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Loch 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)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Kilcholmkill, chapel 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
Water
formerly loch, now drained
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Viking chess piece of ivory found in this loch.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye)
Contains Kilcholmkill, chapel Kilmuir (Skye)
Adjacent Kilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Chaluim Chille
Head name
Loch Chaluim Chille
Place
Loch 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
Loch Chaluim Chille 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Chaluim Chille Head nameLoch Chaluim Chille PlaceLoch 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)
Place-name data
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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
