Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Adomnán's Church, Insh
Grid reference
NH 835 053 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
283500 805300
Latitude
57.124021790119365
Longitude
-3.9245031934423387
Altitude (metres)
225
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Insh, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (0 miles)
Tom Eódhnain, Insh, Kingussie & Insh (0 miles)
St Drostan's Chapel (dubious), Alvie (0.92 miles)
St Eata's Chapel, Alvie (2.49 miles)
St Eata's Well, Alvie (2.7 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Insh, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (formerly)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Eòdhnain
Head name
Cill Eòdhnain
Place
St Adomnán's Church, Insh
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formCillúnain Head nameCill Eòdhnain PlaceSt Adomnán's Church, Insh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNLS, Adv. MS 73.2.2 Date of citation1748 x 1748 Feature named in sourcekirkyard, presumably |
Source code
NLS
Source title
National Library of Scotland
Cill Eòdhnain 2012, Òran na Comhachaig
Historic formCill Eòdhnain Head nameCill Eòdhnain PlaceSt Adomnán's Church, Insh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceÒran na Comhachaig, 88 Date of citation2012 x 2012 |
Source code
Òran na Comhachaig
Source title
Òran na Comhachaig: a critical edition
Editors
Pat Menzies
Series
Scottish Gaelic Texts Society
Year
2012
Saints in this place-name
Adomnán (ns) (certain)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (certain)
St Adomnán's Church
Head name
St Adomnán's Church
Place
St Adomnán's Church, Insh
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?
Yes
St Ewan's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ewan's Chapel Head nameSt Adomnán's Church PlaceSt Adomnán's Church, Insh 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.
Saints in this place-name
Adomnán (ns) (certain)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (certain)
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