Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Maelrubha's Church, Kilmelfort KKT
Grid reference
NM 849 130 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
184900 713000
Latitude
56.260757410777686
Longitude
-5.473461225552003
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmelfort, former parish, KKT (0 miles)
Kilbride, settlement Craignish (2.98 miles)
Kilbride, eccles. Craignish (2.98 miles)
Kilchoan, eccles. Kilbrandon & Kilchattan (3.29 miles)
Kilchoan, settlement Kilbrandon & Kilchattan (3.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records a tapered slab in the churchyard of 14th-15th century date.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmelfort, former parish, KKT (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?ecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai
Head name
ecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai
Place
St Maelrubha's Church, Kilmelfort KKT
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
ecclesie Sancti Molrve 1423, Highland Papers
Historic formecclesie Sancti Molrve Head nameecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai PlaceSt Maelrubha's Church, Kilmelfort KKT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHighland Papers, iv, 176 Date of citation1423 x 1423 |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
ecclesie Sancti Molrwe 1423, Highland Papers
Historic formecclesie Sancti Molrwe Head nameecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai PlaceSt Maelrubha's Church, Kilmelfort KKT SourceHighland Papers, iv, 180 Date of citation1423 x 1423 Feature named in sourcechurch |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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