Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmartin

Grid reference

NR 834 988 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

183400 698800

Latitude

56.132719442842784

Longitude

-5.486049743871069

Altitude (metres)

40

County

Argyllshire

Nearby places

Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin (0 miles)

Kilmartin, parish (0 miles)

Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin (0.22 miles)

Cnoc an Aingil, Glassary (1.59 miles)

Kilbride, eccles., Glassary (1.69 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

This is Kilmartin parish kirk, where early and later medieval carved stones survive. This church gives its name to the parish, to the settlement of Kilmartin, and to the Kilmartin Burn which forms much of the eastern boundary of the parish of Kilmartin.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Kilmartin, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

Kilmartin

Kilmartin 1793, OSA

Saints in this place-name

Martin (ns) (certain)

Martin of Tours (certain)

Relationships with other place names

Is source of Kilmartin, Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin

Is source of Kilmartin, Kilmartin, parish

Name is part of Kilmartin Burn, Kilmartin Burn, Kilmartin/Kilmichael

Name is part of Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin