Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cillmairi, burial ground Morvern
Grid reference
NM 737 599 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
173700 759900
Latitude
56.67608897168969
Longitude
-5.694579724046901
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Finan's Chapel, Arisaig & Moidart (5.23 miles)
Eilean Fhianain, former parish, Arisaig & Moidart (5.23 miles)
Eilean Fhianain, island, Arisaig & Moidart (5.23 miles)
Meall Iain, Ardnamurchan (5.93 miles)
Moidart, parish, Arisaig & Moidart (6.97 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: A small enclosure, formerly used as a burial ground (Name Book 1872). Some weathered but undated gravemarkers survive.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morvern, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cillmairi
Head name
Cillmairi
Place
Cillmairi, burial ground Morvern
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
Cillmairi 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCillmairi Head nameCillmairi PlaceCillmairi, burial ground Morvern 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (probable)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (probable)
Máel Ruba (ns) (doubtful)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (doubtful)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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