Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Soroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree)
Grid reference
NL 983 416 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
98300 741600
Latitude
56.46975672094774
Longitude
-6.899801053727489
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Columba's Church, Soroby (Tiree) (0 miles)
Tiree, modern parish (2.36 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Tiree (Tiree) (3 miles)
Kilmaluaig, eccles., Tiree (3.08 miles)
Kilkenneth, settlement (Tiree) (3.12 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Cladh Soroby, which is at the site of the old parish church of Soroby.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tiree, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Cill Choinnich, eccles. (Tiree)
Contains Kilkenneth, settlement (Tiree)
Contains St Columba's Church, Soroby (Tiree)
Parish details
Soroby one of 2 medieval parish kirks on Tiree TIR
Parish TLA
SXB
Medieval diocese
Isles
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Soroby
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Soroby
Place
Soroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Soiribie 1561, Assumption
Historic formSoiribie This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSoroby PlaceSoroby, former parish, Tiree (Tiree) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 674 Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
Associated person or bodyIona Abbey or Abbot 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
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