Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 025 667 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
202500 666700
Latitude
55.85300220321941
Longitude
-5.155629001840642
Altitude (metres)
103
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kildavannan, settlement North Bute (0.18 miles)
Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute (0.18 miles)
Kilbride, settlement North Bute (0.84 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles North Bute (0.88 miles)
Kilmachalmaig, ~eccles. North Bute (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For further discussion of this site, and early forms, see Márkus 2012, 326
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kildavannan, ~eccles. North Bute
Adjacent Kildavannan, settlement North Bute
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc-na-mhanan
Head name
Cnoc-na-mhanan
Place
Cnoc-na-mhanan, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Knocknavanan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKnocknavanan Head nameCnoc-na-mhanan PlaceCnoc-na-mhanan, 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.
Cnocdavanan 1914, MacKinlay 1914
Historic formCnocdavanan Head nameCnoc-na-mhanan PlaceCnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMacKinlay 1914, 506 Date of citation1914 x 1914 Notes on the context of this place-nameSometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS |
Source code
MacKinlay 1914
Author
J. M. MacKinlay
Source title
Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland: Non-scriptural
Year
1914
Notes
Sometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS
Saints in this place-name
Beinén, Beinian, Benignus (ns) (maybe)
Benignus of Lesmahago (maybe)
Beinian m. Seiscnéin of Armagh (maybe)