Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 418 485 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
141800 848500
Latitude
57.45337750821341
Longitude
-6.304939550927172
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Snizort, parish (Skye) (0 miles)
Loch Connan, Bracadale (Skye) (3.91 miles)
Kiltaraglen, settlement Portree (Skye) (4.71 miles)
Kiltaraglen, ~eccles. Portree (Skye) (4.75 miles)
Portree, modern parish (Skye) (5.03 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the island of Skeabost in an enclosure containing several buildings. For a description of the site and the surviving remains of the buildings see NMRS. The objection of WD Simpson, cited by NMRS, that this dedication was not that of Columba of Iona ('whose genuine foudnations always bore the name Columkille') should be dismissed. The church complex here was, for a while, the bishop's seat.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Snizort, parish (Skye)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Chaluim Chille
Head name
Cill Chaluim Chille
Place
St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilcholkill 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKilcholkill Head nameCill Chaluim Chille PlaceSt Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Skia vel Skiana |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
St Columba's Kirk
Head name
St Columba's Kirk
Place
St Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanct Colmez kirk 1501
Historic formSanct Colmez kirk Head nameSt Columba's Kirk PlaceSt Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Sanct Colmez kirk 1501
Historic formSanct Colmez kirk Head nameSt Columba's Kirk PlaceSt Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Sanct Colmez kirk 1501
Historic formSanct Colmez kirk Head nameSt Columba's Kirk PlaceSt Columba's Church, Snizort (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)