Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Grid reference
NM 971 353 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
197100 735300
Latitude
56.46616518988774
Longitude
-5.294054551285378
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0 miles)
Ardchattan, former parish, Ardch. & Muckairn (0 miles)
Baile Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.06 miles)
Ardchattan priory, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.26 miles)
Eas Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.28 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It may still have been in use c.1630, but was in ruins by 1678 (NMRS). This was the parish church of Ardchattan.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Baile Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Adjacent Eas Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Bhaodain
Head name
Cill Bhaodain
Place
St Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Kil-Bedan 1600, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKil-Bedan Head nameCill Bhaodain PlaceSt Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 515 Date of citation1600 approx x 1600 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kilbedan 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKilbedan Head nameCill Bhaodain PlaceSt Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 153 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Saints in this place-name
Báeth, Báetán, Báithíne, Mo Báe (ns) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Eas Bhaodain, Eas Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn
St Baodan's Church
Head name
St Baodan's Church
Place
St Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn
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
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