Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilphedir, settlement in Kildonan
Grid reference
NC 988 186 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
298800 918600
Latitude
58.14501631074933
Longitude
-3.7193219668216355
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Kilphedir, ~eccles. Kildonan SUT (0 miles)
Allt Cille Pheadair, Kildonan (0.19 miles)
St Donan's Seat, Kildonan SUT (1.18 miles)
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Kildonan (2.9 miles)
St John the Baptist's Well, Kildonan (2.95 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilphedir
Head name
Kilphedir
Place
Kilphedir, settlement in Kildonan
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Gillepedre 1363, RMS
Historic formGillepedre Head nameKilphedir PlaceKilphedir, settlement in Kildonan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 132 Date of citation1363 x 1363 Feature named in sourcedavach Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyDavid II, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKilpeddir Head nameKilphedir PlaceKilphedir, settlement in Kildonan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, v no. 1704 Date of citation1564 x 1564 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Cille Pheadair 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCille Pheadair Head nameKilphedir PlaceKilphedir, settlement in Kildonan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilphedir, Kilphedir, ~eccles. Kildonan SUT
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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