Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmory Bay, South Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 697 744 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
169700 674400
Latitude
55.907513029263306
Longitude
-5.685118133849655
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmory Burn, South Knapdale (0.14 miles)
Kilmory, settlement South Knapdale (0.53 miles)
Kilmory, eccles. (Kilmory Knap), South Knapdale (0.53 miles)
Eilean Mòr (maccu Cormaic), South Knapdale (1.98 miles)
St Cormac's Chapel, Eilean M. South Knapdale (1.98 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmory Burn, South Knapdale
Adjacent Kilmory, eccles. (Kilmory Knap), South Knapdale
Adjacent Kilmory, settlement South Knapdale
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmory Bay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilmory Bay
Place
Kilmory Bay, 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 Bay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmory Bay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilmory Bay PlaceKilmory Bay, 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmory, Kilmory, eccles. (Kilmory Knap), South Knapdale
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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