Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr
Grid reference
NG 864 917 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
186400 891700
Latitude
57.863874551914925
Longitude
-5.601378170546066
Altitude (metres)
95
Nearby places
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag (0.12 miles)
Cnoc Iseabail (0.71 miles)
Loch Iseabail, Gairloch (0.79 miles)
Camas Buidhe Eoghainn (3.88 miles)
Camas Phail, bay, Gairloch (5.4 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Needs parish ID. One of two lochs together, on high moorland.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr
Head name
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr
Place
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr
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
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr Head nameLochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr PlaceLochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr 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.
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag, Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag
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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