Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin
Grid reference
NR 808 965 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
180800 696500
Latitude
56.11090520203615
Longitude
-5.525916860023026
Nearby places
Kilchoan, ~eccles., Kilmartin (0.09 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Kilmartin (0.5 miles)
Port an Deora, Kilmartin, Argyll (1.14 miles)
Kilmartin Burn, Kilmartin/Kilmichael (1.97 miles)
Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin (2.15 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
There is now no sign of a settlement here though Kilchoan Lodge, a Victorian estate building, is close by at NR 808964. The settlement was cleared to make way for a road (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmartin, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilchoan, ~eccles., Kilmartin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchoan
Head name
Kilchoan
Place
Kilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilchaan Head nameKilchoan PlaceKilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1747 x 1752 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Kilchuan 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilchuan Head nameKilchoan PlaceKilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilchoan, Kilchoan, ~eccles., Kilmartin
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