Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killean, eccles. Inveraray
Grid reference
NN 049 046 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
204900 704600
Latitude
56.19402868827674
Longitude
-5.144891706843405
Altitude (metres)
95
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killean, settlement Inveraray (0.12 miles)
Kilbride, eccles. Inveraray (1.3 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Inveraray (1.34 miles)
Strachur, parish (alias Kilmaglash) (3.44 miles)
Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur (3.44 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NSA records in 1845 that children and infants were buried here in the eighteenth century (NSA Argyll, 26).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Killean, eccles. Inveraray
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
Historic formKilian Head nameKillean PlaceKillean, eccles. Inveraray Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNSA, Argyll, 26 Date of citation1845 x 1845 |
Source code
NSA
Source title
New Statsitical Account
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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