Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killearnan eccles., Killearnan
Grid reference
NH 576 494 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
257600 849400
Latitude
57.51258073906215
Longitude
-4.377408716696626
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Killearnan, parish aka Ederdour (0 miles)
St Andrews Chapel, Killearnan (0.44 miles)
St Marnan's Chair, Marnoch (1.39 miles)
St John's Church, Episcopal, Knockbain (2.14 miles)
Kilchrist, eccles., formerly Tarradale, Urray (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killearnan
Head name
Killearnan
Place
Killearnan eccles., Killearnan
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilernane 1561, Watson 1904
Historic formKilernane Head nameKillearnan PlaceKillearnan eccles., Killearnan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 142 Date of citation1561 x 1561 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
Kirewran 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKirewran Head nameKillearnan PlaceKillearnan eccles., Killearnan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 555 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Killearnan, Killearnan, parish aka Ederdour
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