Saints in Scottish Place-Names

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Grid reference

NS 382 689 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

238200 668900

Latitude

55.8860491576469

Longitude

-4.587257523742462

Altitude (metres)

100

County

Renfrewshire

Nearby places

Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (0 miles)

Killallan, settlement Houston (0 miles)

St Fillan's Seat, Houston (0.06 miles)

St Fillan's Well, Houston (0.12 miles)

Barfillan, settlement Houston (0.83 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Notes

NMRS records (Canmore ID 42250) that this medieval church was last used in 1771 after the parish was united to that of Houston in 1760. See NMRS for description and discussion of objects found here.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Within Houston, parish

Within Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (formerly)

Relationships with other places

Adjacent Barfillan, settlement Houston

Adjacent Killallan, settlement Houston

Adjacent St Fillan's Seat, Houston

Adjacent St Fillan's Well, Houston

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Killellan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Obsolete

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Kylhelan 1227, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kylhelan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 114

Date of citation

1227 x 1232

Feature named in source

church

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Associated person or body

Bishop of Glasgow

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Kilhelan 1227, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kilhelan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 115

Date of citation

1227 x 1232

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Kylhelan 1265, Pais. Reg.

Historic form

Kylhelan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pais. Reg., 308

Date of citation

1265 x 1469

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Source code

Pais. Reg.

Source title

Registrum Monasterii de Passelet

Series

Maitland Club

Year

1832

Notes

Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].

Killelane 1562, Assumption

Historic form

Killelane

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Assumption, 528

Date of citation

1562 x 1562

Feature named in source

kirk

Associated person or body

Paisley abbey (formerly priory)

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Assumption

Source title

The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation

Editors

J. Kirk

Series

Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21

Year

1995

Killellan 1583, Pont MS

Historic form

Killellan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pont MS

Date of citation

1583 x 1596

Notes on the context of this place-name

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.

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.

Killelan 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Killelan

Head name

Killellan

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, Renfrewshire

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

cill, G, 'church'

Fáelán

Fáelán's Church

Saints in this place-name

Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)

Fillan of Strathfillan (probable)

Fáelán of Clúain Móescna (maybe)

Fáelán m. Oengusa (maybe)

St Fillan's Church

Head name

St Fillan's Church

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

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?

St Fillan's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Historic form

St Fillan's Church

Head name

St Fillan's Church

Place

St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

OS 6 inch first edn.

Date of citation

1843 x 1882

Notes on the context of this place-name

Mid 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

Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)

Fillan of Strathfillan (probable)

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St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston

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