Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Mhicheil, Barvas (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 544 480 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
154400 948000
Latitude
58.35183418374808
Longitude
-6.1983576574944355
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Cladh Mhicheil, Stornoway (Lewis) (0 miles)
St Michael's Church, 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
A burial ground and former chapel (NMRS), its site just above the shore overlooking a long sandy beach (OS Digimap: Tràigh Mhòr).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Barvas, parish (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Mhicheil
Head name
Cladh Mhicheil
Place
Cladh Mhicheil, Barvas (Lewis)
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
Cladh Mhicheil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCladh Mhicheil Head nameCladh Mhicheil PlaceCladh Mhicheil, Barvas (Lewis) 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
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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