Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Assynt, parish
Grid reference
NC 249 219 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
224900 921900
Latitude
58.151537645459904
Longitude
-4.97577378824468
Nearby places
Tòrr Eòghainn Dubh, Assynt (6.41 miles)
Alltan Aonghais, Creich, Sutherland (6.46 miles)
Doire Beathaig, Assynt (6.68 miles)
Ruighean Thomais, Assynt (7.57 miles)
Poll Eòghainn, Assynt (8.32 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the remains of the medieval kirk, where an remains of an early medieval cross were found (NMRS, Canmore ID: 4663).
Relationships with other places
Contains Doire Beathaig, Assynt
Contains Poll Eòghainn, Assynt
Contains Ruighean Thomais, Assynt
Contains Tòrr Eòghainn Dubh, Assynt
Parish TLA
ASY
County
Sutherland
Medieval diocese
Caithness
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Assynt
Historic formAscend Head nameAssynt PlaceAssynt, parish SourceSHS Misc., vi, 69 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourcevicarius de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
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