St Columba’s Church is a 14th Century ruin sitting within its own cemetery and located on a sandy isthmus near Stornoway. Commonly known as St Columba’s (Uidh) - Uidh being the Gaelic for isthmus - the Church is also referred to as the Eye Church or its Gaelic equivalent, Eaglais na h-Aoidhe.
Columba himself never set foot on Lewis, but it is generally accepted that St. Catan, another early Irish saint, established a cell on this site in the 6th Century.
Important not only for its church but for its internationally significant cemetery. St. Columba's has two intricately carved stone grave slabs, originally in the ground, adorning the internal wall of the Church. Both are commemoratives to clan chiefs of the Clan MacLeod. As many as nineteen Macleod Chiefs may be buried in the cemetary.
About St. Columba’s Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
Ui Church: Eaglais na h-Aoidhe
Canmore: Lewis, Aignish, St. Columba's Church
Isle of Lewis: St. Columba's Church Ui
Journey to St. Columba’s Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
St. Columba’s Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe) is located in the village of Aignish east of Stornoway off the A866 in Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland.
Ordnance Survey Map (NB4846932260)
Visitors Information
Visitors information may be found on the Ui Church: Eaglais na h-Aoidhe website. General tourist information may be found on the Outer Hebrides website.
Additional Photos of St. Columba’s Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
Road Sign for St. Columba's Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
Sign for St. Columba's Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
St. Columba’s Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe) and Cemetary
View of the Interior with Carved Grave Stones (far left and far right)
Hung Gravestone of Clan MacLeod Chief
St. Columba's Church (Eaglais na h-Aoidhe)
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