Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Church, Urquhart & Glemoriston
Grid reference
NH 422 166 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242200 816600
Latitude
57.21311984684894
Longitude
-4.61320239569737
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Glenmoriston, former parish, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (0 miles)
St Columba's Well, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (0.14 miles)
Killiechoilum, Boleskine & Abertarff (4.11 miles)
Suidhe Chuimein, Boleskine & Abertarff (4.14 miles)
St Peter's Chapel, Boleskine & Abertarff (5.93 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site is at Invermoriston/Glenmoriston. The OS reported in 1964 that nothing of the church was visible on the ground, and that the surrounding cemetery was still in use (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Church
Head name
St Columba's Church
Place
St Columba's Church, Urquhart & Glemoriston
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
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)
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