Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Torosay, parish alias Killean (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 709 283 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
170900 728300
Latitude
56.39140149552014
Longitude
-5.712326612027488
Nearby places
Killean, eccles. St John's, Torosay,(Mull) (0 miles)
Allt Killean, Torosay (Mull) (0.2 miles)
Killean, settlement Torosay (Mull) (0.44 miles)
Port Donain, Torosay (Mull) (1.85 miles)
Rubha Mhairtein, Torosay (Mull) (2.17 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the chapel-site, with many medieval stones, now on the farm of Killean.
Relationships with other places
Contains Allt Killean, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Glen Cannel, Torosay, Mull
Contains Killean, settlement Torosay (Mull)
Contains Kilpatrick, eccles. Torosay (Mull)
Contains Kilpatrick, eccles. Torosay (Mull)
Contains Kilpatrick, settlement Torosay (Mull)
Contains Kilpatrick, settlement Torosay (Mull)
Contains Port Donain, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Port Màire, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Rubha Mhairtein, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille, Torosay (Mull)
Contains St Kilda's Church, Torosay (Mull)
Contains St Kilda's Church, Torosay (Mull)
Contains Tobar Choluim Chille, Torosay, Mull
Contains Tobar Màire, Torosay (Mull)
Parish details
Torosay also known as Killean in Torosay
Parish TLA
TOY
County
Argyllshire
Medieval diocese
Isles
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Killean
Head name
Killean
Place
Torosay, parish alias Killean (Mull)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Torosay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Torosay
Place
Torosay, parish alias Killean (Mull)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Toirrasa 1561, Assumption
Historic formToirrasa This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTorosay PlaceTorosay, parish alias Killean (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 674 Date of citation1561 x 1561 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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