Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Choluimchille, eccles. Morvern
Grid reference
NM 670 451 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
167000 745100
Latitude
56.5401160320403
Longitude
-5.7903640104879015
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Morvern, parish (0 miles)
Killundine, settlement, Killintag, Morvern (5.82 miles)
Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille, Torosay (Mull) (6.19 miles)
Killundine, ~eccles. Killintag, Morvern (6.34 miles)
Cille an Ailein, eccles., KKE (Mull) (7.74 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A medieval archway survives at this church, now part of the later massive south wall of an enclosure. Some thirteenth-century stone has been recorded at the site, now lost (NMRS). This is the parish kirk of the parish of Kilcolmkill, now part of Morvern.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Morvern, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Choluimchille
Head name
Cill Choluimchille
Place
Cill Choluimchille, eccles. 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
Killcollumbkill 1674, Highland Papers
Historic formKillcollumbkill Head nameCill Choluimchille PlaceCill Choluimchille, eccles. Morvern Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, i, 287 Date of citation1674 x 1674 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Cill-collum kill 1794, OSA
Historic formCill-collum kill Head nameCill Choluimchille PlaceCill Choluimchille, eccles. Morvern Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 275, n. Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Cill Choluimchille 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Choluimchille Head nameCill Choluimchille PlaceCill Choluimchille, eccles. 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
Ecclesia Sancti Columbae
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Columbae
Place
Cill Choluimchille, eccles. Morvern
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesia Sancti Columbe 1409, Acts of the Lords of the Isles
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Columbe Head nameEcclesia Sancti Columbae PlaceCill Choluimchille, eccles. Morvern Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceActs of the Lords of the Isles, no. 17 Date of citation1409 x 1409 |
Source code
Acts of the Lords of the Isles
Source title
Acts of the Lords of the Isles 1336-1493
Editors
Jean Munro and R. W. Munro
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1986
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
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