Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Aingil, Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 863 439 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
186300 743900
Latitude
56.538523395030815
Longitude
-5.476093961607801
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore & Appin (0.31 miles)
Lismore & Appin, parish, aka Lismore (0.31 miles)
St Moluag's Chair, Suidhe Mo-Luáig, Lismore & Appin (0.38 miles)
Port Moluag, Lismore and Appin (0.66 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin (0.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Relief
Notes
NMRS records this as the largest cairn in Lorn, measuring 42.7 metres in diameter and about 7.3 metres in height. Now grass-covered, it is crossed by a dry-stone wall.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Port Moluag, Lismore and Appin
Adjacent St Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore & Appin
Adjacent St Moluag's Chair, Suidhe Mo-Luáig, Lismore & Appin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Aingil
Head name
Cnoc Aingil
Place
Cnoc Aingil, 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
Cnoc Aingil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Aingil Head nameCnoc Aingil PlaceCnoc Aingil, 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
Angel (ns) (certain)
Angel, un-named (certain)
Michael, Archangel (probable)