Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbrannan, eccles. Saddell & Skipness
Grid reference
NR 910 575 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
191000 657500
Latitude
55.76562639983957
Longitude
-5.331968970908748
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Columba's Chapel, Saddell & Skipness (0.18 miles)
Carn Chaluim, Saddell & Skipness (3.24 miles)
Cille Bhride, eccles. Kilcalmonell (5.89 miles)
Kilbride Bay, Kilfinan (6.3 miles)
Cladh Mhicheil, burial ground Kilalmonell (6.93 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The building is late thirteenth or early fourteenth century close to Skipness Castle. There are late medieval recumbent tombstones here, and a number of pre-reformation slabs (NMRS). It was a dependency of the parish kirk of Kilcalmonell, Kintyre (Paisley Reg, 124). There was a Chapel of St Columba beside Skipness Castle in 1261 (Paisley Reg. 120-21), and this chapel of St Brendan nearby was probably built to replace it by the Stewarts when they obtained the castle in 1262.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Saddell & Skipness, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbrannan
Head name
Kilbrannan
Place
Kilbrannan, eccles. Saddell & Skipness
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
Kilbrannan Chapel
Head name
Kilbrannan Chapel
Place
Kilbrannan, eccles. Saddell & Skipness
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
Kilbrannan Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbrannan Chapel Head nameKilbrannan Chapel PlaceKilbrannan, eccles. Saddell & Skipness 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.
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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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