Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Stornoway (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 544 480 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
154400 948000
Latitude
58.35183418374808
Longitude
-6.1983576574944355
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Cladh Mhicheil, Barvas (Lewis) (0 miles)
Cladh Mhicheil, Stornoway (Lewis) (0 miles)
Teampull Amhlaigh, Stornoway (Lewis) (5.24 miles)
Cnoc Chaitriana, Stornoway (Lewis) (6.75 miles)
Tobar Huisdein, Stornoway (Lewis) (9.07 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The tradition of the church was still known locally in 1969, where it stood in a burial ground called Cladh Mhicheil ('St Michael's burial ground'). It is believed to have stood at NB5440 4801, but there is now no trace of it (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stornoway, parish (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Church
Head name
St Michael's Church
Place
St Michael's Church, Stornoway (Lewis)
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
St Michael 1703, Martin 1703
Historic formSt Michael Head nameSt Michael's Church PlaceSt Michael's Church, Stornoway (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMartin 1703, 106 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994. |
Source code
Martin 1703
Author
Martin Martin
Source title
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
Year
1703
Notes
The 1981 reprint is of the second edition of this work, published 1716. K. Ahronson has a date of 1994.
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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