Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cille Mhaire, eccles, Strath (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 553 172 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
155300 817200
Latitude
57.18036593627044
Longitude
-6.049510882094206
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilmarie, settlement Strath (Skye) (0.06 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Strath (Skye) (2.85 miles)
Kilbride, eccles. Strath (Skye) (2.9 miles)
Creag Dhonnachaidh, Boleskine & Abertarff (3.77 miles)
Teampull Chaon, Strath (Skye) (4.02 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Recorded in 1795 as one of 'the remains of four Popish chapels' in the parish (OSA xvi, 226).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilmarie, settlement Strath (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cille Mhaire
Head name
Cille Mhaire
Place
Cille Mhaire, eccles, Strath (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
Historic formKilmori Head nameCille Mhaire PlaceCille Mhaire, eccles, Strath (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvi, 226 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Cill Mhaire 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Mhaire Head nameCille Mhaire PlaceCille Mhaire, eccles, Strath (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
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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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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