Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Meikle Kilchattan, Kingarth
Grid reference
NS 094 571 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
209400 657100
Latitude
55.76963358425673
Longitude
-5.038834198236227
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kilchattan, ~eccles. Kingarth (0.48 miles)
St Cattan's Well, Kingarth (Bute) (0.48 miles)
Kilchattan, settlement Kingarth (0.53 miles)
Little Kilchattan, Kingarth (0.57 miles)
Suidhe Chatain, Kingarth (1.5 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute)
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilchattan Mòr
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilchattan Mòr
Place
Meikle Kilchattan, Kingarth
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilchattan M
Historic formKilchattan M This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilchattan Mòr PlaceMeikle Kilchattan, Kingarth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Bute 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 contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, ~eccles. Kingarth
Meikle Kilchattan
Head name
Meikle Kilchattan
Place
Meikle Kilchattan, Kingarth
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
Meikle Kilcattan 1869, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMeikle Kilcattan Head nameMeikle Kilchattan PlaceMeikle Kilchattan, Kingarth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, settlement Kingarth
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
