Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Suy Chummenn, settlement, Ardclach
Grid reference
NH 930 400 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
293000 840000
Latitude
57.43792236825441
Longitude
-3.782660670842706
County
Nairnshire
Nearby places
Ardclach, parish (3.44 miles)
Creag Phadruig, Cawdor (4.54 miles)
Edinkillie, parish, aka Logie Fythenach (6.83 miles)
Cawdor parish, formerly Barevan (7.34 miles)
St Barevan's Church, Cawdor (7.34 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Pont shows Suy Chummenn, apparently a settlement, south of Dulsie, on the south side of the River Findhorn. It is near Collindoune (Pont, 'Colinendoun'). Note that a chapel and burial ground lie in the area at NH933408.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ardclach, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Suy Chummenn
Head name
Suy Chummenn
Place
Suy Chummenn, settlement, Ardclach
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Suy Chummenn 1583, Pont MS
Historic formSuy Chummenn Head nameSuy Chummenn PlaceSuy Chummenn, settlement, Ardclach Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 8: Moray and Nairn Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Saints in this place-name
Cuimmíne (ns) (maybe)
Cuimmíne m. Arnáine, abbot of Iona (maybe)
Cummine of Eigg (doubtful)
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