Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT
Grid reference
NC 929 189 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
292900 918900
Latitude
58.146319807318314
Longitude
-3.8196401484462466
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Kilearnan, ~eccles., Kildonan (0 miles)
Kildonan, parish SUT (1.67 miles)
Kildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT (1.67 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kildonan SUT (1.71 miles)
St Donan's Seat, Kildonan SUT (2.6 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildonan, parish SUT
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilearnan
Head name
Kilearnan
Place
Kilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT
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
Historic formKillirnan Head nameKilearnan PlaceKilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceBlaeu, Sutherland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilournan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilournan Head nameKilearnan PlaceKilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT 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 Kilearnan, Kilearnan, ~eccles., Kildonan
Place-name data
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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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