Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killiechassie, settlement, Weem
Grid reference
NN 863 503 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
286300 750300
Latitude
56.63083879776137
Longitude
-3.853665453148854
Altitude (metres)
105
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Killiechassie, eccles. Weem (0 miles)
St David's Well, Weem (1.32 miles)
Weem, parish (1.35 miles)
St Mary's Church, Grandtully Logierait (1.44 miles)
Balhomais, Dull (2.54 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now in Weem parish, it was in a detached part of Logierait until 1891 (Shennan 1892, 234)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killiechassie
Head name
Killiechassie
Place
Killiechassie, settlement, Weem
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Killychassy 1583, Pont MS
Historic formKillychassy Head nameKilliechassie PlaceKilliechassie, settlement, Weem Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 23: Garry, Tummel and Upper Tay Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Killychassie 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKillychassie Head nameKilliechassie PlaceKilliechassie, settlement, Weem Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Scotiae provinciae mediterraneae Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Killiechassie 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilliechassie Head nameKilliechassie PlaceKilliechassie, settlement, Weem 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.
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