Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Loch Moraig, Blair Atholl
Grid reference
NN 907 666 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290700 766600
Latitude
56.7782659960691
Longitude
-3.7889054817844805
Altitude (metres)
335
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Ruidh Moraig, Blair Atholl (0.53 miles)
Lude, former parish, Blair Atholl (1.33 miles)
Kilmaveonaig, former parish, Blair Atholl (1.82 miles)
Kilmaveonaig Church, Blair Atholl (1.82 miles)
St Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl (2.48 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It's southern shore is 125 m from the parish boundary.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Blair Atholl, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Moraig
Head name
Loch Moraig
Place
Loch Moraig, Blair Atholl
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
Loch Moraig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Moraig Head nameLoch Moraig PlaceLoch Moraig, Blair Atholl 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:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
