Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobermory, settlement KKE (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 501 553 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
150100 755300
Latitude
56.622854535021794
Longitude
-6.074366529295924
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, KKE (Mull) (0 miles)
Tobar Mhoire, well, KKE (Mull) (0.06 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Morvern (2.86 miles)
Cnoc Mhicheil, Morvern (3.03 miles)
Cnoc Eoin, KKE (Mull) (3.47 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for St Mary's Chapel with its nearby well, from which Tobermory is supposed to take its name - Tobar Mhoire. For discussion of it as a hagiotoponym, see Tobar Mhoire.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobermory
Head name
Tobermory
Place
Tobermory, settlement KKE (Mull)
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Tobor Morar 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775
Historic formTobor Morar Head nameTobermory PlaceTobermory, settlement KKE (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceJohnson's Journey, 1775, 137 |
Source code
Johnson's Journey, 1775
Author
Samuel Johnson
Source title
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Editors
Mary Lascelles
Year
1971
Historic formTobermory Head nameTobermory PlaceTobermory, settlement KKE (Mull) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiv, 146 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Tobermory 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTobermory Head nameTobermory PlaceTobermory, settlement KKE (Mull) 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.
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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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