Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull)
Grid reference
NM 709 283 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
170900 728300
Latitude
56.39140149552014
Longitude
-5.712326612027488
Altitude (metres)
30
Nearby places
Torosay, parish alias Killean (Mull) (0 miles)
Allt Killean, Torosay (Mull) (0.2 miles)
Killean, settlement Torosay (Mull) (0.44 miles)
Port Donain, Torosay (Mull) (1.85 miles)
Rubha Mhairtein, Torosay (Mull) (2.17 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the former parish church of Killean parish, a ruined medieval building. A late medieval grave-slab survives here, and accordinng to the OS Name Book in 1878, five bishops were buried here (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killean, settlement Torosay (Mull)
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Johannis
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Johannis
Place
Killean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Apostoli et Evangeliste 1393, Highland Papers
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Johannis Apostoli et Evangeliste Head nameEcclesia Sancti Johannis PlaceKillean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, iv, 144 Date of citation1393 x 1393 Feature named in sourceThe parish church of St John the Apostle and Evangelist 'in Arduis de Mulle' |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Killean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Keillean 1561, Assumption
Historic formKeillean Head nameKillean PlaceKillean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 674 Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
Associated person or bodyIona Abbey or Abbot Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Allt Killean, Allt Killean, Torosay (Mull)
St John's Church
Head name
St John's Church
Place
Killean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(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
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (certain)
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