Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Mhuire, Barvas (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 353 517 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
135300 951700
Latitude
58.37386007880382
Longitude
-6.52797883197859
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Barvas, parish (Lewis) (0 miles)
St Mary's Church, Barvas (Lewis) (0 miles)
Teampull Pheadair, (Siadar) Barvas (Lewis) (2.56 miles)
Tobar Aindreas, Barvas (Lewis) (2.78 miles)
Teampull Eoin, Bragar, Barvas (Lewis) (4.38 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Notes
The site is shown as the remains of an old graveyard, presumably that of the old kirk of St Mary's, Barvas.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Barvas, parish (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Detached from St Mary's Church, Barvas (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Mhuire
Head name
Cladh Mhuire
Place
Cladh Mhuire, Barvas (Lewis)
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 1853, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCladh Mhuire Head nameCladh Mhuire PlaceCladh Mhuire, Barvas (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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