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Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF
Grid reference
NS 382 689 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238200 668900
Latitude
55.8860491576469
Longitude
-4.587257523742462
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Killallan, settlement Houston (0 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston (0 miles)
St Fillan's Seat, Houston (0.06 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Houston (0.12 miles)
Barfillan, settlement Houston (0.83 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Fillan's Church, former Kirk of this parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Houston, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Barfillan, settlement Houston
Contains Killallan, settlement Houston
Contains St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston
Contains St Fillan's Seat, Houston
Contains St Fillan's Well, Houston
Parish details
Killellan now in Houston HOU
Parish TLA
KXL
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killellan
Head name
Killellan
Place
Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKillallan Head nameKillellan PlaceKillellan, former parish, in Houston RNF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.1 p316 Date of citation1791 x 1791 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Place-name data
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