Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Ché, Harris (Taransay)
Grid reference
NG 030 991 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
103000 899100
Latitude
57.88251811541089
Longitude
-7.011473590535839
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Keith's Chapel, Harris (Taransay) (0 miles)
St Taran's Chapel, Harris (Taransay) (0.06 miles)
Cladh Tharáin, Harris (Taransay) (0.06 miles)
Taransay, Harris (Taransay) (1.75 miles)
Kilbride, eccles. Harris (Harris) (4.16 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Only men's bodies were to be buried in this cemetery. See Watson 1926, 515; Carmina Gadelica ii, 82.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Harris, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Keith's Chapel, Harris (Taransay)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Ché
Head name
Cladh Ché
Place
Cladh Ché, Harris (Taransay)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Cladh Ché 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formCladh Ché Head nameCladh Ché PlaceCladh Ché, Harris (Taransay) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 515 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
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