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Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 376 688 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
137600 868800
Latitude
57.632801921608895
Longitude
-6.396617857188586
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilcholmkill, chapel Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Loch Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Kilvaxter, settlement, Kilmuir (Skye) (0.28 miles)
Kilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye) (0.28 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Kilmuir (Skye) (1.74 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An island it actually once was, in Loch Chaluim Chille, but the loch has now been drained.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilcholmkill, chapel Kilmuir (Skye)
Adjacent Kilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eilean Chaluim Chille
Head name
Eilean Chaluim Chille
Place
Eilean Chaluim Chille, 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
Eilean Chaluim Chill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEilean Chaluim Chill Head nameEilean Chaluim Chille PlaceEilean Chaluim Chille, 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.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)