Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmaha, ~eccles. Kilchrenan & Dalavich
Grid reference
NM 937 078 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
193700 707800
Latitude
56.21801488062595
Longitude
-5.327582788460526
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmaha, settlement KDV (0.4 miles)
Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (3.44 miles)
Innis Chonnell, island, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (3.51 miles)
St Columba's Church, Kilmichael Glassary (3.95 miles)
Kilmun, settlement (Loch Avich)KDV (4.49 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A chapel and burial ground, largely covered with commercial coniferous plantation, and damaged by the trees which have been planted without regard to the protection of the site. Within a drystone enclosure wall are the remains of two buildings, and early medieval carved stones are recorded on the site (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich
Within Dalavich, former parish, Kilchrenan & Dalavich (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmaha, settlement KDV
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmaha
Head name
Kilmaha
Place
Kilmaha, ~eccles. Kilchrenan & Dalavich
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (maybe)
Kentigern of Glasgow (maybe)
Kentigerna, Caintigern, Mo Cha (ns) (maybe)
Kentigerna of Inchcailleach (maybe)