Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT
Grid reference
NC 909 207 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290900 920700
Latitude
58.161991042347545
Longitude
-3.8544407372947407
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Kildonan, parish SUT (0 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kildonan SUT (0.14 miles)
Kilearnan, ~eccles., Kildonan (1.67 miles)
Kilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT (1.67 miles)
St Donan's Seat, Kildonan SUT (4.13 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An annual fair was celebrated here called 'St Donnand his fair', recorded in the late seventeenth century (Geog. Coll. iii, 104).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildonan, parish SUT
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonan
Head name
Kildonan
Place
Kildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kyldonane 1332, Scone Lib.
Historic formKyldonane Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourceScone Lib., no. 162 Date of citation1332 x 1332 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Associated person or bodyScone priory, later abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
Kildonan Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Church Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, eccles. 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.
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kildonan, Kildonan, settlement, Kildonan SUT
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