Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Coire Chaluim, Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NN 028 503 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
202800 750300
Latitude
56.60314720174482
Longitude
-5.213066361877529
Altitude (metres)
460
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Beinn Churalain, Lismore & Appin (3.55 miles)
St Adamnan's Episc. Church, Lismore & Appin (3.82 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Duror, Lismore & Appin (4.14 miles)
Tobar Churalain, Lismore & Appin (4.22 miles)
Cladh Churalain, Lismore & Appin (4.22 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A burn, Allt Coire Chaluim, flows down from this corrie.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Coire Chaluim
Head name
Coire Chaluim
Place
Coire Chaluim, Lismore & Appin
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
Coire Chaluim 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCoire Chaluim Head nameCoire Chaluim PlaceCoire Chaluim, Lismore & Appin 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (doubtful)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (doubtful)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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