Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eilean Mhartan, North Knapdale
Grid reference
NR 773 863 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
177300 686300
Latitude
56.01781191216817
Longitude
-5.5736105121619985
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmichael, ~eccles. North Knapdale (0.33 miles)
Kilmichael of Inverlussa, North Knapdale (0.33 miles)
Cladh Eoin, ~eccles North Knapdale (0.83 miles)
Kilmichael Hill, North Knapdale (0.95 miles)
Cill Bhranainn, ~eccles. North Knapdale (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This little island is just off-shore, near a chapel and burial ground and Tobar an t-Sagairt (OS Digimap), which name, 'priest's well', suggests a possible reference to St Martin.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eilean Mhartan
Head name
Eilean Mhartan
Place
Eilean Mhartan, North Knapdale
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
Eilean Mhartan 1973, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEilean Mhartan Head nameEilean Mhartan PlaceEilean Mhartan, North Knapdale 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
Martin (ns) (maybe)
Martin of Tours (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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