Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 458 508 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
145800 650800
Latitude
55.68395240395616
Longitude
-6.044505303537018
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kildalton & Oa, parish, Kildalton (Islay) (0 miles)
Eilean Bhride, KDO (Islay) (1.92 miles)
Kildalton House, KDO (Islay) (2.46 miles)
Callumkill, settlement KDO (Islay) (4.17 miles)
Callumkill, ~eccl., KDO (Islay) (4.17 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The remains of the former parish church of Kildalton, replaced by modern church in 1730. There is a fine early medieval high cross here and other medieval stones and later ones (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Evangelistae
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Evangelistae
Place
Kildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesie Beati Johannis Evangeliste 1548, RSS
Historic formEcclesie Beati Johannis Evangeliste Head nameEcclesia Sancti Johannis Evangelistae PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, iii, no. 2586 Date of citation1548 x 1548 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Ecclesie Sancti Johannis Evangeliste 1549, RSS
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Johannis Evangeliste Head nameEcclesia Sancti Johannis Evangelistae PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, iv no. 28 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (certain)
Kildalton
Head name
Kildalton
Place
Kildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay)
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
Kildaltane 1548, RSS
Historic formKildaltane Head nameKildalton PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, iii no. 2586 Date of citation1548 x 1548 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Historic formKildaltan Head nameKildalton PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, iv no. 28 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Kildalltan 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formKildalltan Head nameKildalton PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, no. 70 (p. 57) Date of citation1549 x 1549 Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
Kildalton 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKildalton Head nameKildalton PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 189 Date of citation1630 x 1630 Feature named in sourceparish church |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kildalckan 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKildalckan Head nameKildalton PlaceKildalton, eccles. Kildalton & Oa (Islay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Islay Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
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