Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmory Burn, South Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 699 745 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
169900 674500
Latitude
55.908505378448794
Longitude
-5.6820103649993134
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmory Bay, South Knapdale (0.14 miles)
Kilmory, settlement South Knapdale (0.42 miles)
Kilmory, eccles. (Kilmory Knap), South Knapdale (0.42 miles)
Eilean Mòr (maccu Cormaic), South Knapdale (2.09 miles)
St Cormac's Chapel, Eilean M. South Knapdale (2.09 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The burn runs past the chapel and settlement of Kilmory. The NGR given is for its outlfow to the sea (Kilmory Bay).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmory Bay, South Knapdale
Adjacent Kilmory, eccles. (Kilmory Knap), South Knapdale
Adjacent Kilmory, settlement South Knapdale
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmory Burn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilmory Burn
Place
Kilmory Burn, South 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
Kilmory Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmory Burn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilmory Burn PlaceKilmory Burn, South 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.
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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