Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Port Mhicheal, North Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 714 811 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
171400 681100
Latitude
55.96840534364364
Longitude
-5.663652270850162
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, settlement North Knapdale (0.92 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles North Knapdale (0.95 miles)
Tobar Chaluim-chille, North Knapdale (1.05 miles)
North Knapdale, parish, aka Kilmacocharmik (1.47 miles)
Cill Moccu Chormaic, eccles. North Knapdale (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Port Mhicheal
Head name
Port Mhicheal
Place
Port Mhicheal, North Knapdale
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 Mhicheal 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPort Mhicheal Head namePort Mhicheal PlacePort Mhicheal, North Knapdale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (maybe)
Michael, Archangel (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
