Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonan Castle, Kilmory (Arran)
Grid reference
NS 036 209 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203600 620900
Latitude
55.44249135843323
Longitude
-5.105360498348787
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kildonan, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (0.25 miles)
Kildonan, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran) (0.25 miles)
Columbkille, settlement, Kilmory (Arran) (1.05 miles)
Tobar Challumchille, Kilmory (Arran) (1.1 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran) (3.84 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This appears to have been a castle of the MacDonalds. Its date is uncertain.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kildonan, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonan Castle
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kildonan Castle
Place
Kildonan Castle, 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
Castle Donan 1549, Monro, Description
Historic formCastle Donan This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKildonan Castle PlaceKildonan Castle, Kilmory (Arran) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMonro, Description, no. 3 Date of citation1549 x 1549 Notes on the context of this place-nameFull title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'. |
Source code
Monro, Description
Author
Sir Donald Monro, High Dean of the Isles
Source title
Monro's Western Isles of Scotland
Editors
R. W. Munro
Year
1961
Notes
Full title of the work as published: Monro's Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans, 1549, edited from a hitherto unpublished MS with introduction and notes'.
Kildonan Castle 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Castle This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKildonan Castle PlaceKildonan Castle, 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
Name contains Kildonan, Kildonan, ~eccles., Kilmory (Arran)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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