Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmun, settlement (Loch Avich)KDV
Grid reference
NM 923 149 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
192300 714900
Latitude
56.28109290916189
Longitude
-5.355693576141337
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmun, eccles. (Loch Avich) KDV (0.45 miles)
Kilmun, eccles. (Loch Awe) KDV (2.98 miles)
Kilmun, settlement (Loch Awe) KDV (3.06 miles)
Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (3.19 miles)
Suidhe Mhunge, KDV (3.22 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The ruins of this cluster of buildings are marked but not named on OS Digimap. OS Digimap shows Kilmun Cottage on the north shore of Loch Avich at NN922147. This building is not shown on OS 6 inch (1875), and was presumably built after that date.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmun, eccles. (Loch Avich) KDV
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmun
Head name
Kilmun
Place
Kilmun, settlement (Loch Avich)KDV
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilmun 1875, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmun Head nameKilmun PlaceKilmun, settlement (Loch Avich)KDV Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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 Kilmun, Kilmun, eccles. (Loch Avich) KDV
Place-name data
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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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