Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Coire Chaluim, Killin
Grid reference
NN 390 318 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239000 731800
Latitude
56.45092616514922
Longitude
-4.612558683227948
Altitude (metres)
800
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Beinn Chaluim, Killin (0.35 miles)
Allt Chaluim, burn, Killin (1.77 miles)
St Fillan's Priory, Killin (2.85 miles)
Strath Fillan, former parish, Killin (2.85 miles)
Holy Pool, St Fillan's Pool, Killin (3.1 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It lies at the western edge of what was formerly a detached part of Kenmore parish, now part of Killin.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kenmore, parish (formerly Inchadney) (formerly)
Within Killin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Coire Chaluim
Head name
Coire Chaluim
Place
Coire Chaluim, Killin
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
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (doubtful)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (doubtful)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
