Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill da Bhidhe, eccles. KKE (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 390 530 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
139000 753000
Latitude
56.59619836337709
Longitude
-6.252467769157291
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cill da Bhidhe, settlement, KKE (Mull) (0.18 miles)
Allt Cill da Bhidhe, KKE (Mull) (0.81 miles)
Cillchriosd, eccles., KKE (Mull) (0.9 miles)
Cillchriosd, settlement KKE (Mull) (1.04 miles)
Kilcolmkill, former parish Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (2.96 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a settlement and possible burial ground at this site, on the burn called Allt Cill da Bhidhe. The name suggests that the settlement-name of Kildawie (1542) derives from a chapel and/or burial ground which is the eponym of Allt Cill da Bhidhe.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Allt Cill da Bhidhe, KKE (Mull)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill da Bhidhe
Head name
Cill da Bhidhe
Place
Cill da Bhidhe, eccles. KKE (Mull)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Historic formKildauie Head nameCill da Bhidhe PlaceCill da Bhidhe, eccles. KKE (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Isle of Mull Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kildauia 1745, Moll, Isle of Mull
Historic formKildauia Head nameCill da Bhidhe PlaceCill da Bhidhe, eccles. KKE (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoll, Isle of Mull Date of citation1745 x 1745 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis map is available on line in an excellent high-resolution image on www.nls.uk. The shelf mark of the map is EMS.b.2.1(34) |
Source code
Moll, Isle of Mull
Author
Herman Moll
Source title
The Isle of Mull &c. Part of Argyle Shire
Year
1745
Notes
This map is available on line in an excellent high-resolution image on www.nls.uk. The shelf mark of the map is EMS.b.2.1(34)
Saints in this place-name
Bíte, Do Bíu, Mo Bíu, Do Bí, Mo Bí (ns) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Allt Cill da Bhidhe, Allt Cill da Bhidhe, KKE (Mull)
Is source of Cill da Bhidhe, Cill da Bhidhe, settlement, KKE (Mull)
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