Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, North Uist
Grid reference
NF 838 740 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
83800 874000
Latitude
57.64484101289563
Longitude
-7.300826214695353
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Buaile Maari, North Uist (1.73 miles)
Bogach Maari, North Uist (2.06 miles)
Tobar Chaluim Chille, (SXD) North Uist (2.61 miles)
Sand, former parish (SXD) North Uist (2.63 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Sand SXD (North Uist) (2.63 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Uist, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn
Head name
Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn
Place
Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, North Uist
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
Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Mhic Eoghainn Head nameCnoc Mhic Eoghainn PlaceCnoc Mhic Eoghainn, North Uist 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
Meic Eogain (ns) (maybe)
Meic Eogain (maybe)
Ernán, Ernaíne, Mo Ernóc, Marnan (ns) (maybe)
Ernán mac Eogain (maybe)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
