Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bad Màiri, Latheron
Grid reference
ND 075 325 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
307500 932500
Latitude
58.27173296589382
Longitude
-3.5771057684450493
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Dunbeath, former parish, Latheron (5.2 miles)
Croit Trolla, Dunbeath, Latheron (5.2 miles)
Knockinnon, settlement, Latheron (6.3 miles)
Knockinnan Castle, Latheron (6.41 miles)
Kilfedder Moss, Latheron (6.93 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Roy map, mid 18th century, shows a group of six buildings, un-named, on the eastern part of this feature. Might this have been a settlement-name as well?
Relationships with other parishes
Within Latheron, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bad Màiri
Head name
Bad Màiri
Place
Bad Màiri, Latheron
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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
Bad Màiri 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBad Màiri Head nameBad Màiri PlaceBad Màiri, Latheron 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (doubtful)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (doubtful)
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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