Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Inchbraoch, island, Montrose
Grid reference
NO 709 568 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370900 756800
Latitude
56.70213631726738
Longitude
-2.4752870471598842
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Angus
Nearby places
Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock) (0.06 miles)
St Braoch's Church, Inchbraoch/Craig, Montrose (0.06 miles)
St Paul's Church, Montrose (0.39 miles)
Church of Sts Peter & Paul, Montrose (0.64 miles)
Montrose, parish, aka Salorch (0.64 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is in Craig parish, on the northern boundary of that parish, on OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Inchbraoch
Head name
Inchbraoch
Place
Inchbraoch, island, Montrose
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Inchebrioc 1311, Arb. Lib.
Historic formInchebrioc Head nameInchbraoch PlaceInchbraoch, island, Montrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 300 Date of citation1311 approx x 1328 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Inchbrayock 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formInchbrayock Head nameInchbraoch PlaceInchbraoch, island, Montrose 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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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