Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Baile Phail, Lochs (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 414 168 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
141400 916800
Latitude
58.06493632494567
Longitude
-6.385203204847165
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Lochs, parish (Lewis) (3.16 miles)
Eaglais Chaluim Chille, Lochs (Lewis) (3.2 miles)
Eilean Chaluim Chille, Lochs (Lewis) (3.33 miles)
Alltan Pheadair, Lochs (Lewis) (5.68 miles)
Camas Phadruig, Lochs (Lewis) (6.89 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lochs, parish (Lewis)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Baile Phail
Head name
Baile Phail
Place
Baile Phail, Lochs (Lewis)
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
Baile Phail 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBaile Phail Head nameBaile Phail PlaceBaile Phail, Lochs (Lewis) 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
Paul (ns) (maybe)
Paul the hermit, of Thebes (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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