Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Colm's Chapel, Hoy & Graemsay ORK
Grid reference
HY 246 065 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324600 100650
Latitude
58.93949473797442
Longitude
-3.310276237299483
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Stromness, parish (Orkney) (1.14 miles)
Hoy (& Graemsay), parish, ORK (1.36 miles)
Petertown, Mainland ORK (3.76 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Stromness (Orkney) (4.04 miles)
St John's Head, Hoy (4.44 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Colm's Chapel
Head name
St Colm's Chapel
Place
St Colm's Chapel, Hoy & Graemsay ORK
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Colm's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Colm's Chapel Head nameSt Colm's Chapel PlaceSt Colm's Chapel, Hoy & Graemsay ORK Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)