Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cille Mhic Eoghainn, KKE (Ulva, Mull)
Grid reference
NM 395 388 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
139500 738800
Latitude
56.46923850455395
Longitude
-6.230115369785825
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Inchkenneth, island KKV Mull (3.23 miles)
Inchkenneth, former parish, KKV (3.35 miles)
St Cainneach's Chapel, KKV (Inchkenneth) (3.35 miles)
Kilbrennan, settlement KKE (Mull) (3.64 miles)
Kilbrennan, eccl. KKE (Mull) (3.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a burial ground and possible chapel site. The bell of the pre-Reformation chapel of Kilviceuen was found here some years ago among the ruins. New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cille Mhic Eoghainn
Head name
Cille Mhic Eoghainn
Place
Cille Mhic Eoghainn, KKE (Ulva, Mull)
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
Cille Mhic-Eoghainn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCille Mhic-Eoghainn Head nameCille Mhic Eoghainn PlaceCille Mhic Eoghainn, KKE (Ulva, Mull) 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
Ernán, Ernaíne, Mo Ernóc, Marnan (ns) (maybe)
Ernán mac Eogain (maybe)
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