Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute
Grid reference
NS 050 606 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
205000 660600
Latitude
55.79928554481583
Longitude
-5.11137507383971
County
Bute
Nearby places
Kilmory, settlement North Bute (0.31 miles)
St Ninian's Bay, North Bute (0.78 miles)
Kilmory, ~eccles, North Bute (0.83 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, North Bute (1.06 miles)
St Ninian's Point, North Bute (1.07 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For discussion of the site and the name, see Márkus 2012, 389-90.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilkeran
Head name
Kilkeran
Place
Kilkeran, eccles. North Bute
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Cil-Keran 1820, Blain, History
Historic formCil-Keran Head nameKilkeran PlaceKilkeran, eccles. North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlain, History, 92 Date of citation1820 approx x 1820 approx Notes on the context of this place-nameThe book published in 1880 is based on Blain's manuscript. Blain died in 1820, so references from this work have been dated c.1820. |
Source code
Blain, History
Author
Blain
Source title
Blain's History of Bute
Editors
W. Ross
Year
1880
Notes
The book published in 1880 is based on Blain's manuscript. Blain died in 1820, so references from this work have been dated c.1820.
Cilkeran 1893, Hewison, Bute
Historic formCilkeran Head nameKilkeran PlaceKilkeran, eccles. North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHewison, Bute, i, 139 Date of citation1893 x 1893 |
Source code
Hewison, Bute
Author
James King Hewison
Source title
The Isle of Bute in Olden Time
Year
1893 (vol. i) and 1895 (vol. ii)
Saints in this place-name
Ciarán (ns) (certain)
Ciarán m. Beodáin of Clonmacnoise (maybe)
Ciarán m. Luaigne of Saigir (maybe)
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