Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmuir, settlement Duirinish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 256 473 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
125600 847300
Latitude
57.433135712326546
Longitude
-6.572744438484176
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilmuir, former parish, Duirinish (Skye) (0.33 miles)
St Mary's Church/Kilmuir Duirinish (Skye) (0.33 miles)
St John's Chapel, Bracadale (Skye) (3.75 miles)
Coire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye) (4.24 miles)
St Francis' Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) (4.42 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A township beside St Mary's Church/Kilmuir.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmuir
Head name
Kilmuir
Place
Kilmuir, 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
Kilmuir 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmuir Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, 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.
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
