Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 175 497 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
117500 849700
Latitude
57.44966289542249
Longitude
-6.70998149614703
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Francis' Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) (1.9 miles)
Kilmuir, former parish, Duirinish (Skye) (5.03 miles)
St Mary's Church/Kilmuir Duirinish (Skye) (5.03 miles)
Kilmuir, settlement Duirinish (Skye) (5.23 miles)
Coire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye) (5.41 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In Kilchoan burying ground, nothing survives of the chapel above ground, though some foundations have been found on digging graves nearby. There is a fifteenth-century grave-slab at the site (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duirinish, parish (Skye)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cill Chomghain
Head name
Cill Chomghain
Place
St Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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
Historic formKilchoan Head nameCill Chomghain PlaceSt Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Hebrides Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Cill Chomghain 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formCill Chomghain Head nameCill Chomghain PlaceSt Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 281 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Saints in this place-name
Comgan (ns) (certain)
St Comgan's Chapel
Head name
St Comgan's Chapel
Place
St Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye)
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 Congan's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Congan's Chapel Head nameSt Comgan's Chapel PlaceSt Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) 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
Comgan (ns) (certain)
Place-name data
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