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Allt Phadruig, burn, Gairloch
Grid reference
NG 739 831 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
173900 883100
Latitude
57.78064371706382
Longitude
-5.803476843312429
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Peterburn, settlement, Gairloch (0.2 miles)
Gairloch, parish (6.42 miles)
Camas Phail, bay, Gairloch (6.93 miles)
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Mòr (9.4 miles)
Lochan Dubh Fhearchair Beag (9.5 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gairloch, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Peterburn, settlement, Gairloch
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Allt Phadruig
Head name
Allt Phadruig
Place
Allt Phadruig, burn, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Allt Phàdruig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAllt Phàdruig Head nameAllt Phadruig PlaceAllt Phadruig, burn, 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
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (probable)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (probable)
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