Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killiechoilum, Boleskine & Abertarff
Grid reference
NH 479 132 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
247900 813200
Latitude
57.184531170156816
Longitude
-4.516836792538314
Altitude (metres)
220
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Suidhe Chuimein, Boleskine & Abertarff (2.5 miles)
Glenmoriston, former parish, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (4.11 miles)
St Columba's Church, Urquhart & Glemoriston (4.11 miles)
St Columba's Well, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (4.25 miles)
Boleskine, former parish, BAF (5.79 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killiechoilum
Head name
Killiechoilum
Place
Killiechoilum, Boleskine & Abertarff
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilcholem 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formKilcholem Head nameKilliechoilum PlaceKilliechoilum, Boleskine & Abertarff Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 220 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
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