Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
Grid reference
NF 765 537 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
76500 853700
Latitude
57.458111903062694
Longitude
-7.395602678042713
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Teampull Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula) (0.06 miles)
Benbecula, former parish, South Uist (1.2 miles)
Teampull Chaluim Chille, South Uist (Benbecula) (1.2 miles)
Tobar Chaluim Chille, South Uist (Benbecula) (1.41 miles)
St Michael's Burial Ground, South Uist (4.44 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS (citing Mary Miers. "Western Seaboard") records this as a 'medieval roofless ruin ... partly sunken on a mounded burial ground.' Anderson reports that a Celtic bell was found at Kilmory, Nunton (J Anderson 1881, 213).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Benbecula, former parish, South Uist (formerly)
Within South Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Detached from Teampull Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Mhuire
Head name
Cladh Mhuire
Place
Cladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
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
Cladh Mhuire 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCladh Mhuire Head nameCladh Mhuire PlaceCladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula) 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Teampull Mhuire, Teampull Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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