Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bowermadden, settlement, Bower
Grid reference
ND 235 641 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323500 964100
Latitude
58.55857239447043
Longitude
-3.3149315268377713
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Ha' of Bowermadden, Bower (0.4 miles)
Bower, parish (1.57 miles)
Trothanmas Hillock, Olrig (2.94 miles)
St Coomb's Kirk, Olrig (3.01 miles)
St Clair Cottage, Olrig (3.25 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bower, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bowermadden
Head name
Bowermadden
Place
Bowermadden, settlement, Bower
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
Bowarmadden 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formBowarmadden Head nameBowermadden PlaceBowermadden, settlement, Bower Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 163 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Bowermadden 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBowermadden Head nameBowermadden PlaceBowermadden, settlement, Bower 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.
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