Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilcheran, settlement Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 824 388 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
182400 738800
Latitude
56.49099864727241
Longitude
-5.535131659329125
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilcheran, eccl. Lismore & Appin (0 miles)
Port Kilcheran, Lismore & Appin (0.18 miles)
Kilcheran Loch, Lismore & Appin (0.4 miles)
Killean, ~eccles. Lismore & Appin (1.69 miles)
Killean, settlement Lismore & Appin (2.02 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilcheran Loch, Lismore & Appin
Adjacent Kilcheran, eccl. Lismore & Appin
Adjacent Port Kilcheran, Lismore & Appin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilcheran
Head name
Kilcheran
Place
Kilcheran, settlement 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilcheran Head nameKilcheran PlaceKilcheran, settlement Lismore & Appin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilcheran 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilcheran Head nameKilcheran PlaceKilcheran, settlement 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilcheran, Kilcheran, eccl. Lismore & Appin