Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay
Grid reference
NR 370 953 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
137000 695300
Latitude
56.07806281738827
Longitude
-6.227296167629446
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Chattan, Colonsay parish (0.5 miles)
Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay) (0.5 miles)
Colonsay & Oronsay, parish, aka Kilchattan (0.53 miles)
Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay) (0.53 miles)
Lower Kilchattan, settlement, Colonsay (0.55 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Mhoire, eccl. COO (Colonsay)
Adjacent Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Baile Uachdarach Kilchattan
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Baile Uachdarach Kilchattan
Place
Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ballewetrach-Killcattane 1545, RMS
Historic formBallewetrach-Killcattane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBaile Uachdarach Kilchattan PlaceUpper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 3085 Date of citation1545 x 1545 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
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)
Upper Kilchattan
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Upper Kilchattan
Place
Upper Kilchattan, settlement Colonsay
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
Upper Kilchattan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formUpper Kilchattan This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameUpper Kilchattan PlaceUpper Kilchattan, settlement 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)
Name contains Kilchattan, Kilchattan, eccles. COO (Colonsay)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
