Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Columbkille, settlement, Kilmory (Arran)
Grid reference
NS 024 221 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
202400 622100
Latitude
55.452776612664685
Longitude
-5.125154491224943
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Bute
Nearby places
Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran) (0.06 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.89 miles)
Kildonan, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran) (0.89 miles)
Kildonan Castle, Kilmory (Arran) (1.05 miles)
Kilmory Water, Kilmory (Arran) (2.98 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
The settlement seems to derive its name from the well Tobar Challumchille, and not the other way round. Fraser 1999 notes: "No early forms. Nineteenth-century house."
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmory, parish (Arran)
Relationships with other places
Contains Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Columbkille
Head name
Columbkille
Place
Columbkille, settlement, 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
Columbkille 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formColumbkille Head nameColumbkille PlaceColumbkille, settlement, 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
Derives from Tobar Challumchille, Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran)