Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish
Grid reference
NM 778 014 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
177800 701400
Latitude
56.15346307213369
Longitude
-5.578151271969079
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Craignish, parish (aka Kilmory) (0 miles)
Eilean na Cille, Craignish (3.23 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Craignish (3.3 miles)
Port an Deora, Kilmartin, Argyll (3.37 miles)
Kilchoan, settlement, Kilmartin (3.56 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records this as the medieval parish church of St Maelrubha, in a rectangular burial-ground. Ian Fisher illustrates two early medieval carved stones from this site (2001, 35 A and N)
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmory
Head name
Kilmory
Place
St Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish
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
Historic formKilmolroy Head nameKilmory PlaceSt Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, v no. 131 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 formKilmolrow Head nameKilmory PlaceSt Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, vii no. 1697 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 formKilmolrou Head nameKilmory PlaceSt Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lorn Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Cill Mairi 1875, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Mairi Head nameKilmory PlaceSt Maolrubha's Church/Kilmory, Craignish 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.
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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