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Loch Haluim, Tongue
Grid reference
NC 559 455 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
255900 945500
Latitude
58.37452488878216
Longitude
-4.464218258321992
Altitude (metres)
185
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Tongue, modern parish (7.39 miles)
Cnoc Chealamy, Farr (10.02 miles)
Loch Chealamy, Farr (10.5 miles)
Loch ma Nàire, Farr (11.47 miles)
Coire Meall Chaluim, Farr (11.93 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tongue, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Haluim
Head name
Loch Haluim
Place
Loch Haluim, Tongue
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 Chaluim 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Chaluim Head nameLoch Haluim PlaceLoch Haluim, Tongue 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.