Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 380 690 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
138000 869000
Latitude
57.63482581868618
Longitude
-6.390154756055155
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilvaxter, settlement, Kilmuir (Skye) (0 miles)
Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye) (0.28 miles)
Kilcholmkill, chapel Kilmuir (Skye) (0.28 miles)
Loch Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye) (0.28 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Kilmuir (Skye) (1.89 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The chapel here seems to have been subject at various times, or in various aspects, to the nuns of Iona and the monks there (OPS II (1), 349, 353).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye)
Adjacent Loch Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilvaxter
Head name
Kilvaxter
Place
Kilvaxter, ~eccles, 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
Kilvakisa 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKilvakisa Head nameKilvaxter PlaceKilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 584 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
Historic formKilvakisa Head nameKilvaxter PlaceKilvaxter, ~eccles, Kilmuir (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Isle of Skye Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilvaxter 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilvaxter Head nameKilvaxter PlaceKilvaxter, ~eccles, 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.
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilvaxter, Kilvaxter, settlement, Kilmuir (Skye)
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