Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Grid reference

NR 865 863 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

186500 686300

Latitude

56.02199682228855

Longitude

-5.426283829574733

Altitude (metres)

Nearby places

Kilmory, settlement Kilmichael Glassary (0.31 miles)

Kilduskland, ~eccles., South Knapdale (0.77 miles)

Kilduskland, settlement, South Knapdale (1.56 miles)

Kildomongart, settlement, Kilmichael Glassary (2.05 miles)

Kilmalisaig, eccles. South Knapdale (3.44 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

Notes

The NGR is for the burial ground in the settlement of Kilmory, where OS Digimap shows Kilmory Castle, Kilmory Pier, Kilmory Woodland Park and Kilmory Industrial Estate. The burial ground is marked as 'site of chapel and burial ground' on OS 6 inch 1st edn. The remains of the chapel were visible in the nineteenth century, but not trace can now be seen (NMRS).

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other places

Adjacent Kilmory, settlement Kilmichael Glassary

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Capella Sanctae Mariae

Head name

Capella Sanctae Mariae

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Hypothetical

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Capella Sancte Marie 1230, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Capella Sancte Marie

Head name

Capella Sanctae Mariae

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 132

Date of citation

1230 x 1246

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Duncan son of Ferchar

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Associated person or body

Laghmann son of Malcolm

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Capella Sancte Marie 1270, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Capella Sancte Marie

Head name

Capella Sanctae Mariae

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 137-8

Date of citation

1270 x 1270

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Angus son of Duncan

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Saints in this place-name

Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)

Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)

Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)

Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)

Kilmory

Head name

Kilmory

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Obsolete

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Kylmor 1265, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kylmor

Head name

Kilmory

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 309

Date of citation

1265 x 1469

Feature named in source

capellam de

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Kilmore 1583, Pont MS

Historic form

Kilmore

Head name

Kilmory

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pont MS, no. 15: Argyll north of the Crinan Canal

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.

Kilmore 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Kilmore

Head name

Kilmory

Place

Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Probable

Source

Blaeu, Hebrides

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Saints in this place-name

Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable) The other names for this place make clear that in the middle ages they saw this as a commemopration of Mary, but the form of the Gaelic name is potentially ambiguous.

Mary the Blessed Virgin (probable) The other names for this place make clear that in the middle ages they saw this as a commemopration of Mary, but the form of the Gaelic name is potentially ambiguous.

Relationships with other place names

Is source of Kilmory, Kilmory, settlement Kilmichael Glassary

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Kilmory, ~eccles. Kilmichael Glassary

Grid reference

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Is linear feature?

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Relationships with other places

Names

Capella Sanctae Mariae

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Saints in this place-name

Kilmory

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

The status of this name is

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Historic form

Head name

Place

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Source

Date of citation

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Source

Date of citation