| Simple Search Advanced Search A to Z Map Search A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Search Results
| English name |
Kilmore (Argyll) |
| Gaelic name |
A’ Chill Mhòr |
| Meaning |
the big church |
| Genitive form |
na Cille Moire |
|
|
| Location |
Argyll |
| Local authority |
Argyll & Bute ~ Earra-Ghàidheal & Bòd |
| Parish post 1891 |
|
| County post 1891 |
Argyll & Bute ~ Earra-Ghàidheal & Bòd |
| Topographical feature type |
Settlement ~ Tuineachadh |
| Post town |
OBAN |
| Postcode area |
PA34 |
| OS sheet number |
359 |
| OS grid reference |
NM876254 |
| Type of name |
Place ~ Àite |
| Element meaning |
G cill; mòr ~ large |
| Element type |
religion, size |
| Language notes |
G nom. sg. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited + nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + G nom. sg. adj. mòr, ‘large’ |
| Sources |
| Killmore |
1674 Retours (Argyle) 82 |
| A’ Chill-mhòr |
1885 Campbell, Records of Argyll, 109 |
| A’ Chill Mòr not Moire |
JM |
| A’ Chille mhór |
1912 Dwelly |
|
| Additional info |
Kilmore Standing Stones ~ Carraighean na Cille Mòire
NM439520 Mull near Dervaig. |
|