Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonan, settlement Duirinish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 354 539 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
135300 853900
Latitude
57.49800383666147
Longitude
-6.418797097086602
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kildonan/Cill Donnain, ~eccles. Duirinish (0.14 miles)
St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) (5.23 miles)
Snizort, parish (Skye) (5.23 miles)
St Conan's Church, Uig, Snizort (Skye) (6.09 miles)
River Conon, Snizort (Uig,Skye) (6.61 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A crofting township of about 39 buildings, roofed and unroofed (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duirinish, parish (Skye)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonan
Head name
Kildonan
Place
Kildonan, settlement Duirinish (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
Kildonnen 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKildonnen Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, settlement Duirinish (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 583 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kildonan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, settlement Duirinish (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.
Cill Donnain 2011, OS 1:10,000
Historic formCill Donnain Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, settlement Duirinish (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1:10,000 Date of citation2011 x 2011 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used. |
Source code
OS 1:10,000
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:10,000 scale
Notes
This source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used.
Saints in this place-name
Donnán (ns) (certain)
Donnán of Eigg (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kildonan, Kildonan/Cill Donnain, ~eccles. Duirinish
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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