Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Chapel, St Kilda, Harris
Grid reference
NF 098 991 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
9800 899100
Latitude
57.810973567344
Longitude
-8.5736648218489
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Christ's Chapel, St Kilda, Harris (0.18 miles)
St Brianan's Church, St Kilda, Harris (0.5 miles)
St Kilda, island, Harris (0.68 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Harris, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Chapel
Head name
St Columba's Chapel
Place
St Columba's Chapel, 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 Columba 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formChappel of St Columba Head nameSt Columba's Chapel PlaceSt Columba's Chapel, St Kilda, Harris Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703 Date of citation1703 x 1703 Feature named in sourcechapel 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
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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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