Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Eathain, eccl. KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 279 433 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
127900 643300
Latitude
55.60704908951807
Longitude
-6.3210077582064415
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Lower Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.22 miles)
Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.93 miles)
Upper Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.93 miles)
Cill Chomhan, eccl. KDO (Islay) (2.56 miles)
Kilnaughton, settlement KDO (Islay) (4.12 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
All that survives of the chapel are low stony mounds where the walls stood. It is close to Lower Killeyan farmhouse (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Eathain
Head name
Cill Eathain
Place
Cill Eathain, eccl. KDO (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
Cill Eathain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Eathain Head nameCill Eathain PlaceCill Eathain, eccl. KDO (Islay) 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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