Saints in Scottish Place-Names
Funded by a Leverhulme Trust Project Grant
Peterburn, settlement, Gairloch
Grid reference
NG 742 832 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
0 0
Latitude
57.7816912011739
Longitude
-5.798537159697787
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Allt Phadruig, burn, Gairloch (0.2 miles)
Gairloch, parish (6.35 miles)
Camas Phail, bay, Gairloch (6.75 miles)
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr (9.21 miles)
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag (9.31 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gairloch, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Allt Phadruig, burn, Gairloch
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Aultanphadric
Head name
Aultanphadric
Place
Peterburn, settlement, Gairloch
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Aultanphadric 1905, OS 6 inch 1st revision
Historic formAultanphadric Head nameAultanphadric PlacePeterburn, settlement, Gairloch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch 1st revision Date of citation1905 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch 1st revision
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (probable)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (probable)
Peterburn
Head name
Peterburn
Place
Peterburn, settlement, Gairloch
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Peterburn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeterburn Head namePeterburn PlacePeterburn, settlement, Gairloch 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
Peter (ns) (doubtful)
Peter, apostle (doubtful)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
Map Layers
The map interface was produced using the Leaflet.js library. Attribution for the base layers is as follows:
Default map:
Tiles © Esri — Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, TomTom, Intermap, iPC, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), and the GIS User Community
Satellite map:
Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, UPR-EGP, and the GIS User Community
Satellite map with labels:
Base map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA, Imagery © Mapbox
Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
