Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Aldcharmaig, setttlement, Dunkeld
Grid reference
NN 797 596 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279700 759600
Latitude
56.712699734634114
Longitude
-3.965541203505644
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Allt Charmaig, burn, DKD/Blair Atholl (0.09 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Struan, Blair Atholl (3.53 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Struan, Blair Atholl (3.6 miles)
Struan, former parish, Blair Atholl (3.6 miles)
Strath Fionan, Dull (4.49 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Aldcharmaig
Head name
Aldcharmaig
Place
Aldcharmaig, setttlement, Dunkeld
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Aldcharmaig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAldcharmaig Head nameAldcharmaig PlaceAldcharmaig, setttlement, Dunkeld 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.
allt, G, 'burn, stream'
"Cormac's burn" (Gaelic)
Saints in this place-name
Cormac (ns) (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Allt Charmaig, Allt Charmaig, burn, DKD/Blair Atholl
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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