Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Teampull Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
Grid reference
NF 766 537 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
76600 853700
Latitude
57.458183104554045
Longitude
-7.393943220666915
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Cladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula) (0.06 miles)
Benbecula, former parish, South Uist (1.15 miles)
Teampull Chaluim Chille, South Uist (Benbecula) (1.15 miles)
Tobar Chaluim Chille, South Uist (Benbecula) (1.36 miles)
St Michael's Burial Ground, South Uist (4.45 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name appears to be in use locally. The remains of the chapel stand in a burial ground.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Benbecula, former parish, South Uist (formerly)
Within South Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjoined to Cladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Teampull Mhuire
Head name
Teampull Mhuire
Place
Teampull 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? ?
No
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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Cladh Mhuire, Cladh Mhuire, South Uist (Benbecula)
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
