Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bomakelloch, settlement Botriphnie
Grid reference
NJ 414 451 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341400 845100
Latitude
57.49255563221198
Longitude
-2.9777095716370225
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St Fumac's Well, Botriphnie (2.36 miles)
Fumac Kirk, Botriphnie (2.51 miles)
Botriphnie, parish (2.51 miles)
Glass, parish (3.44 miles)
St Maelrubha's Church, Keith (3.51 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Botriphnie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bomakelloch
Head name
Bomakelloch
Place
Bomakelloch, settlement Botriphnie
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
Bomakelloch 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBomakelloch Head nameBomakelloch PlaceBomakelloch, settlement Botriphnie 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
Cellach, Cellán, Mo Chellóc (ns) (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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