Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Callum's Hill, Crieff
Grid reference
NN 875 222 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
287500 722200
Latitude
56.37877817260135
Longitude
-3.8219672901837844
Altitude (metres)
159
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Margaret's College, Crieff (0.62 miles)
St Thomas's Well, Crieff (0.71 miles)
Crieff, parish (0.76 miles)
St Catherine's Glebe, Crieff (0.92 miles)
Monzie, former parish, Crieff x Logiealmond (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Crieff, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Callum's Hill
Head name
Callum's Hill
Place
Callum's Hill, Crieff
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
Callum's Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCallum's Hill Head nameCallum's Hill PlaceCallum's Hill, Crieff 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) (doubtful)
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
