Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dochmaluag, settlement, Fodderty
Grid reference
NH 519 599 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
251900 859900
Latitude
57.604991875529784
Longitude
-4.478870216839556
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Fodderty, parish (0.53 miles)
St John the Baptist's Well, Fodderty (0.75 miles)
Dingwall, parish (1.96 miles)
St Clement's Aisle, Dingwall (1.96 miles)
St James's Church (Epsicopal), Dingwall (2.1 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
300 m to the north on OS map is Dochnaclear, presumably for *dauach na cléir, 'davoch of the clergy or presbytery'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fodderty, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dochmaluag
Head name
Dochmaluag
Place
Dochmaluag, settlement, Fodderty
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
Davachmaluack 1667, Highland Papers
Historic formDavachmaluack Head nameDochmaluag PlaceDochmaluag, settlement, Fodderty Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceHighland Papers, vol. 2 p25 Date of citation1667 approx x 1667 approx |
Associated person or bodyAlexander McKenzie |
MacPhail, J.R.N, 1914-34, Highland Papers (4 vols), Scottish History Society, Edinburgh.
Doch Moloach 1747, Roy
Historic formDoch Moloach Head nameDochmaluag PlaceDochmaluag, settlement, Fodderty Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1747 x 1752 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Dochmaluag 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDochmaluag Head nameDochmaluag PlaceDochmaluag, settlement, Fodderty 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
Lugaid, Mo Lua, Mo Luóc (ns) (certain)
Mo Luóc m. Luchta of Lismore (maybe)