Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran)
Grid reference
NS 024 222 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
202400 622200
Latitude
55.45367393062509
Longitude
-5.125225498293085
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Bute
Nearby places
Columbkille, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.06 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.93 miles)
Kildonan, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran) (0.93 miles)
Kildonan Castle, Kilmory (Arran) (1.1 miles)
Kilmory Water, Kilmory (Arran) (2.96 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Notes
The well is no longer marked on the OS map, and the name is only preserved in the settlement designation Columbkille (qv). This exists on the Explorer, but has vanished at further resolution. On Google Map the site seems ruinous, though extant.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmory, parish (Arran)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Challumchille
Head name
Tobar Challumchille
Place
Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Tobar Challumchille 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTobar Challumchille Head nameTobar Challumchille PlaceTobar Challumchille, 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.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Columbkille, Columbkille, settlement, Kilmory (Arran)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
