Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killean, ~eccles. Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 840 410 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
184000 741000
Latitude
56.51146499015269
Longitude
-5.511018185551887
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killean, settlement Lismore & Appin (0.36 miles)
Killandrist, settlement Lismore & Appin (1.27 miles)
Kilcheran Loch, Lismore & Appin (1.29 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin (1.53 miles)
Killandrist, eccl. Lismore & Appin (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this supposed chapel site is inferred from the settlement-name which appears to mean '(St) John's Church'
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Killean, ~eccles. Lismore & Appin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Killean, Killean, settlement Lismore & Appin
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
