Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Coire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye)
Grid reference
NG 214 419 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
121400 841900
Latitude
57.38222829438282
Longitude
-6.636350323697196
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Allt Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye) (0.42 miles)
Kilmuir, settlement Duirinish (Skye) (4.24 miles)
Kilmuir, former parish, Duirinish (Skye) (4.42 miles)
St Mary's Church/Kilmuir Duirinish (Skye) (4.42 miles)
St Comgan's Chapel, Duirinish (Skye) (5.41 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duirinish, parish (Skye)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Coire Mhic Mhicheil
Head name
Coire Mhic Mhicheil
Place
Coire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye)
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
Coire Mhicheil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCoire Mhicheil Head nameCoire Mhic Mhicheil PlaceCoire Mhic Mhicheil, Duirinish (Skye) 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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