Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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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?
No
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?
No
Insula Macholem 1189, Camb. Reg.
Historic formInsula Macholem Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCamb. Reg., no. 122 Date of citation1189 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 formInsulam Sancti Colmoci Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS v, no. 2 Date of citation1308 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 formInchmahomok Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1861 Date of citation1485 x 1485 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 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 formInchemahomo Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 960 Date of citation1530 x 1530 Feature named in sourceportum de Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 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 formInsule Beati Colmoci Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, app. 2, no. 1371 Date of citation1554 x 1579 Feature named in sourceprior Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 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 formInchmahum Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 567 Date of citation1630 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 formInchmahomo Head nameInchmahome PlaceInchmahome, Port of Menteith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 340 Date of citation1724 x 1724 Feature named in sourceisland 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)