Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn
Grid reference
NH 615 652 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
261500 865200
Latitude
57.6556124666702
Longitude
-4.321377388573139
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Kiltearn Beach, Kiltearn (0.06 miles)
Kiltearn, parish (0.14 miles)
Katewell, settlement, Kiltearn (1.55 miles)
Kate Well, well, Kiltearn (1.55 miles)
St Martins, settlement, Resolis (2.1 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A medieval carved stone has been re-used on the site.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kiltearn, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kiltearn Beach, Kiltearn
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kiltearn
Head name
Kiltearn
Place
Kiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn
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?
Yes
Keltierny 1227, Moray Reg.
Historic formKeltierny Head nameKiltearn PlaceKiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 75 Date of citation1227 x 1227 Feature named in sourceAndrew persona de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Keltire 1275, Bagimond's Roll
Historic formKeltire Head nameKiltearn PlaceKiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBagimond's Roll, 50 Date of citation1275 x 1275 Feature named in sourceecclesia Notes on the context of this place-nameThe text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276. |
Source code
Bagimond's Roll
Author
A.I.Dunlop
Source title
Bagimond's Roll
Secondary Title
Scottish History Society Miscellany
Pages
25-77
Volume
vi
Year
1939
Notes
The text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276.
Kelteyrn 1296, Watson 1904
Historic formKelteyrn Head nameKiltearn PlaceKiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 85 Date of citation1296 x 1296 Notes on the context of this place-namereprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99 |
Source code
Watson 1904
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty
Year
1904
Notes
reprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99
Kilteyrn 1440, Acts of the Lords of the Isles
Historic formKilteyrn Head nameKiltearn PlaceKiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceActs of the Lords of the Isles, No. 32 Date of citation1440 x 1440 |
Associated person or bodyWalter of Urchard, parson of Kiltearn |
Source code
Acts of the Lords of the Isles
Source title
Acts of the Lords of the Isles 1336-1493
Editors
Jean Munro and R. W. Munro
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1986
Historic formKiltern Head nameKiltearn PlaceKiltearn, eccles. Kiltearn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Moray Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kiltearn, Kiltearn, parish