Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Port Màire, Torosay (Mull)
Grid reference
NM 604 246 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
160400 724600
Latitude
56.35302909449138
Longitude
-5.878661480701669
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Tobar Màire, Torosay (Mull) (0.14 miles)
St Kilda's Church, Torosay (Mull) (0.33 miles)
Tobar Choluim Chille, Torosay, Mull (0.81 miles)
St Mary's Well, KKV (Mull) (4.47 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, KKV (Mull) (4.47 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Tobar Màire, Torosay (Mull)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Port Màire
Head name
Port Màire
Place
Port Màire, Torosay (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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Port Màire 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPort Màire Head namePort Màire PlacePort Màire, Torosay (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.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (maybe)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (maybe)
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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