Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Chalmaig, Moulin
Grid reference
NN 941 581 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
294100 758100
Latitude
56.70271652643453
Longitude
-3.729775862860656
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Tobar Argain, well, Moulin (0.06 miles)
Toberargan, settlement Moulin (0.06 miles)
Moulin, parish (0.76 miles)
Mains of Killichangie, settlmnt Logierait (2.42 miles)
Killichangie, eccl. Logierait (2.45 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In respect of this well, note that there was an annual fair in Moulin parish at the end of February (OSA PER, Moulin) called Féill Mo-Chalmaig (Liddell 1993, 64). See NMRS for evidence for the existence of this well, and for its location.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Moulin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Chalmaig
Head name
Tobar Chalmaig
Place
Tobar Chalmaig, Moulin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
