Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Machar's Haugh, Kildrummy
Grid reference
NJ 491 183 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
349100 818300
Latitude
57.25274711619231
Longitude
-2.8437112944671252
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Machar's Chapel, Kildrummy (0.18 miles)
Macharshaugh, settlement Kildrummy (0.18 miles)
Nine Maidens' Well, Auchindoir & Kearn (0.43 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Kildrummy (1.28 miles)
St Bride's Well, Kildrummy (1.36 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildrummy, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Macharshaugh, settlement Kildrummy
Adjacent St Machar's Chapel, Kildrummy
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Machar's Haugh
Head name
Machar's Haugh
Place
Machar's Haugh, Kildrummy
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
Machar's Haugh 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMachar's Haugh Head nameMachar's Haugh PlaceMachar's Haugh, Kildrummy 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
Machar (ns) (certain)
Machar (certain)
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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