Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Portmoak, settlement Portmoak
Grid reference
NO 173 008 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
317300 700800
Latitude
56.19269540790274
Longitude
-3.3328176859355905
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
Portmoak, parish, aka Kirkness (0 miles)
Portmoak, eccles. Portmoak (0 miles)
St Serf's Island, Portmoak (0.83 miles)
St Mary's Church, Scotlandwell, Portmoak (0.86 miles)
St Thomas's Hospital, Portmoak (0.92 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The farm is built beside the chapel which is the remains of Portmoak priory.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Portmoak
Head name
Portmoak
Place
Portmoak, settlement Portmoak
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
Portmoak 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPortmoak Head namePortmoak PlacePortmoak, settlement Portmoak Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Portmoak, Portmoak, eccles. Portmoak
Place-name data
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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
