Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchrist, ~eccles. Campbeltown
Grid reference
NR 690 175 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
169000 617500
Latitude
55.39691004056644
Longitude
-5.648470433288011
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilchrist, settlement Campbeltown (0.22 miles)
Killeonan, ~eccles. Campbeltown (Kintyre) (0.42 miles)
Killeonan, settlement Campbeltown (Kintyre) (0.44 miles)
Kilwhipnach, ~eccles, Campbeltown (1.55 miles)
Killellan, settlement Campbeltown (Kintyre) (1.6 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records no visible remains of the chapel, but 'foundation of an old building' was observed here 1850 x 1875(Canmore ID 38322).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Campbeltown, modern parish
Within Campbeltown, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilchrist, settlement Campbeltown
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchrist
Head name
Kilchrist
Place
Kilchrist, ~eccles. Campbeltown
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Saints in this place-name
Christ (ns) (certain)
Christ (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilchrist, Kilchrist, settlement Campbeltown
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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