Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Grid reference

NR 758 201 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

175800 620100

Latitude

55.423384467254444

Longitude

-5.543391572481358

County

Argyllshire

Nearby places

Kildalloig, ~eccles. Campbeltown (0.84 miles)

Kildalloig, settlement Campbeltown (0.92 miles)

Kilchousland, ~eccles. CAM (Kintyre) (1.26 miles)

Kilchousland, former parish, Campbeltown, Kintyre (1.26 miles)

Kilchousland, settlement Campbeltown (1.28 miles)

Object Classification

Coastal

Island

Is linear feature?

Relationships with other parishes

Within Campbeltown, modern parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place

Island Davaar

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

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?

Insulam Daabhara 1393, Highland Papers

Historic form

Insulam Daabhara

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Highland Papers, iv, 147

Date of citation

1393 x 1393

Associated person or body

Christina Caleni

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

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

insula de Sanctbarre 1436, Acts of the Lords of the Isles

Historic form

insula de Sanctbarre

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Acts of the Lords of the Isles, No. 48

Date of citation

1436 x 1449

Source code

Acts of the Lords of the Isles

Source title

Acts of the Lords of the Isles 1336-1493

Editors

Jean Munro and R. W. Munro

Series

Scottish History Society

Year

1986

Insula de Sanctbarre 1449, RMS

Historic form

Insula de Sanctbarre

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, ii no. 3170

Date of citation

1449 x 1508

Feature named in source

island

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Associated person or body

Lord of the Isles

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

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

Illand dabar 1630, Geog. Coll. II

Historic form

Illand dabar

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Geog. Coll. II, 187

Date of citation

1630 x 1630

Source code

Geog. Coll. II

Source title

Macfarlane's Geographical Collections

Editors

Arthur Mitchell (Sir)

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

2 of 3

Oilen Davar 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Oilen Davar

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, Kintyre

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Feature named in source

island

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Island Davaar 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Historic form

Island Davaar

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

OS 6 inch first edn.

Date of citation

1843 x 1882

Notes on the context of this place-name

Mid 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.

Eilean Da-Bharr 1926, Watson 1926

Historic form

Eilean Da-Bharr

Head name

Island Davaar

Place

Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Watson 1926, 272

Date of citation

1926 x 1926

Source code

Watson 1926

Author

W. J. Watson

Source title

The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland

Year

1926

Saints in this place-name

Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) (probable)

Bairre m. Amairgin of Cork (probable)

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Island Davaar, Campbeltown (Kintyre)

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Island Davaar

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