Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilena, eccl. Kilmuir (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 516 625 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
151600 862500
Latitude
57.58428316629578
Longitude
-6.15630986726961
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmuir (Skye) (3.21 miles)
Uig, former parish, Snizort (Skye) (7.29 miles)
River Conon, Snizort (Uig,Skye) (7.53 miles)
St Conan's Church, Uig, Snizort (Skye) (7.81 miles)
Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye (8.95 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a local tradition that Kilena is the site of a chapel. At the highest point in the W half of the burial ground there is a slightly raised area without graves, possibly the site of the chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilena
Head name
Kilena
Place
Kilena, eccl. 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
Kilena 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilena Head nameKilena PlaceKilena, eccl. 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.
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