Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildavannan, settlement North Bute
Grid reference
NS 027 665 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
202700 666500
Latitude
55.85128956621551
Longitude
-5.152293462829108
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute (0 miles)
Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute (0.18 miles)
Kilbride, settlement North Bute (0.89 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute (0.89 miles)
Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute (1.2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For discussion of this name and the site, see Márkus 2012, 391-5.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute
Adjacent Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildavannan
Head name
Kildavannan
Place
Kildavannan, settlement North Bute
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kyldavanan 1429, RMS
Historic formKyldavanan Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 123 Date of citation1429 x 1429 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kilmavanan 1466, RMS
Historic formKilmavanan Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 197 Date of citation1466 x 1477 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kilmavanan 1524, ER
Historic formKilmavanan Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceER, xv, 615 Date of citation1524 x 1524 |
Source code
ER
Source title
The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland
Editors
J.Stuart & others
Year
1878-1908
Kildauanach 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKildauanach Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Bute Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kildavanane 1662, Highland Papers
Historic formKildavanane Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, vol. 3 p10 Date of citation1662 x 1662 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Kildavanan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildavanan Head nameKildavannan PlaceKildavannan, settlement North Bute 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
Beinén, Beinian, Benignus (ns) (maybe)
Benignus of Lesmahago (maybe)
Beinian m. Seiscnéin of Armagh (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kildavannan, Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute
Derives from Kildavannan, Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute