Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brianan's Church, St Kilda, Harris
Grid reference
NF 097 983 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
9700 898300
Latitude
57.80374729796039
Longitude
-8.574032292844262
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Columba's Chapel, St Kilda, Harris (0.5 miles)
Christ's Chapel, St Kilda, Harris (0.65 miles)
St Kilda, island, Harris (1.18 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Recorded as a thatched building by Martin Martin in 1698, and as 'almost entire' by Macaulay in 1764. It was in ruins in 1842, and nothing remains now and the site has been cultivated(NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Harris, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Brianan's Church
Head name
St Brianan's Church
Place
St Brianan's Church, St Kilda, Harris
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
Chappel of St Brianan 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formChappel of St Brianan Head nameSt Brianan's Church PlaceSt Brianan's Church, St Kilda, Harris Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703 Date of citation1703 x 1703 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
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
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