Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba's Chapel, Small Isles (Canna)
Grid reference
NG 269 055 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
126900 805500
Latitude
57.05956249979836
Longitude
-6.505162137106026
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Canna, former parish, Small Isles (0 miles)
St Edward's Chapel, Canna, Small Isles (0.62 miles)
Kilmory, settlement Small Isles (Rum) (5.82 miles)
Kilmory, eccles. Small Isles (Rum) (5.82 miles)
Ard Nev, Small Isles (Rum) (6.36 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that the church was mentioned by Archdeacon Monro in 1549, but was in ruins when noticed by Pennant in 1772 (OPS 1855). Nothing is now visible. Early medieval cross-slabs have survived at the site (Fisher 2001, 96-7), now in Canna House, as has a late medieval grave-slab. See NMRS for further discussion and description.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Canna, former parish, Small Isles (formerly)
Within Small Isles, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Columba's Chapel
Head name
St Columba's Chapel
Place
St Columba's Chapel, Small Isles (Canna)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
St Columba's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Columba's Chapel Head nameSt Columba's Chapel PlaceSt Columba's Chapel, Small Isles (Canna) 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 (certain)
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