Context
This site is located in the north western part of South Uist. Early maps showing forms in Kilchainie, Kilyanen indicate the likelihood of a church dedicated to St Cainnech having existed here at some point. However, only Àird Choinnich survives and is described by the OS Name Books as ‘a small district of cultivated land between Loch Bee and the public Road’ [simple_tooltip content='OS Name Books, Inverness-shire Ordnance Survey Name Books, 1876-1878. ScotlandsPlaces <https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/inverness-shire-os-name-books-1876-1878>.'](OS1/18/10/83)[/simple_tooltip].
See Àird Choinnich for the full discussion of this site.
- Grid reference: NF759461 (assumed location)
Meaning
[simple_tooltip content='Scottish Gaelic']G[/simple_tooltip] cill ‘a church, chapel, churchyard, burial ground, hermit’s cell’ + [simple_tooltip content='personal name']pn[/simple_tooltip] Cainnech (mac Luigthig of Aghaboe)
(St Cainnech’s Church)
Early forms
[simple_tooltip content='Blaeu, J. 1654. ‘Atlas of Scotland’ (NLS National Library of Scotland) <https://maps.nls.uk/atlas/blaeu/graphic_index_west.html>.']1654 Blaeu[/simple_tooltip] Kilchainie
[simple_tooltip content='Dorret, J. 1750. ‘A general map of Scotland and islands thereto belonging.’ (NLS National Library of Scotland) <https://maps.nls.uk/joins/703.html>.']1750 Dorret[/simple_tooltip] Kilhainie
[simple_tooltip content='Homann, J. 1759. ‘Magnae Britannia : pars septentrionalis qua regnum Scotiae in suas partes et subja centes insulas divisum / Accurata tabula ex archetypo Vischeriano desumta exhibetur imatatore Iohan. Bapt. Homanno, Noribergae.’ (NLS National Library of Scotland) <https://maps.nls.uk/scotland/rec/157>.']1759 Homann[/simple_tooltip] ?Kilyanen
[simple_tooltip content='Campbell, R. 1790. ‘A new and correct map of Scotland or North Britain, with all the posts and military roads.’ (NLS National Library of Scotland) <https://maps.nls.uk/joins/723.html>.']1790 Campbell[/simple_tooltip] Kilkainie
