Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmaluag River, Kilmuir/Skye
Grid reference
NG 439 749 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
143900 874900
Latitude
57.69106724026328
Longitude
-6.297870850530336
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilmuir, parish, formerly Kilmaluag (Skye) (0.14 miles)
Kilmaluag Bay, Kilmuir/Skye (0.14 miles)
St Moluag's Church/Kilmaluag, Kilmuir/Skye (0.25 miles)
Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye (0.75 miles)
Kilmuir Chapel, Kilmuir (Skye) (3.17 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It flows from Kilmaluag settlement, past St Moluag's Church, and into Kilmaluag Bay.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmaluag Bay, Kilmuir/Skye
Adjacent Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmaluag River
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilmaluag River
Place
Kilmaluag River, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilmaluag, St Moluag's Church/Kilmaluag, Kilmuir/Skye
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
