Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchoinich, ~eccles, Kilmore & Kilbride
Grid reference
NM 885 275 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
188500 727500
Latitude
56.392427666093006
Longitude
-5.427091780974879
Altitude (metres)
45
Nearby places
Killiechoinich, settlement, Kilmore & Kilbride (0 miles)
Kilmore, former parish, Kilmore & Kilbride (1.62 miles)
Kilmore, settlement Kilmore & Kilbride (1.62 miles)
St Bean's Church, Kilmore & Kilbride (1.62 miles)
Sron Chormaig, Kilmore & Kilbride (1.92 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the NW shore of Loch Nell. The presence of a 'cill' here is inferred from the settlement name, Killiechoinich (OS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchoinich
Head name
Kilchoinich
Place
Kilchoinich, ~eccles, Kilmore & Kilbride
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
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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