Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Snizort, parish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 418 485 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
141800 848500
Latitude
57.45337750821341
Longitude
-6.304939550927172
Nearby places
St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) (0 miles)
Loch Connan, Bracadale (Skye) (3.91 miles)
Kiltaraglen, settlement Portree (Skye) (4.71 miles)
Kiltaraglen, ~eccles. Portree (Skye) (4.75 miles)
Portree, modern parish (Skye) (5.03 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the old parish church of Snizort, St Columba's, sometime cathedral of the bishops of the Isles.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Portree, modern parish (Skye) (formerly)
Contains Uig, former parish, Snizort (Skye)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Eilean Chaluim-chille, Portree (Skye)
Contains Kiltaraglen, ~eccles. Portree (Skye)
Contains Kiltaraglen, ~eccles. Portree (Skye)
Contains River Conon, Snizort (Uig,Skye)
Contains St Columba's Chapel, Portree (Skye)
Contains St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye)
Parish details
Snizort - Skye
Parish TLA
SNZ
County
Inverness-shire
Medieval diocese
Isles
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Snizort (Skye)
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Snizort (Skye)
Place
Snizort, parish (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Snisport 1561, Assumption
Historic formSnisport This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSnizort (Skye) PlaceSnizort, parish (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 675 Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
Associated person or bodyBishop of the Isles Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995