Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Colme's, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally
Grid reference
NO 003 468 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
300300 746800
Latitude
56.60259357025414
Longitude
-3.6241824502953977
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Anne's Church, Dowally, Dunkeld & Dowally (0.76 miles)
Dowally, former parish, Dunkeld & Dowally (0.76 miles)
St Anne's Well, Dowally, Dunkeld & Dowally (0.82 miles)
St Colme's Mould, Dunkeld & Dowally (0.87 miles)
Dalmarnock, settlement, Little Dunkeld (0.89 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A small house on Rotmel Farm (OS 6" says 'on site of Rotmel Castle'). NMRS records that there is no evidence on th ground to confirm the presence of a fort, and that the situation is an unlikely one for a fort.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunkeld & Dowally
Relationships with other places
Contains St Colme's Loch, Dunkeld & Dowally
Adjacent St Colme's Mould, Dunkeld & Dowally
1.2 km away
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Colme's
Head name
St Colme's
Place
St Colme's, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally
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
St Colme's 1867, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Colme's Head nameSt Colme's PlaceSt Colme's, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1867 x 1867 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of St Colme's Loch, St Colme's Loch, Dunkeld & Dowally
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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