Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Crois Moraig, Small Isles (Eigg)
Grid reference
NM 457 840 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
145700 784000
Latitude
56.87766836290156
Longitude
-6.174366767256245
Altitude (metres)
80
Nearby places
Uamh Fhraing, Small Isles (Eigg) (1.17 miles)
Kildonnan, eccles. Small Isles (Eigg) (2.08 miles)
Kildonan, former parish (Eigg) Small Isles (2.08 miles)
Tobar Challuim Chille, Small Isles (Eigg) (3.22 miles)
Gleann Mhàrtein, SMI (Muck) (4.67 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No trace of it in 1972, whence marked 'site of' on OS maps. According to NMRS Toper (for Tobar) na Beanhma was beside it.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Crois Moraig
Head name
Crois Moraig
Place
Crois Moraig, Small Isles (Eigg)
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
Crois Moraig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCrois Moraig Head nameCrois Moraig PlaceCrois Moraig, Small Isles (Eigg) 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.
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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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