Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
Grid reference
NR 836 991 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
183600 699100
Latitude
56.13550081914498
Longitude
-5.483081079453634
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmartin, settlement Kilmartin (0.22 miles)
Kilmartin, parish (0.22 miles)
Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmartin (0.22 miles)
Cnoc an Aingil, Glassary (1.67 miles)
Kilbride, eccles., Glassary (1.78 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmartin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmartin Castle
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilmartin Castle
Place
Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilmartin Castle 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmartin Castle This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilmartin Castle PlaceKilmartin Castle, Kilmartin 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilmartin, Kilmartin, eccles. Kilmartin
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
