Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Columba Church, Petty
Grid reference
NH 738 498 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
273800 849800
Latitude
57.52097485464122
Longitude
-4.107374369632795
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Petty, parish (0 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Petty (1.45 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, (ant.) Inverness & Bona (2.15 miles)
Dalcross Chapel, Croy & Dalcross (2.39 miles)
Dalcross, former parish, Croy and Dalcross (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The present church built at this site in 1836 (NMRS). This is likely to be the site of the old parish kirk, given its proximity to Old Petty (the castle) and the remains of the motte adjacent. It can therefore be assumed to be the same place as Heglish-Coumekille described in Geog. Coll. ii, 557-8: 'Alt Terly (OS Alterlie, NH716493), a myl thence Bony (= Lonnie?, NH737491), a myl thence Heglish-Colmekill'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Petty, parish
Relationships with other places
Related ? St Columba's Chapel, Petty
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Eaglais Chaluim Chille
Head name
Eaglais Chaluim Chille
Place
St Columba Church, Petty
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Heglish-Colmekill 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formHeglish-Colmekill Head nameEaglais Chaluim Chille PlaceSt Columba Church, Petty Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 558 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
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 Church
Head name
St Columba Church
Place
St Columba Church, Petty
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
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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