Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

Grid reference

NN 095 015 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

209500 701500

Latitude

56.1680757428454

Longitude

-5.068641915062564

Altitude (metres)

County

Argyllshire

Nearby places

Strachur, parish (alias Kilmaglash) (0 miles)

Chapelverna, eccles. Strachur (0.69 miles)

Chapelverna, settlement, Strachur (0.98 miles)

Kilbride, eccles. Inveraray (2.47 miles)

Kilbride, settlement Inveraray (2.72 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

Notes

The parish kirk of Strachur, it stands in the village called Clachan Strachur, on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne. In 1973 NMRS records eleven scupltured stones built into the wall of the church, and a small stretch of curvilinear bank.

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Strachur, parish (alias Kilmaglash)

Relationships with other places

Adjacent St Catherines, settlement Strachur

Names

1 head-name linked to this place

Kilmaglash

Head name

Kilmaglash

Place

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

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?

Kilmalash 1583, Pont MS

Historic form

Kilmalash

Head name

Kilmaglash

Place

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pont MS, Mid Argyll

Date of citation

1583 x 1596

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.

Source code

Pont MS

Author

Timothy Pont

Source title

Pont Manuscript

Year

1590x1610

Notes

Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.

Kilmaglash 1630, Geog. Coll. II

Historic form

Kilmaglash

Head name

Kilmaglash

Place

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Geog. Coll. II, 144

Date of citation

1630 x 1630

Feature named in source

church

Source code

Geog. Coll. II

Source title

Macfarlane's Geographical Collections

Editors

Arthur Mitchell (Sir)

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

2 of 3

Kilmaglais 1630, Geog. Coll. II

Historic form

Kilmaglais

Head name

Kilmaglash

Place

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Geog. Coll. II, 511

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

Kilmaglash 1870, OS 6 inch first edn.

Historic form

Kilmaglash

Head name

Kilmaglash

Place

Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

OS 6 inch first edn.

Date of citation

1870 approx x 1870 approx

Notes on the context of this place-name

Mid to late 19th c.

Source code

OS 6 inch first edn.

Source title

Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition

Notes

Mid to late 19th c.

Saints in this place-name

Laisrén, Mo Laisse, Mac Laisre (ns) (maybe)

Glaisne, Glassán, Glascianus (ns) (maybe)

Laisrén m. Feradaig of Iona (doubtful)

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OS 1920-1933 map:
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Kilmaglash, eccles. Strachur

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