Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Orain, KKV (Iona)
Grid reference
NM 276 237 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
127600 723700
Latitude
56.327241653876754
Longitude
-6.407032366901056
Nearby places
Cnoc nan Aingeal, KKV (Iona) (0.25 miles)
Cill Chainnich, eccles. KKV (Iona) (0.31 miles)
Cnoc Ciarain, hill, KKV (Iona) (0.33 miles)
Teampull Ronain, KKV (Iona) (0.55 miles)
Iona, former parish, KKV (0.55 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Settlement
Relationships with other parishes
Within Iona, former parish, KKV (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Orain
Head name
Cnoc Orain
Place
Cnoc Orain, KKV (Iona)
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?
No
Cnoc Orain 1881, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Orain Head nameCnoc Orain PlaceCnoc Orain, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1881 x 1881 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.
Saints in this place-name
Odrán, Oran (ns) (certain)
Odrán of Iona (certain)
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