Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Glenmoriston, former parish, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
Grid reference
NH 422 166 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242200 816600
Latitude
57.21311984684894
Longitude
-4.61320239569737
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Columba's Church, Urquhart & Glemoriston (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
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This church was a pendicle of Urquhart, to which it was united, probably around the time of the Reformation (Cowan 1967, 76). The NGR is for Clachan an Inbhir, supposed site of the medieval kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
GXM
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Glenmoriston
Head name
Glenmoriston
Place
Glenmoriston, former parish, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical