Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Macha, Killean & Kilchenzie
Grid reference
NR 677 244 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
167700 624400
Latitude
55.45817652084142
Longitude
-5.674705818616331
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmaho, ~eccles. Killean & Kilchenzie (0.09 miles)
Kilmaho, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie (0.22 miles)
Kilchenzie, ~eccles. Killean & Kilchenzie (0.35 miles)
Kilchenzie, former parish, Killean & Kilchenzie (Kintyre) (0.35 miles)
Kilchenzie, settlement Killean &Kilchenzie (0.35 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of the well is reported by NMRS (Canmore ID 38403), though the speculation there about the saint commemorated is not reliable. It lies on the road which connects Kilchenzie ~eccles. with Kilmaho ~eccles.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilchenzie, former parish, Killean & Kilchenzie (Kintyre) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Macha
Head name
Tobar Macha
Place
Tobar Macha, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (maybe)
Kentigern of Glasgow (maybe)
Mo Cha (maybe)
Kentigerna, Caintigern, Mo Cha (ns) (maybe)
Cóelán, Mo Chóe (ns) (maybe)
Cóelán m. Luachain of Nendrum (maybe)