Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Kenneth's Church, Laggan
Grid reference
NN 535 896 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
253500 789600
Latitude
56.97451587370294
Longitude
-4.410482256730683
Altitude (metres)
265
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Laggan, parish (0 miles)
St Michael's Chapel (19th cent), Laggan (3.76 miles)
St Michael's Chapel (original) Laggan (4.11 miles)
Cladh Chlearnan / Chluanaidh, Laggan (7.11 miles)
Meallach Chaitrìne, Laggan (7.38 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Laggan, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Logie Coinnich
Head name
Logie Coinnich
Place
St Kenneth's Church, Laggan
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
Logynkenny 1239, Moray Reg.
Historic formLogynkenny Head nameLogie Coinnich PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 41 Date of citation1239 x 1239 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyBishopric of Moray Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Historic formLogykenuy Head nameLogie Coinnich PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 45 Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formLogykenni Head nameLogie Coinnich PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 77 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Lagankenith 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formLagankenith Head nameLogie Coinnich PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 173 Date of citation1630 x 1630 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Laggan Chyinch 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formLaggan Chyinch Head nameLogie Coinnich PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 599 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
St Kenneth's Church
Head name
St Kenneth's Church
Place
St Kenneth's Church, Laggan
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 Kenneth's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Kenneth's Church Head nameSt Kenneth's Church PlaceSt Kenneth's Church, Laggan 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
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
