Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilchainie, ~eccles., South Uist
Grid reference
NF 760 460 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
76000 846000
Latitude
57.38888819039598
Longitude
-7.39373347767252
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Aird Choinnich, South Uist (0.06 miles)
St Michael's Church (modern), South Uist (0.18 miles)
St Michael's Burial Ground, South Uist (0.45 miles)
Cill Amhlaidh, eccl. South Uist (0.51 miles)
Cill Amhlaidh, settlement South Uist (0.51 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this chapel is inferred from the place-name Kilchainie on Blaeu/Uist (1654), which evidently represents G cill + (Saint) Cainnech. The area in which this NGR lies includes Aird Coinnich (OS Digimap) which contains the same personal name.,
Relationships with other parishes
Within South Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilchainie, settlement South Uist
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilchainie
Head name
Kilchainie
Place
Kilchainie, ~eccles., South Uist
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (certain)
Cainnech m. Luigthig of Aghaboe (probable)
