Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Mhicheil, Morvern
Grid reference
NM 550 552 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
155000 755200
Latitude
56.62454493945538
Longitude
-5.994604057762826
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Columba's Chapel, Morvern (0.26 miles)
Killintag, eccles, Killintag, Morvern (1.23 miles)
Killintag, former parish, Morvern (1.23 miles)
Tobar Mhoire, well, KKE (Mull) (3.03 miles)
Tobermory, settlement KKE (Mull) (3.03 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a burial enclosure here. It stands on the hill above St Columba's Chapel, at a distance of 380 m.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morvern, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Columba's Chapel, Morvern
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Mhicheil
Head name
Cnoc Mhicheil
Place
Cnoc Mhicheil, Morvern
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
Cnoc Mhìcheil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Mhìcheil Head nameCnoc Mhicheil PlaceCnoc Mhicheil, Morvern 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
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Place-name data
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