Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonnan, settlement Small Isles (Eigg)
Grid reference
NM 489 850 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
148900 885000
Latitude
57.78436928228557
Longitude
-6.224778564280833
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Kilmuir, parish, formerly Kilmaluag (Skye) (6.85 miles)
Kilmaluag Bay, Kilmuir/Skye (6.85 miles)
Kilmaluag River, Kilmuir/Skye (6.99 miles)
St Moluag's Church/Kilmaluag, Kilmuir/Skye (7.1 miles)
Kilmaluag, settlement Kilmuir/Skye (7.68 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildonan, former parish (Eigg) Small Isles (formerly)
Within Small Isles, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonnan
Head name
Kildonnan
Place
Kildonnan, settlement Small Isles (Eigg)
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
Historic formKildonen Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement Small Isles (Eigg) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1396 Date of citation1534 x 1534 Feature named in sourceterrarum de Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kiell Donnain 1796, OSA
Historic formKiell Donnain Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement Small Isles (Eigg) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvii, 286 Date of citation1796 x 1796 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kildonnan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonnan Head nameKildonnan PlaceKildonnan, settlement Small Isles (Eigg) 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
Derives from Kildonnan, Kildonnan, eccles. Small Isles (Eigg)
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