Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat
Grid reference
NH 914 840 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
291400 884000
Latitude
57.8326124346246
Longitude
-3.8290635154239747
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Colman's Church, Tarbat (0 miles)
Tarbat, parish, ROS (0.06 miles)
Colman's Well, Tarbat (0.28 miles)
Mary's Well, by Ballone, Tarbat (0.83 miles)
St Brigit's Chapel, Tarbat (1.51 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The above NGR is for Tarbat parish church, which lies in this settlement.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tarbat, parish, ROS
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Colman's Well, Tarbat
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Portmahomack
Head name
Portmahomack
Place
Portmahomack, settlement, Tarbat
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
Portmahobuagg 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formPortmahobuagg Head namePortmahomack PlacePortmahomack, settlement, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 215 Date of citation1726 x 1726 Feature named in sourceport |
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
Portmaholmack 1793, OSA
Historic formPortmaholmack Head namePortmahomack PlacePortmahomack, settlement, Tarbat Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vi, 417 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourceharbour |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Portmahomack 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPortmahomack Head namePortmahomack PlacePortmahomack, settlement, Tarbat 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
Colmán of Inis Bó Finne (maybe)
Colmán of Moray (maybe)
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