Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmaho, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie
Grid reference
NR 680 242 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
168000 624200
Latitude
55.45652513667659
Longitude
-5.669804320966207
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmaho, ~eccles. Killean & Kilchenzie (0.14 miles)
Tobar Macha, Killean & Kilchenzie (0.22 miles)
Kilchenzie, ~eccles. Killean & Kilchenzie (0.57 miles)
Kilchenzie, former parish, Killean & Kilchenzie (Kintyre) (0.57 miles)
Kilchenzie, settlement Killean &Kilchenzie (0.57 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The modern settlement of Kilmaho is OS 6 inch 'South Kilmaho'. Further north lay (on OS 6 inch 1st edn) North Kilmaho (NR676247), which no longer exists but lay close to the modern settlement of Wellpark (675248).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilchenzie, former parish, Killean & Kilchenzie (Kintyre) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilmaho
Head name
Kilmaho
Place
Kilmaho, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmaho, Kilmaho, ~eccles. Killean & Kilchenzie
South Kilmaho
Head name
South Kilmaho
Place
Kilmaho, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
South Kilmaho 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSouth Kilmaho Head nameSouth Kilmaho PlaceKilmaho, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie 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.