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Kildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal
Grid reference
NS 017 889 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
201700 688900
Latitude
56.05185255712804
Longitude
-5.184713944001647
Altitude (metres)
160
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kildalvan, ~eccles. Kilmodan (0.2 miles)
Kilnaish, eccles. Kilmodan, Cowal (0.77 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmodan (1.1 miles)
Kilbridemore, settlement, Kilmodan (1.43 miles)
St Modan's Well, Kilmodan (2.94 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Townland
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The scattered ruins of several buildings are shown on OS Digimap.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildalvan
Head name
Kildalvan
Place
Kildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKildawane Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2402 Date of citation1498 x 1498 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 formKildalwin Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 345 Date of citation1526 x 1526 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
Kildalvane 1542, RMS
Historic formKildalvane Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2815 Date of citation1542 x 1542 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
Kildallone 1583, Pont MS
Historic formKildallone Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 14: Mid Argyll Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Gildalavan 1639, Argyll Synod
Historic formGildalavan Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArgyll Synod, i, 1 Date of citation1639 x 1639 Notes on the context of this place-nameTwo volumes published in consecutive years by SHS. |
Source code
Argyll Synod
Author
Duncan MacTavish (ed)
Source title
Minutes of the Synod of Argyll
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1943 - 1944
Notes
Two volumes published in consecutive years by SHS.
Historic formKildalvan Head nameKildalvan PlaceKildalvan, settlement Kilmodan, Cowal Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceRMS, xi no. 1104 Date of citation1667 x 1667 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
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