Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilkerran, settlemt, Campbeltown (Kintyre)
Grid reference
NR 728 193 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
172800 619300
Latitude
55.41482824222282
Longitude
-5.59005023801058
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilkerran, former parish Campbeltown (Kintyre) (0 miles)
Kilkerran, ~eccles. Campbeltown (Kintyre) (0 miles)
Loch Kilkerran, Campbeltown (Kintyre) (0.45 miles)
Islachattan, Campbeltown (0.71 miles)
St John Street, Campbeltown (0.79 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for Kilkerran Church, which lies more or less at the centre of the township built around it.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Campbeltown, modern parish
Within Kilkerran, former parish Campbeltown (Kintyre) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilkerran
Head name
Kilkerran
Place
Kilkerran, settlemt, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilkerane Head nameKilkerran PlaceKilkerran, settlemt, Campbeltown (Kintyre) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2424 Date of citation1498 x 1498 Feature named in sourcenew castle Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 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
Historic formKilkeran Head nameKilkerran PlaceKilkerran, settlemt, Campbeltown (Kintyre) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Kintyre Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilkerran 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilkerran Head nameKilkerran PlaceKilkerran, settlemt, Campbeltown (Kintyre) 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.
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