Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Ciarain, hill, KKV (Iona)
Grid reference
NM 281 235 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
128100 723500
Latitude
56.325736933334014
Longitude
-6.3987635698352205
Nearby places
Cill Chainnich, eccles. KKV (Iona) (0.32 miles)
Cnoc Orain, KKV (Iona) (0.33 miles)
Teampull Ronain, KKV (Iona) (0.42 miles)
Iona, former parish, KKV (0.42 miles)
Cladh Ronain, KKV (Iona) (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Iona, former parish, KKV (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Ciarain
Head name
Cnoc Ciarain
Place
Cnoc Ciarain, hill, KKV (Iona)
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
Cnoc Ciarain 1881, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Ciarain Head nameCnoc Ciarain PlaceCnoc Ciarain, hill, KKV (Iona) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1881 x 1881 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.
Saints in this place-name
Ciarán (ns) (probable)
Ciarán m. Beodáin of Clonmacnoise (maybe)
Ciarán m. Luaigne of Saigir (maybe)
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