Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Boleskine, former parish, BAF
Grid reference
NH 507 221 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
250700 822100
Latitude
57.26533385759682
Longitude
-4.475902568115445
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Torr Dhonnachaidh, Boleskine & Abertarff (1.28 miles)
Inchconachar, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (1.78 miles)
Croit Moluag, Dores, alias Priestfield (2.68 miles)
St Moluag's Chapel, Dores (2.68 miles)
Croit Mo-Chrostain, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (3.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the site of Boleskine old Parish Church, destroyed in c. 1777 (NMRS). There is no trace of it now.
Relationships with other parishes
Parish details
Boleskine, part of Boleskine and Abertarff BAF
Parish TLA
BOX
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Boleskine
Boleskin 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formBoleskin Head nameBoleskine PlaceBoleskine, former parish, BAF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 217 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
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