Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Port an Deora, Kilmartin, Argyll
Grid reference
NR 790 961 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
179000 696100
Latitude
56.10648878580156
Longitude
-5.554477017323059
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilchoan, ~eccles., Kilmartin (1.07 miles)
Kilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin (1.14 miles)
Kilmahumaig, settlement North Knapdale (1.5 miles)
Kilmahumaig, eccles. North Knapdale (1.61 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Kilmartin (1.63 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Notes
This place is less than 2km west of Kilchoan, a place associated with a family of dewars eg John M'Indeor, 1659, Argyll Sasines vol i no. 422.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmartin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Port an Deora
Head name
Port an Deora
Place
Port an Deora, Kilmartin, Argyll
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
Port an Deora 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPort an Deora Head namePort an Deora PlacePort an Deora, Kilmartin, Argyll Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Notes on the context of this place-nameMid 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.
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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