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Ballochmartin, settlement Cumbrae
Grid reference
NS 176 570 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
217600 657000
Latitude
55.7718965465253
Longitude
-4.908223800881111
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Bute
Nearby places
Ninian Brae, Cumbrae (0.57 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, episc. Cumbrae (1.39 miles)
Cumbrae, parish (1.67 miles)
St Colm's Kirk, Cumbrae (1.67 miles)
St Columba's Church, Largs (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the shore below, to the east, is Ballochmartin Bay. The settlement stands at the side of a road (the 'bealach') which runs south from the shore at Fairhaven to Millport, over a hill called Ninian Brae.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cumbrae, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Ninian Brae, Cumbrae
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ballochmartin
Head name
Ballochmartin
Place
Ballochmartin, settlement Cumbrae
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
South Ballochmartyne 1536, RMS
Historic formSouth Ballochmartyne Head nameBallochmartin PlaceBallochmartin, settlement Cumbrae Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1569 Date of citation1536 x 1536 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Ballochmartin 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBallochmartin Head nameBallochmartin PlaceBallochmartin, settlement Cumbrae 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
Martin (ns) (maybe)
Martin of Tours (maybe)
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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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