Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Katewell, settlement, Kiltearn
Grid reference
NH 590 654 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
259000 865400
Latitude
57.65663215555957
Longitude
-4.363355908291499
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Kate Well, well, Kiltearn (0 miles)
Cnoc Thuradain, relief, Alness (1.16 miles)
Cladh Churadain, eccl., Alness (1.22 miles)
Kiltearn Beach, Kiltearn (1.49 miles)
Kiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In spite of its modern appearance, it appears as Catoll (1479), Keatoll (1608), a name deriving ultimately from ON kvi 'fold' and dalr 'dale, valley'. See Watson 1904, 87.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kate Well, well, Kiltearn
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Katewell
Head name
Katewell
Place
Katewell, settlement, Kiltearn
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
Katwell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKatwell Head nameKatewell PlaceKatewell, settlement, Kiltearn 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.
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