Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mount Meddin, hill
Grid reference
NJ 404 212 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
340400 821200
Latitude
57.27774590965642
Longitude
-2.988596272344094
Altitude (metres)
595
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St Luke's Chapel, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's) (3.16 miles)
St Ronald's Well, Towie (3.17 miles)
Chapel Ronald, Kildrummy (3.28 miles)
St Luke's Well, Kildrummy (Mo Luag's) (3.28 miles)
Kilbacho, settlement Kildrummy (3.38 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It marks the point where four parishes meet: Cabrach in the north, Kildrummy to the east, a detached part of Strathdon to the south, and a detached part of Towie to the south-south-east (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cabrach, parish, aka Cloveth
Within Kildrummy, parish
Within Strathdon, parish, aka Invernochty (formerly)
Within Towie, parish, alias Kilbathock (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mount Meddin
Head name
Mount Meddin
Place
Mount Meddin, hill
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
Mount Meddin 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMount Meddin Head nameMount Meddin PlaceMount Meddin, hill 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.
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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