Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kildermorie Forest, Alness
Grid reference
NH 465 786 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
246500 878600
Latitude
57.77100627858177
Longitude
-4.581062673496139
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Kildermorie, settlement, Alness (2.96 miles)
Gleann Mhuire, glen, Alness (2.99 miles)
Kildermorie Lodge, Alness (3.3 miles)
Carn Maire, Kincardine, Alness, Rosken (3.42 miles)
Cille Mhuire, Alness, Kildermorie (3.64 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alness, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cille Mhuire, Alness, Kildermorie
Detached from Gleann Mhuire, glen, Alness
Adjacent Loch Morie, Alness
Adjacent Tobar Mhuire, Alness, by Loch Morie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kildermorie Forest
Head name
Kildermorie Forest
Place
Kildermorie Forest, Alness
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
Kildermorie Forest 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKildermorie Forest Head nameKildermorie Forest PlaceKildermorie Forest, Alness 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
Derives from Cille Mhuire, Cille Mhuire, Alness, Kildermorie
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
