Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmuir, settlement, Kilmuir Easter
Grid reference
NH 756 731 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
275600 873100
Latitude
57.73064770448066
Longitude
-4.089318564330398
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Kilmuir Easter, parish (0.06 miles)
Kilmuir/St Mary's, eccles., Kilmuir Easter (0.06 miles)
Polnicol, settlement, Kilmuir Easter (0.22 miles)
Logie Easter, parish (1.91 miles)
Marybank, Logie Easter (2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is across the road from its eponymous church, Kilmuir/St Mary's.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmuir Easter, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmuir
Head name
Kilmuir
Place
Kilmuir, settlement, Kilmuir Easter
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
Kilmuir 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmuir Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, settlement, Kilmuir Easter 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.
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
