Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cailleach Eonain, Kilninian and Kilmore (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 382 451 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
138200 745100
Latitude
56.5249681135316
Longitude
-6.257490472670727
Nearby places
Kilninian, eccl. KKE (Mull) (1 miles)
Kilninian, former parish KKE (Mull) (1 miles)
Kilninian, settlement KKE (Mull) (1.05 miles)
Tobar Ninian, Kilninian & Kilmore (Mull) (1.06 miles)
Kilmaluig, settlement KKE (Mull) (2.68 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A traditional Mull name recorded by Maclean in 1997.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cailleach Eonain
Head name
Cailleach Eonain
Place
Cailleach Eonain, Kilninian and Kilmore (Mull)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Cailleach Eonain 1997, Maclean, The Isle of Mull
Historic formCailleach Eonain Head nameCailleach Eonain PlaceCailleach Eonain, Kilninian and Kilmore (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMaclean, The Isle of Mull, 126 and 136 Date of citation1997 x 1997 |
Source code
Maclean, The Isle of Mull
Author
Charles Maclean
Source title
The Isle of Mull: Place-Names, Meanings and Stories
Year
1997
Saints in this place-name
Adomnán (ns) (probable)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (probable)
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