Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 640 559 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
264000 755900
Latitude
56.67517334099165
Longitude
-4.2198957416107055
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Cill Mo Sheonaid, Fortingall (2.17 miles)
St Blane's Chapel, Fortingall (3.59 miles)
St Peter's Well, Fortingall (3.59 miles)
Cladh Chunna, Fortingall (5.07 miles)
St Adamnan's Cross, Fortingall (5.23 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This corrie lay on the former parish boundary between a formerly detached part of Logierait (to the west) and Fortingall (to the east). The detached part of Logierait is now part of Fortingall.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh
Head name
Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh
Place
Coire Dubh Dhonnachaidh, Fortingall
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 Dhonnachaidh 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCoire Dhonnachaidh Head nameCoire Dubh Dhonnachaidh PlaceCoire Dubh Dhonnachaidh, Fortingall 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 1920-1933 map:
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