Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Amulree, settlement Dull
Grid reference
NN 900 366 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290000 736600
Latitude
56.508688990008935
Longitude
-3.7875635798871548
Altitude (metres)
275
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Amulree, ford, Little Dunkeld x Dull (0.06 miles)
St Maol Rubha's Chapel, Little Dunkeld (0.14 miles)
Tom Orain, Dull (2.17 miles)
St Coittag's Well, Dull (formerly Kenmore) (3.21 miles)
Cill-Fhionn, eccles., Dull (3.21 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The settlement, a cluster of dwellings around a modern church, is named after the nearby ford of Amulree, which crosses the parish boundary between Dull and Little Dunkeld (to the north). The boundary is formed by the River Bran.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dull, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Amulree, ford, Little Dunkeld x Dull
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Amulree
Head name
Amulree
Place
Amulree, settlement Dull
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
Amulree 1867, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAmulree Head nameAmulree PlaceAmulree, settlement Dull 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 Amulree, Amulree, ford, Little Dunkeld x Dull
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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