Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tillyoran, settlement Lochlee
Grid reference
NO 517 770 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351700 777000
Latitude
56.88201737324267
Longitude
-2.7926701745350893
Altitude (metres)
240
County
Angus
Nearby places
Droustie's Meadow, Lochlee (2.64 miles)
Mary Well, Edzell (4.76 miles)
Droustie's Well, Lochlee (5.07 miles)
Dalbog, former parish, Edzell (5.38 miles)
Lethnot, former parish, Lethnot & Navar (5.65 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to the burn which marks the boundary. It is shown as a ruin on OS 6 inch 1st edn, and still marked as ruinous on OS Digimap.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lethnot, former parish, Lethnot & Navar (formerly)
Within Lochlee, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tillyoran
Head name
Tillyoran
Place
Tillyoran, settlement Lochlee
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Tillyoran 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTillyoran Head nameTillyoran PlaceTillyoran, settlement Lochlee 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.