Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye
Grid reference
NG 430 741 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
143000 874100
Latitude
57.68338795814415
Longitude
-6.312073065622742
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Moluag's Church/Kilmaluag, Kilmuir/Skye (0.58 miles)
Kilmaluag River, Kilmuir/Skye (0.75 miles)
Kilmuir, parish, formerly Kilmaluag (Skye) (0.88 miles)
Kilmaluag Bay, Kilmuir/Skye (0.88 miles)
Kilmuir Chapel, Kilmuir (Skye) (2.43 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is a Kilmaluag Inn in this township (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmaluag River, Kilmuir/Skye
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmaluag
Head name
Kilmaluag
Place
Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye
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
Kilmaluag 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmaluag Head nameKilmaluag PlaceKilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmaluag, St Moluag's Church/Kilmaluag, Kilmuir/Skye
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:
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