Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Allt Fuaran Phoil, Alvie etc.
Grid reference
NH 830 160 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
283000 816000
Latitude
57.219969309180044
Longitude
-3.9377795180392376
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Alvie, parish (4.66 miles)
Glenshiel, moder parish (5.42 miles)
Rothiemurchus, former parish, Duthil and Rothiemurchus (5.42 miles)
St Eata's Well, Alvie (5.6 miles)
St Eata's Chapel, Alvie (5.72 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A burn high in the hills forming the boundary between Alvie (west) and Duthil & Rothiemurchus (east)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Allt Fuaran Phoil
Head name
Allt Fuaran Phoil
Place
Allt Fuaran Phoil, Alvie etc.
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
Allt Fuaran Phàil 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAllt Fuaran Phàil Head nameAllt Fuaran Phoil PlaceAllt Fuaran Phoil, Alvie etc. 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
Paul (ns) (doubtful)
Paul, apostle (doubtful)
Paul the hermit, of Thebes (doubtful)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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