Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing)
Grid reference
NM 744 090 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
174400 709000
Latitude
56.2200195525214
Longitude
-5.639231801035103
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilchattan, former parish, aka Luing KBK (0 miles)
Kilchattan, settlement KBK (Luing) (0.06 miles)
Toberonochy, settlement KBK (Luing) (0.4 miles)
Achadh dà Chaluim, Kilbrandon & Kilchattan (2.13 miles)
Tobar Challuim Chille (Lunga), Jura (2.48 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Monro notes in 1549: 'ane Ile callit Lung ... with ane paroche kirk, gude mane land inhabite and manurit, guid for store and corne ...' (no. 30).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, parish
Within Kilchattan, former parish, aka Luing KBK
Within Kilchattan, former parish, aka Luing KBK (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Toberonochy, settlement KBK (Luing)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchattan
Head name
Kilchattan
Place
Kilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing)
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?
No
Historic formKilchatan Head nameKilchattan PlaceKilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lorn Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilchattan 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKilchattan Head nameKilchattan PlaceKilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Jura Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilchattane 1669, Highland Papers
Historic formKilchattane Head nameKilchattan PlaceKilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, iv, 224 Date of citation1669 x 1669 Feature named in sourcekirk |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Kilchatten 1669, Highland Papers
Historic formKilchatten Head nameKilchattan PlaceKilchattan, ~eccles. KBK (Luing) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, iv, 225 Date of citation1669 x 1669 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
Cattán (ns) (certain)
Cattán of Bute (probable)
Cattán m. Matáin (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilchattan, Kilchattan, former parish, aka Luing KBK
Is source of Kilchattan, Kilchattan, former parish, aka Luing KBK
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