Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchamaig, ~eccles. Kilcalmonell
Grid reference
NR 800 610 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
180000 661000
Latitude
55.79214451350894
Longitude
-5.509799781885979
Nearby places
Kilchamaig, settlement Kilcolmanell (0.12 miles)
Kilchamaig Bay, Kilcolmanell (0.4 miles)
Cladh Mhicheil, burial ground Kilalmonell (0.62 miles)
Loch Cill Aonghais, South Knapdale (1.61 miles)
Cill Aonghais, eccles. South Knapdale (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Note Coille Tor an t-Sagairt 'wood of the priest's hill', immediately to the south of the NGR given. NMRS records (Canmore ID 39351) that there are no visible remains, but see NMRS for discussion of other evidence on Blaeu map, and in discovery of human bones in the vicinity.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilchamaig, settlement Kilcolmanell
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchamaig
Head name
Kilchamaig
Place
Kilchamaig, ~eccles. Kilcalmonell
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?
Yes
Kilchammack 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKilchammack Head nameKilchamaig PlaceKilchamaig, ~eccles. Kilcalmonell Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceBlaeu, Kintyre Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kilchamaig Bay, Kilchamaig Bay, Kilcolmanell