Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Caibeal Chiarain, Glenorchy & Inishail
Grid reference
NN 141 260 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
214100 726000
Latitude
56.38972998300375
Longitude
-5.011904402717758
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilchurn Castle, Glenorchy & Inishail (1.14 miles)
Dalmally, settlement Glenorchy & Inishail (1.64 miles)
Allt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail (1.7 miles)
Uachdar Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail (1.86 miles)
Glenorchy & Inishail, parish (modern) (1.86 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
uncertain
Ecclesiastical
uncertain
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No remains survive of this building. NMRS records, at a distance of 400m, a block of granite named Clach nan Goistidhean 'stone of the godfathers', also known in English as The Christening Stone, where children were christened until the middle of the nineteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Caibeal Chiarain
Head name
Caibeal Chiarain
Place
Caibeal Chiarain, Glenorchy & Inishail
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Caibeal Chiarain 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCaibeal Chiarain Head nameCaibeal Chiarain PlaceCaibeal Chiarain, Glenorchy & Inishail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
Caibeal Chiarain 1900, OS 6 inch 1st revision
Historic formCaibeal Chiarain Head nameCaibeal Chiarain PlaceCaibeal Chiarain, Glenorchy & Inishail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 1st revision |
Source code
OS 6 inch 1st revision
caibeal, G, 'chapel'
Saints in this place-name
Ciarán (ns) (certain)
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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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