Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmun, settlement (Loch Awe) KDV
Grid reference
NM 972 143 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
197200 714300
Latitude
56.27782894975389
Longitude
-5.276214064479035
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmun, eccles. (Loch Awe) KDV (0.14 miles)
Suidhe Mhunge, KDV (0.36 miles)
Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (1.2 miles)
Innis Chonnell, island, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (1.51 miles)
Abhainn Fionain, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (2.59 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Not to be confused with a settlement with the same name near Loch Avich, to the west.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmun
Head name
Kilmun
Place
Kilmun, settlement (Loch Awe) KDV
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
Kilmun 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmun Head nameKilmun PlaceKilmun, settlement (Loch Awe) KDV Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1874 x 1874 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 Awe) 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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