Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killean, settlement Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 845 413 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
184500 741300
Latitude
56.51438463906158
Longitude
-5.503156466543136
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killean, ~eccles. Lismore & Appin (0.36 miles)
Killandrist, settlement Lismore & Appin (0.92 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Lismore & Appin (1.18 miles)
Killandrist, eccl. Lismore & Appin (1.18 miles)
Kilcheran Loch, Lismore & Appin (1.63 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for Killean Farm, which lies at the centre of the township or area called Killean.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Killean, settlement Lismore & Appin
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
Historic formKillen Head nameKillean PlaceKillean, settlement Lismore & Appin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lorna cum insul Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Killean, Killean, ~eccles. Lismore & Appin
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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