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Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran)
Grid reference
NR 966 217 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
196600 621700
Latitude
55.44681296714916
Longitude
-5.2164329774733105
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Bute
Nearby places
High Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.09 miles)
Kilmory, parish (Arran) (0.2 miles)
Kilmory, eccles., Kilmory (Arran) (0.2 miles)
Kilbride, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.45 miles)
Laigh Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.47 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
The settlement is shown as Kilmory on smaller scale OS maps, but within this settlement individual clusters of buildings with various names appear on larger scale maps (OS Digimap): High Kilmory, Laigh Kilmory, Kilmory Farm.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmory, parish (Arran)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmory
Head name
Kilmory
Place
Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran)
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
Historic formKilmory Head nameKilmory PlaceKilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1 inch, ix, 168 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameThis is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover. |
Source code
OS 1 inch
Source title
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Map
Notes
This is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmory, Kilmory, eccles., Kilmory (Arran)