Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Church, South Uist
Grid reference
NF 758 364 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
75800 836400
Latitude
57.302883047708534
Longitude
-7.384427680220895
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Caibeal Dhiarmaid, South Uist (0 miles)
St Mary's Church, South Uist (0 miles)
Howmore, former parish South Uist (0 miles)
Ardmichael, South Uist (2.55 miles)
Cladh Mhicheil, South Uist (2.59 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Martin Martin (1703, 155): 'Churches here are St Columba and St Mary's at Hogh-more, the most centrical place on the island'.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Caibeal Dhiarmaid, South Uist
Adjacent St Mary's Church, South Uist
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Church
Head name
St Columba's Church
Place
St Columba's Church, South Uist
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
St Columba 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Columba Head nameSt Columba's Church PlaceSt Columba's Church, South Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 155 Date of citation1703 x 1703 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994. |
Source code
Martin 1703
Author
Martin Martin
Source title
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
Year
1703
Notes
The 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994.
Columba's Church 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formColumba's Church Head nameSt Columba's Church PlaceSt Columba's Church, South Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 155 Date of citation1703 x 1703 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994. |
Source code
Martin 1703
Author
Martin Martin
Source title
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
Year
1703
Notes
The 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
