Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Priory, Kingussie
Grid reference
NH 756 007 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
275600 800700
Latitude
57.08065169048112
Longitude
-4.052628618037332
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Columba's Church, Kingussie KIN (0.14 miles)
Kingussie, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (0.14 miles)
Kingussie & Insh, modern parish (0.57 miles)
Croftmartin, Kingussie and Insh (3.32 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Cladh Bhride KIN (3.37 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A Carmelite friary which has left little historical record. Cowan & Easson 1976, 136: 'Fd. by George, E. of Huntly (d. 1501) (MacFarlane Genealogocal Coll. ii, 416; RSS ii, xxiv). Payments of alms to the friars are recorded 7 Nov 1501, 10 Sept 1506 (TA ii, 76l; ibid. iii, 281). A prior occurs c.1520 (SRO Forglen Writs, iv, 31) and the prior and convent received royal protection 12 Jan 1531 (RSS ii no. 797). The 'prior de Kingusye' occurs in a rental of 1565 (Moray Reg., 450). TA iii, 281: 'Item, the viij day of September, to the Freris of Kingusee, xiiij s.' (September 1506).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingussie & Insh, modern parish
Within Kingussie, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Priory
Head name
St Columba's Priory
Place
St Columba's Priory, Kingussie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Columba's Priory 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Columba's Priory Head nameSt Columba's Priory PlaceSt Columba's Priory, Kingussie 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
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