Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lower Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 276 431 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
127600 643100
Latitude
55.60508924306398
Longitude
-6.325559017478075
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cill Eathain, eccl. KDO (Islay) (0.22 miles)
Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.84 miles)
Upper Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (0.84 miles)
Cill Chomhan, eccl. KDO (Islay) (2.66 miles)
Kilnaughton, settlement KDO (Islay) (4.33 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cill Eathain, eccl. KDO (Islay)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lower Killeyan
Head name
Lower Killeyan
Place
Lower Killeyan, settlement 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
Lower Killeyan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLower Killeyan Head nameLower Killeyan PlaceLower Killeyan, settlement 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Killeyan, Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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