Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernera)
Grid reference
NB 150 400 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
115000 940000
Latitude
58.25642113736977
Longitude
-6.859424952929018
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Donnan's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernara) (0 miles)
St Ciaran's Church, Lochs (Lewis) (2.77 miles)
St Peter's Church, Uig (Pabbay, Lewis) (3.21 miles)
Cnoc Barbara, Stornoway (Lewis) (3.92 miles)
St Macrel's Church, Uig (Bernera) (Lewis) (4.2 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Martin Martin mentions two chapels or churches on Little Bernaray, 'St Dondan' and 'St Michael'. One of these is probably the site now called Teampull Bhearnaraidh at NB150407, but it is not clear which.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Uig, parish (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Chapel
Head name
St Michael's Chapel
Place
St Michael's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernera)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Michael 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Michael Head nameSt Michael's Chapel PlaceSt Michael's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernera) 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
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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