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Loch Maree, Gairloch
Grid reference
NG 931 723 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
193100 872300
Latitude
57.69307379193883
Longitude
-5.47190246031815
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Isle Maree, in 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
Water
Relationships with other places
Contains Eilean Eachainn, Loch Maree, Gairloch
Contains Isle Maree, in Loch Maree, Gairloch
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Maree
Head name
Loch Maree
Place
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
Lochmourie 1656, Rec. Presb. Dingwall
Historic formLochmourie Head nameLoch Maree PlaceLoch Maree, Gairloch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRec. Presb. Dingwall, 282 Date of citation1656 x 1656 |
Source code
Rec. Presb. Dingwall
Historic formLoch Mari Head nameLoch Maree PlaceLoch Maree, Gairloch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 3 p90 Date of citation1791 x 1799 Feature named in sourceloch |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Loch Maree 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Maree Head nameLoch Maree PlaceLoch 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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