Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Chomhan, eccl. KDO (Islay)
Grid reference
NR 314 411 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
131400 641100
Latitude
55.58927689920831
Longitude
-6.263458312457231
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (2.15 miles)
Upper Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (2.15 miles)
Cill Eathain, eccl. KDO (Islay) (2.56 miles)
Lower Killeyan, settlement KDO (Islay) (2.66 miles)
Kilnaughton, settlement KDO (Islay) (3.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS describes the remains of the chapel and its subrectangular enclosure and surrounding land with traces of rig cultivation.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Chomhan
Head name
Cill Chomhan
Place
Cill Chomhan, 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 Chomhan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Chomhan Head nameCill Chomhan PlaceCill Chomhan, 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
Commán (ns) (maybe)
Commán m. Fáelchon of Roscommon (maybe)
Comgan (ns) (maybe)
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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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