Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Creagan Mhàrtainn, Boleskine and Abertarff
Grid reference
NH 282 118 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
228200 811800
Latitude
57.16501537143616
Longitude
-4.841422734164061
Altitude (metres)
230
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Cill Donnain, eccl. Kilmonivaig (5.74 miles)
Abertarff, former parish, Boleskine & Abertarff (5.94 miles)
St Peter's Chapel, Boleskine & Abertarff (6.02 miles)
Cille Chuimein, eccles., Boleskine & Abertarff (6.42 miles)
Rubha Chaluim, Kilmonivaig (6.75 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Creagan Mhàrtainn
Head name
Creagan Mhàrtainn
Place
Creagan Mhàrtainn, Boleskine and Abertarff
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
Creagan Mhàrtuinn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCreagan Mhàrtuinn Head nameCreagan Mhàrtainn PlaceCreagan Mhàrtainn, Boleskine and Abertarff 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
Martin (ns) (maybe)
Martin of Tours (maybe)
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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