Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sgeir Phadric, Stornoway (Eye) (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 491 301 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
149100 930100
Latitude
58.188497299327246
Longitude
-6.269303972907584
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Eye, former parish, Stornoway (Lewis) (1.37 miles)
St Columba's Church, Stornoway (Lewis) (1.37 miles)
Tobar Huisdein, Stornoway (Lewis) (2.62 miles)
St Cowstans Chapel, Stornoway (Lewis) (2.62 miles)
Cnoc Eoin, Stornoway (Lewis) (2.69 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A rocky promontory on the shore of Eye Peninsula / An Rubha.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Eye, former parish, Stornoway (Lewis) (formerly)
Within Stornoway, parish (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sgeir Phadric
Head name
Sgeir Phadric
Place
Sgeir Phadric, Stornoway (Eye) (Lewis)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sgeir Phadric 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSgeir Phadric Head nameSgeir Phadric PlaceSgeir Phadric, Stornoway (Eye) (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (maybe)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (maybe)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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