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Isle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch
Grid reference
NG 931 723 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
193100 872300
Latitude
57.69307379193883
Longitude
-5.47190246031815
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Loch Maree, Gairloch (0 miles)
Eilean Eachainn, Loch Maree, Gairloch (0.38 miles)
Loch Phail, Gairloch (6.23 miles)
Gairloch, parish (7.95 miles)
Camas Phail, bay, Gairloch (8.33 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gairloch, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Eilean Eachainn, Loch Maree, Gairloch
Within Loch Maree, Gairloch
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Isle Maree
Head name
Isle Maree
Place
Isle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch
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
Yl. Mulruy 1583, Pont MS
Historic formYl. Mulruy Head nameIsle Maree PlaceIsle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 4: Wester Ross Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Isleand-Mari 1791, OSA
Historic formIsleand-Mari Head nameIsle Maree PlaceIsle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, iii, 90 Date of citation1791 x 1799 Feature named in sourceisland |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Isle Maree 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formIsle Maree Head nameIsle Maree PlaceIsle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch 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
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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