Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmuir, former parish, Duirinish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 254 478 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
125400 847800
Latitude
57.43749245550854
Longitude
-6.576625303930181
Nearby places
St Mary's Church/Kilmuir Duirinish (Skye) (0 miles)
Kilmuir, settlement Duirinish (Skye) (0.33 miles)
St John's Chapel, Bracadale (Skye) (4.04 miles)
St Francis' Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) (4.14 miles)
Coire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye) (4.42 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the ruined kirk of Kilmuir by Dunvegan.
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Kilmuir now part of Duirinish DSH
Parish TLA
KXU
Medieval diocese
Isles
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmuir (Skye)
Head name
Kilmuir (Skye)
Place
Kilmuir, former parish, Duirinish (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilmuir, St Mary's Church/Kilmuir Duirinish (Skye)
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
