Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, 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)
Cladh Mhuire, 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
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Beside Cladh Mhuire, this was the site of the parish kirk of Barvas before it was overwhelmed by sand.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Barvas, parish (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Adjoined to Cladh Mhuire, Barvas (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, 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
St Mary 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Mary Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Barvas (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 106 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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