Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tiree, modern parish
Grid reference
NM 000 450 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
100000 745000
Latitude
56.50127983774732
Longitude
-6.876216713691844
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree (1.14 miles)
Kilmaluaig, settlement (Tiree) (2.22 miles)
St Columba's Church, Soroby (Tiree) (2.36 miles)
Soroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree) (2.36 miles)
Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree (2.55 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the approximate centre of the island of Tiree, which island contained two medieval parishes, Kirkapoll and Soroby, now united in one modern parish of Tiree.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Kirkapoll, former parish, Tiree (Tiree)
Contains Kirkapoll, former parish, Tiree (Tiree)
Contains Soroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree)
Contains Tiree, modern parish
Within Tiree, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Cill Choinnich, eccles. (Tiree)
Contains Cill Fhinnein, chapel, Tiree
Contains Cladh Odhrain, Kirkapol (Tiree)
Contains Cladh Odhrain, Kirkapol (Tiree)
Contains Kilkenneth, settlement (Tiree)
Contains Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree
Contains Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree
Contains Kilmaluaig, settlement (Tiree)
Contains St Columba's Church, Kirkapoll (Tiree)
Contains St Columba's Church, Soroby (Tiree)
Contains St Patrick's Chapel, Tiree (Tiree)
Contains St Patrick's Chapel, Tiree (Tiree)
Contains Tobar Eachainn, Kirkapoll (Tiree)
Parish details
Tiree includes 2 medieval parishes of Kirkapoll and Soroby
Parish TLA
TIR
County
Argyllshire
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tiree
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Tiree
Place
Tiree, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formTiry This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTiree PlaceTiree, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol 10 p392 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account