Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killen, ~ eccles. Avoch
Grid reference
NH 680 570 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
268000 857000
Latitude
57.58395473596022
Longitude
-4.208055277440096
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Killen, settlement, Avoch (0.67 miles)
St Duthac's Church, Suddie, Knockbain (1.7 miles)
Suddie, former parish, Knockbain (1.7 miles)
Avoch, parish (1.71 miles)
Belmaduthy, Knockbain (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Avoch, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killen
Head name
Killen
Place
Killen, ~ eccles. Avoch
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?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Killen, Killen, settlement, Avoch
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
