Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Finnan's Church, episc. Arisaig & Moidart
Grid reference
NM 709 727 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
170900 772700
Latitude
56.78948422256964
Longitude
-5.751611971626783
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Torr Cill Uanding, Arisaig and Moidart (1.25 miles)
Moidart, parish, Arisaig & Moidart (1.26 miles)
St Agnes's Chapel, Arisaig and Moidart (3.78 miles)
St Finan's Chapel, Arisaig & Moidart (3.86 miles)
Eilean Fhianain, former parish, Arisaig & Moidart (3.86 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Episcopal church, built in eighteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Finnan's Church
Head name
St Finnan's Church
Place
St Finnan's Church, episc. Arisaig & Moidart
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 Finnan's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Finnan's Church Head nameSt Finnan's Church PlaceSt Finnan's Church, episc. Arisaig & Moidart 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.