Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon
Grid reference
NM 481 277 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
148100 727700
Latitude
56.37443045302851
Longitude
-6.08019096994968
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull) (0.06 miles)
Tiroran, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull) (0.18 miles)
Kilfinichen, eccles. KKV (Mull) (1.03 miles)
Kilfinichen, former parish KKV (1.03 miles)
Kilfinichen, settlement KKV (Mull) (1.11 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A waterfall in the burn called Allt Orain.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon, modern parish
Within Kilfinichen, former parish KKV (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Lies on/traversed by Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eas Orain
Head name
Eas Orain
Place
Eas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon
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
Eas Òrain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEas Òrain Head nameEas Orain PlaceEas Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon 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) (probable)
Odrán of Iona (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Allt Orain, Allt Orain, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)
Same specific as Tiroran, Tiroran, Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon (Mull)