Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killilan, settlement, Kintail
Grid reference
NG 946 301 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
194600 830100
Latitude
57.31533326251488
Longitude
-5.411253486708158
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Killilan, eccles., Kintail (0 miles)
Loch Anna, Lochalsh (4.31 miles)
St Duthac's, RC chapel, Kintail (4.38 miles)
Castle Donnan, Lochalsh (4.92 miles)
Eilean Donnan, Lochalsh (4.92 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kintail, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killilan, eccles., Kintail
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killilan
Head name
Killilan
Place
Killilan, settlement, Kintail
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
Historic formKileulan Head nameKillilan PlaceKillilan, settlement, Kintail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 4: Wester Ross Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Neather Killillan 1726, Highland Papers
Historic formNeather Killillan Head nameKillilan PlaceKillilan, settlement, Kintail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, ii, 330 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Killilan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKillilan Head nameKillilan PlaceKillilan, settlement, Kintail 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
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (maybe)
Fáelán m. Oengusa (maybe)
Fáelán, brother of Fursu (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Killilan, Killilan, eccles., Kintail
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