Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmory Water, Kilmory (Arran)
Grid reference
NR 977 231 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
197700 623100
Latitude
55.459830086339494
Longitude
-5.200086478578271
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kilbride Hill, Kilmory (Arran) (0.83 miles)
High Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (1.02 miles)
Kilmory, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (1.1 miles)
Kilbride, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (1.16 miles)
Kilmory, parish (Arran) (1.18 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
NGR is midway along name. The burn flows past the church and through the settlement of Kilmory downstream. Fraser 1999 notes that this is Torylin Water on Yule 1814; and that no Gaelic form is known locally.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmory, parish (Arran)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmory Water
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilmory Water
Place
Kilmory Water, Kilmory (Arran)
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
Kilmory Water 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmory Water This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilmory Water PlaceKilmory Water, Kilmory (Arran) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Derives from Kilmory, Kilmory, eccles., Kilmory (Arran)
Place-name data
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