Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Chapel, Portree (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 485 421 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
148500 842100
Latitude
57.39979524576175
Longitude
-6.187013291010375
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Eilean Chaluim-chille, Portree (Skye) (0.06 miles)
Loch Columkille, Portree (Skye) (0.56 miles)
Portree, modern parish (Skye) (0.89 miles)
Kiltaraglen, ~eccles. Portree (Skye) (1.22 miles)
Kiltaraglen, settlement Portree (Skye) (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Portree, modern parish (Skye)
Within Snizort, parish (Skye) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Eilean Chaluim-chille, Portree (Skye)
Adjacent Loch Columkille, Portree (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Chapel
Head name
St Columba's Chapel
Place
St Columba's Chapel, Portree (Skye)
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
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
