Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Port Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Grid reference
NM 944 413 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
194400 741300
Latitude
56.51881409470572
Longitude
-5.3425396252560935
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.12 miles)
Allt Mhicheil, Ardchattan & Muckairn (2.39 miles)
Cill Choluim-chille, eccl. Ardchattan & Muckairn (3.34 miles)
Ardchattan & Muckairn, parish (3.35 miles)
Tobar Churalain, Lismore & Appin (3.42 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A small bay on Loch Creran, into which a burn flows which rises from Tobar Choluim-Chille, 280 metres to the south of the bay.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Port Choluim-Chille
Head name
Port Choluim-Chille
Place
Port Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn
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
Port Chalum-chille 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPort Chalum-chille Head namePort Choluim-Chille PlacePort Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn 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) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
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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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