Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Grid reference

NN 574 005 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

257400 700500

Latitude

56.17583686048522

Longitude

-4.297331683268197

County

Perthshire

Nearby places

Port of Menteith, parish (0 miles)

Loch Inchmahome, Port of Meneith (0.4 miles)

Knockmally, Port of Menteith (0.62 miles)

Inchmahoy, Port of Menteith (0.75 miles)

Tom Eoghainn, Port of Menteith (2.79 miles)

Object Classification

Ecclesiastical

Island

Is linear feature?

Notes

In the Lake of Menteith, this island became the site of an Augustinian priory in the thirteenth century.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Port of Menteith, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place

Inchmahome

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

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?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Insula Macholem 1189, Camb. Reg.

Historic form

Insula Macholem

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Camb. Reg., no. 122

Date of citation

1189 x 1198

Source code

Camb. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii S.Marie de Cambuskenneth

Series

Grampian Club

Year

1872

Insulam Sancti Colmoci 1308, RRS v

Historic form

Insulam Sancti Colmoci

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS v, no. 2

Date of citation

1308 x 1308

Source code

RRS v

Source title

Regesta Regum Scottorum vol.v

Editors

A.A.M. Duncan

Secondary Title

Acts of Robert I

Year

1988

Inchmahomok 1485, RMS

Historic form

Inchmahomok

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, ii no. 1861

Date of citation

1485 x 1485

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Inchemahomo 1530, RMS

Historic form

Inchemahomo

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, iii no. 960

Date of citation

1530 x 1530

Feature named in source

portum de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Insule Beati Colmoci 1554, RMS

Historic form

Insule Beati Colmoci

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, i, app. 2, no. 1371

Date of citation

1554 x 1579

Feature named in source

prior

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Inchmahum 1630, Geog. Coll. II

Historic form

Inchmahum

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Geog. Coll. II, 567

Date of citation

1630 x 1630

Source code

Geog. Coll. II

Source title

Macfarlane's Geographical Collections

Editors

Arthur Mitchell (Sir)

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

2 of 3

Inchmahomo 1724, Geog. Coll. I

Historic form

Inchmahomo

Head name

Inchmahome

Place

Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Geog. Coll. I, 340

Date of citation

1724 x 1724

Feature named in source

island and priory

Source code

Geog. Coll. I

Author

Arthur Mitchell (Sir)

Source title

Macfarlane's Geographical Collections

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

1 of 3

Year

1906

Saints in this place-name

Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)

Mo Cholmóc m. Conratháin of Dromore (probable) Traditionally, the commemoration has been understood to be his, with the feast celebrated on 7 June.

Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)

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Inchmahome, Port of Menteith

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