Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 482 277 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
148200 727700
Latitude
56.374483677174474
Longitude
-6.078575837215885
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (0.06 miles)
Tiroran, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull) (0.22 miles)
Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull) (0.97 miles)
Kilfinichen, former parish KKV (0.97 miles)
Kilfinichen, settlement KKV (Mull) (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the point where the burn enters the loch.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Passes through or by Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Allt Orain
Head name
Allt Orain
Place
Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)
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
Allt Òrain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAllt Òrain Head nameAllt Orain PlaceAllt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull) 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
Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Odrán of Iona (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Eas Orain, Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon
Same specific as Tiroran, Tiroran, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
