Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mossfeather, Borgue
Grid reference
NX 639 489 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
263900 548900
Latitude
54.816349852688916
Longitude
-4.118312521625279
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Corsemartin, Borgue (0.43 miles)
Borgue, parish (0.78 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB (0.78 miles)
Kirkeoch, eccles., Kirkchrist, Twynholm (1.75 miles)
Kirkeoch, settlement, Kirkchrist, Twynholm (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Borgue, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mossfeather
Head name
Mossfeather
Place
Mossfeather, Borgue
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
Mossfeather 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMossfeather Head nameMossfeather PlaceMossfeather, Borgue 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
