Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmichael Glassary, parish
Grid reference
NM 889 036 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
188900 703600
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
The NGR given is for the site of Kilneuair on the bank of Loch Awe, St Columba's Church, which was the medieval parish kirk of Glassary. The kirk was moved to Kilmichael (and the name of the parish changed as a result from 'Glassary' to 'Kilmichael Glassary') in the seventeenth century.
Relationships with other places
Contains Barran Eoin, relief, Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Bealach Thòmais, relief, Glassary
Contains Cnoc an Aingil, Glassary
Contains Kilbride, eccles., Glassary
Contains Kilbride, eccles., Glassary
Contains Kilbride, settlement, Glassary
Contains Kildomongart, ~eccles., Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kildomongart, ~eccles., Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kildomongart, settlement, Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kildomongart, settlement, Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Killevin, eccles. Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Killevin, eccles. Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmartin Burn, Kilmartin/Kilmichael
Contains Kilmichael Beg, eccles. Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmichael Beg, eccles. Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmichael Beg, settlement, Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmichael, eccles. Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmichael, settlement, Kilmichael Glassary
Contains Kilmory, settlement Kilmichael Glassary
Contains St Bride's Chapel, Kilmichael Glassary
Parish TLA
KMG
County
Argyllshire
Medieval diocese
Argyle
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Glassary
Head name
Glassary
Place
Kilmichael Glassary, parish
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 formGlassary Head nameGlassary PlaceKilmichael Glassary, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiii, 653 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account