Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Grid reference

NM 283 252 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

128300 725200

Latitude

56.341081569146645

Longitude

-6.397293078211477

Altitude (metres)

100

County

Argyllshire

Nearby places

Cill Mo-Neachdain, eccles. KKV (Iona) (0.42 miles)

St Mary's Abbey / Cathedral (Iona) (0.47 miles)

Reilig Orain, KKV (Iona) (0.51 miles)

St Oran's Chapel, KKV (Iona) (0.51 miles)

St Mary's Chapel, KKV (Iona) (0.55 miles)

Object Classification

Ecclesiastical

Island

Is linear feature?

Notes

NGR for Dun I (OS Digimap), the high point of the island.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Iona, former parish, KKV (formerly)

Within Kilfinichen & Kilvickeon, modern parish

Relationships with other places

Contains Cnoc Ciarain, hill, KKV (Iona)

Contains Reilig Orain, KKV (Iona)

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Ì Chaluim Chille

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

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?

Hij Columchille 1172, RRS ii

Historic form

Hij Columchille

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS ii, no. 141

Date of citation

1172 x 1174

Feature named in source

abbacy

Associated person or body

William I, king of Scots

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Associated person or body

Holyrood Abbey

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

RRS ii

Source title

Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I

Editors

G. W. S. Barrow

Year

1971

Colmkill 1512, RMS

Historic form

Colmkill

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, ii no. 3784

Date of citation

1512 x 1512

Feature named in source

monastery

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Icholum Chille 1549, Monro, Description

Historic form

Icholum Chille

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Monro, Description, no. 103

Date of citation

1549 x 1549

Notes on the context of this place-name

Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.

Source code

Monro, Description

Author

Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles

Source title

Monro's Western Isles of Scotland

Editors

R. W. Munro

Year

1961

Notes

Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.

Icolmekle 1614, Highland Papers

Historic form

Icolmekle

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Highland Papers, vol. 3 p145

Date of citation

1614 x 1614

MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.

Ikolmkille 1615, Highland Papers

Historic form

Ikolmkille

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Highland Papers, vol. 3 p272

Date of citation

1615 approx x 1615 approx

MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.

Yl. Cholumbkil 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Yl. Cholumbkil

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, Jura

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Icolumkille 1678, Highland Papers

Historic form

Icolumkille

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Highland Papers, vol. 2 p77

Date of citation

1678 approx x 1678 approx

MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.

Icolmkill 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775

Historic form

Icolmkill

Head name

Ì Chaluim Chille

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Johnson's Journey, 1775, 144

Date of citation

1775 x 1775

Source code

Johnson's Journey, 1775

Author

Samuel Johnson

Source title

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Editors

Mary Lascelles

Year

1971

Saints in this place-name

Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)

Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)

Iona

Head name

Iona

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

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?

Iona 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775

Historic form

Iona

Head name

Iona

Place

Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Johnson's Journey, 1775, 152

Date of citation

1775 x 1775

Source code

Johnson's Journey, 1775

Author

Samuel Johnson

Source title

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Editors

Mary Lascelles

Year

1971

Relationships with other place names

Is source of Iona, Iona, former parish, KKV

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Iona, island/monastery (Ì Chaluim Chille) KKV

Grid reference

Six-figure easting & northing

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Nearby places

Object Classification

Is linear feature?

Notes

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Relationships with other places

Names

Ì Chaluim Chille

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Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

The status of this name is

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

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Place

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Source

Date of citation

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