Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Macharshaugh, settlement Kildrummy
Grid reference
NJ 489 181 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348900 818100
Latitude
57.25092822900185
Longitude
-2.8469848392707444
Altitude (metres)
185
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Machar's Chapel, Kildrummy (0 miles)
Machar's Haugh, Kildrummy (0.18 miles)
Nine Maidens' Well, Auchindoir & Kearn (0.57 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Kildrummy (1.12 miles)
St Bride's Well, Kildrummy (1.2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kildrummy, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Machar's Haugh, Kildrummy
Adjacent St Machar's Chapel, Kildrummy
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Macharshaugh
Head name
Macharshaugh
Place
Macharshaugh, settlement 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Macharishalch 1505, RMS
Historic formMacharishalch Head nameMacharshaugh PlaceMacharshaugh, settlement Kildrummy Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2812 Date of citation1505 x 1505 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Macharshaugh 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMacharshaugh Head nameMacharshaugh PlaceMacharshaugh, settlement 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.
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