Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killean, settlement, Killean & Kilchenzie
Grid reference
NR 695 444 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
169500 644400
Latitude
55.63838972049329
Longitude
-5.6629603354267095
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Killean, ~eccles. KKC (Kintyre) (0.09 miles)
Killean, former parish KKC (Kintyre) (0.09 miles)
Kilmory, ~eccles. KKC (Kintyre) (0.44 miles)
Kilmory, settlement Killean & Kilchenzie (0.44 miles)
Killean & Kilchenzie, modern par. (Kintyre) (1.83 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This must be the three pennylands of the church of St John mentioned in circa 1222, confirmed in 1507 (RMS ii no. 3136, part 4).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Killean & Kilchenzie, modern par. (Kintyre)
Within Killean, former parish KKC (Kintyre) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Killean, ~eccles. KKC (Kintyre)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Killean, settlement, Killean & Kilchenzie
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilean Head nameKillean PlaceKillean, settlement, Killean & Kilchenzie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Kintyre Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Killean 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKillean Head nameKillean PlaceKillean, settlement, Killean & Kilchenzie 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 Killean, Killean, ~eccles. KKC (Kintyre)
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