Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmany, settlement Kilmany
Grid reference
NO 388 218 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
338800 721800
Latitude
56.38460780260868
Longitude
-2.991256148754927
County
Fife
Nearby places
Kilmany, parish (0.06 miles)
Kilmany eccles., Kilmany (0.06 miles)
St Margaret's Church, Liff & Benvie (0.75 miles)
Logie, parish (Fife) (1.32 miles)
Logie-Murdoch, ~eccles. Logie (Fife) (1.32 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR given for centre of settlement area. The settlement is now divided into Wester Kilmany and Easter Kilmany.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmany, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmany
Head name
Kilmany
Place
Kilmany, settlement Kilmany
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 formKilmannin Head nameKilmany PlaceKilmany, settlement Kilmany Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNAS, RH6/16 Date of citation1202 x 1202 Feature named in sourceterritory |
Source code
NAS
Source title
National Archives
Historic formKylmany Head nameKilmany PlaceKilmany, settlement Kilmany Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1444 Date of citation1452 x 1480 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formKilmeny Head nameKilmany PlaceKilmany, settlement Kilmany Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Fife Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilmany 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmany Head nameKilmany PlaceKilmany, settlement Kilmany 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmany, Kilmany eccles., Kilmany