Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 542 582 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
254200 758200
Latitude
56.69286814587656
Longitude
-4.381010931010298
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Killichonan, eccles., Rannoch, Fortingall (0.14 miles)
Rannoch, aka Killichonan, former parish FTL (0.14 miles)
Cnoc Eoghainn, Fortingall (2.28 miles)
Creag Eoghainn, Fortingall (3.65 miles)
Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh, Fortingall (6.24 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
At the mouth of a burn flowing into Loch Rannoch. There is a burial ground at this NGR, in the township of Killichonan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fortingall, parish
Within Rannoch, aka Killichonan, former parish FTL (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killichonan
Head name
Killichonan
Place
Killichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall
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
Kilquhonane 1533, RMS
Historic formKilquhonane Head nameKillichonan PlaceKillichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1280 Date of citation1533 x 1533 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Killichonan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKillichonan Head nameKillichonan PlaceKillichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall 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.
Cillchonan 1891, Tales from Highland Perthshire
Historic formCillchonan Head nameKillichonan PlaceKillichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceTales from Highland Perthshire, 242 Date of citation1891 x 1891 |
Source code
Tales from Highland Perthshire
Author
Sylvia Robertson & Tony Dilworth
Source title
Tales from Highland Perthshire Collected by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray
Series
Scottish Gaelic Texts Society
Year
2009
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Killichonan, Killichonan, eccles., Rannoch, Fortingall
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