Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Colme's Mould, Dunkeld & Dowally
Grid reference
NO 003 454 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
300300 745400
Latitude
56.59001978981481
Longitude
-3.6236430095899483
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Dalmarnock, settlement, Little Dunkeld (0.38 miles)
Inchmagrannachan, Little Dunkeld (0.65 miles)
St Colme's, settlement Dunkeld & Dowally (0.87 miles)
St Colme's Loch, Dunkeld & Dowally (1.49 miles)
St Anne's Church, Dowally, Dunkeld & Dowally (1.62 miles)
Object Classification
Not Known
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is on the east bank of the River Tay, on the far side of which is the parish of Little Dunkeld.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunkeld & Dowally
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Colme's Mould
Head name
St Colme's Mould
Place
St Colme's Mould, Dunkeld & Dowally
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Colme's Mould 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Colme's Mould Head nameSt Colme's Mould PlaceSt Colme's Mould, Dunkeld & Dowally 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.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)
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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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