Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildonan, parish SUT
Grid reference
NC 909 207 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290900 920700
Latitude
58.161991042347545
Longitude
-3.8544407372947407
Altitude (metres)
50
Nearby places
Kildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT (0 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Kildonan SUT (0.14 miles)
Kilearnan, ~eccles., Kildonan (1.67 miles)
Kilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT (1.67 miles)
St Donan's Seat, Kildonan SUT (4.13 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Allt Cille Pheadair, Kildonan
Contains Allt Cille Pheadair, Kildonan
Contains Kildonan, eccles. Kildonan SUT
Contains Kilearnan, ~eccles., Kildonan
Contains Kilearnan, settlement, Kildonan SUT
Adjacent Kilfedder Moss, Latheron
Though in Latheron parish, Kilfedder Moss is named after Kilphedir, which is in Kildonan parish. The moss forms part of the catchment area of Allt Cille Pheadair, which flows south, through KDN, to Kilphedir.
Contains Kilphedir, ~eccles. Kildonan SUT
Contains Kilphedir, ~eccles. Kildonan SUT
Contains Kilphedir, settlement in Kildonan
Contains Kilphedir, settlement in Kildonan
Contains St Donan's Seat, Kildonan SUT
Contains St John the Baptist's Chapel, Kildonan
Contains St John the Baptist's Chapel, Kildonan
Contains St John the Baptist's Well, Kildonan
Contains St John the Baptist's Well, Kildonan
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Kildonan SUT
Contains Strath of Kildonan
Parish TLA
KDN
County
Sutherland
Medieval diocese
Caithness
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildonan
Head name
Kildonan
Place
Kildonan, parish SUT
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
Kyldonane 1332, Scone Lib.
Historic formKyldonane Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, parish SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceScone Lib., no. 162 Date of citation1332 x 1332 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
Kildonnan 1641, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKildonnan Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, parish SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 438 Date of citation1641 x 1648 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Historic formKildonan Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, parish SUT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 3 p405 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourceparish |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kildonan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildonan Head nameKildonan PlaceKildonan, parish SUT 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.
Place-name data
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