Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Killiechoinich, settlement, Kilmore & Kilbride
Grid reference
NM 885 275 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
188500 727500
Latitude
56.392427666093006
Longitude
-5.427091780974879
Altitude (metres)
45
Nearby places
Kilchoinich, ~eccles, 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
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the NW shore of Loch Nell.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Killiechoinich
Head name
Killiechoinich
Place
Killiechoinich, settlement, Kilmore & Kilbride
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Killchenich 1747, Roy
Historic formKillchenich Head nameKilliechoinich PlaceKilliechoinich, settlement, Kilmore & Kilbride Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1747 x 1752 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Kilchounich 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilchounich Head nameKilliechoinich PlaceKilliechoinich, settlement, Kilmore & Kilbride Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
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