Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Culmaily, eccles., Golspie
Grid reference
NH 799 987 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279900 898700
Latitude
57.96164143360453
Longitude
-4.030045263397227
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Golspie, parish, aka Kilmalie (0 miles)
Culmaily, settlement, Golspie (0.58 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Golspie (2.53 miles)
St Callan's Chapel, Rogart SUT (4.49 miles)
Rogart, parish (4.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Formerly Kilmalie, the parish church of Golspie until 1619 (NMRS). The road separates the kirk site from the graveyard. There is a Kirkton nearby and a Bishop's Well. OS Digimap shows a house called Kilmaree 350 metres to the south, but this is a modern house with a modern name which bears no relation to the nearby church. It may be that the authors of the modern name have transferred it from somewhere else, for which they felt affection, or that they have misinterpreted the name Culmaily.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Culmaily
Head name
Culmaily
Place
Culmaily, eccles., Golspie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Historic formCulmalin Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Historic formCulmalin Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Historic formCulmalin Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Culmalyn 1275, Watson 1926
Historic formCulmalyn Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 290 Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Culmaliun 1275
Historic formCulmaliun Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Culmaliun 1275
Historic formCulmaliun Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Culmaliun 1275
Historic formCulmaliun Head nameCulmaily PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Culmaily, Culmaily, settlement, Golspie
St Carden's Chapel
Head name
St Carden's Chapel
Place
Culmaily, eccles., Golspie
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Carden's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Carden's Chapel Head nameSt Carden's Chapel PlaceCulmaily, eccles., Golspie 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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