Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Chaitriona, eccl. Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 421 998 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
142100 699800
Latitude
56.121168153431334
Longitude
-6.149909281761171
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Challuim Chille, (Colonsay) (1.29 miles)
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay (1.72 miles)
Tobar Oran, Colonsay (2.46 miles)
Cill Oran, eccles. Colonsay (2.51 miles)
Kiloran, settlement Colonsay (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Drystone chapel, carved stones.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Chaitriona
Head name
Cill Chaitriona
Place
Cill Chaitriona, eccl. Colonsay
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Cill Cairine 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Cairine Head nameCill Chaitriona PlaceCill Chaitriona, eccl. Colonsay 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.
Cill Chaitriona 1900, OS 6 inch 1st revision
Historic formCill Chaitriona Head nameCill Chaitriona PlaceCill Chaitriona, eccl. Colonsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 1st revision Date of citation1900 x 1900 |
Source code
OS 6 inch 1st revision
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable) Poetry, from the Book of the Dean of Lismore; and sculpture from Oransay, suggest that it is she of Alexandria who is culted here.
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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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