Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin
Grid reference
NR 834 988 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
183400 698800
Latitude
56.132719442842784
Longitude
-5.486049743871069
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmartin, parish (0 miles)
Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmartin (0 miles)
Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin (0.22 miles)
Cnoc an Aingil, Glassary (1.59 miles)
Kilbride, eccles., Glassary (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the name of the village clustered around the parish church of Kilmartin.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmartin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmartin
Head name
Kilmartin
Place
Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilmartin Head nameKilmartin PlaceKilmartin, settlement Kilmartin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, viii, 105 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kilmartin 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmartin Head nameKilmartin PlaceKilmartin, 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 Kilmartin, Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmartin
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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