Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildavaig, ~eccles. Kilfinan
Grid reference
NR 989 660 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
198900 666000
Latitude
55.84523475592411
Longitude
-5.212530051534348
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kildavaig, settlement Kilfinan (0 miles)
Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute (1.84 miles)
Kilbride Bay, Kilfinan (1.87 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilfinan (Cowal) (2.21 miles)
Kilbride Farm, Kilfinan (Cowal) (2.26 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS cites OS Name Book (1863) to the effect that a burial ground a probably a chapel stood here.'Its whereabouts are now totally unknown'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilfinan, parish ARG (Cowal)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kildavaig, settlement Kilfinan
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildavaig
Head name
Kildavaig
Place
Kildavaig, ~eccles. Kilfinan
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kildavaig, Kildavaig, settlement Kilfinan
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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