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Loch Duich, Kintail
Grid reference
NG 900 210 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
190000 821000
Latitude
57.23163817234498
Longitude
-5.479775646817076
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Cill a' Chaoin-tearn, ~eccles. Glenshiel (0 miles)
Cill a' Chaoin-tearn, settlement, Glenshiel (0.53 miles)
Cill Fhearchair, cemetery, Glenshiel (2.72 miles)
Kintail, parish (2.85 miles)
St Dubhthach's Church, Kintail (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kintail, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Dubhthach's Church, Kintail
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Duich
Head name
Loch Duich
Place
Loch Duich, Kintail
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
Loch Dowich 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formLoch Dowich Head nameLoch Duich PlaceLoch Duich, Kintail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 543 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Historic formL Head nameLoch Duich PlaceLoch Duich, Kintail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Northern Scotland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Loch Dubhthaich 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formLoch Dubhthaich Head nameLoch Duich PlaceLoch Duich, Kintail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 284 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Kilduich, St Dubhthach's Church, Kintail
Same specific as St Dubhthach's Church, St Dubhthach's Church, Kintail