Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Columshill, Rothesay (Bute)
Grid reference
NS 086 646 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
208600 664600
Latitude
55.8366173395453
Longitude
-5.056841957056248
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute) (0.22 miles)
St Mary's Well, Rothesay (0.56 miles)
Rothesay, parish (Bute) (0.56 miles)
Cill Bhruic, eccles., Rothesay (0.56 miles)
Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute) (0.56 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the area of the hillside where Columshill Street, Columshill Terrace and Columshill Place appear.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Columshill
Head name
Columshill
Place
Columshill, Rothesay (Bute)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Collumshill 1689, Hewison, Bute
Historic formCollumshill Head nameColumshill PlaceColumshill, Rothesay (Bute) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHewison, Bute, ii, 206 Date of citation1689 x 1689 |
Source code
Hewison, Bute
Author
James King Hewison
Source title
The Isle of Bute in Olden Time
Year
1893 (vol. i) and 1895 (vol. ii)
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (maybe)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
Columba of Kingarth (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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