Latitude
57.225395172584214
Longitude
-7.386376123348161
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Cill Donnain/Kildonan, settlemt. South Uist (0.63 miles)
Loch Chill Donnain, South Uist (1 miles)
Cill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist (1.19 miles)
St Mary's Church, South Uist (RC) (1.58 miles)
Sligeanach Kildonan, South Uist (1.59 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within South Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Gleann Chill Donnain
Head name
Gleann Chill Donnain
Place
Gleann Chill Donnain, 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
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Cille Donnain, Cill Donnain, Kildonan, ~eccles. South Uist
Kildonan Glen
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kildonan Glen
Place
Gleann Chill Donnain, South Uist
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Kildonan Glen 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Glen This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKildonan Glen PlaceGleann Chill Donnain, 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
