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Cill Aonghais, eccles. South Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 773 614 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
177300 661400
Latitude
55.79449615046279
Longitude
-5.5531091708551505
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilnaish, settlement South Knapdale (0.22 miles)
Loch Cill Aonghais, South Knapdale (0.22 miles)
Cùl Chiarain, Kilcolmonell (0.67 miles)
Gortan Choirill, Kilcalmonell (0.67 miles)
Kilchamaig, ~eccles. Kilcalmonell (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is a small burial ground in a nineteenth-century enclosure, containing a stone incised with a Latin cross with rounded terminals (Fisher 2001, 141). Note that nearby (NR772613) lies Tobar Cillean Aonghais, a well. It was supposed to have had healing properties.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Aonghais
Head name
Cill Aonghais
Place
Cill Aonghais, eccles. South Knapdale
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Cillean Aonghais 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCillean Aonghais Head nameCill Aonghais PlaceCill Aonghais, eccles. South Knapdale 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.
Cill'an Aonghais 2011, OS 1:10,000
Historic formCill'an Aonghais Head nameCill Aonghais PlaceCill Aonghais, eccles. South Knapdale Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1:10,000 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used. |
Source code
OS 1:10,000
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:10,000 scale
Notes
This source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used.
'Cill' of Aonghas or Oengus
Saints in this place-name
Óengus, Angus (ns) (certain)
Óengus servant of Mochta (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilnaish, Kilnaish, settlement South Knapdale
Name is part of Loch Cill Aonghais, Loch Cill Aonghais, South Knapdale
Name is part of Loch Cill Aonghais, Loch Cill Aonghais, South Knapdale
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