Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Combs Plantation, Deskford
Grid reference
NJ 485 615 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348500 861500
Latitude
57.64073039456807
Longitude
-2.862743513636492
Altitude (metres)
165
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Comb's Croft, settlement, Deskford (0.12 miles)
Hill of Clashmadin, Rathven and Deskford (1.18 miles)
Clashmadin, hypothetical, Rathven (1.32 miles)
Clashmadin Well, spring, Rathven (1.38 miles)
Deskford, parish (1.43 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Deskford, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Combs Plantation
Head name
Combs Plantation
Place
Combs Plantation, Deskford
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
Comb's Plantation 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formComb's Plantation Head nameCombs Plantation PlaceCombs Plantation, Deskford 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (doubtful)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (doubtful)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
