Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Buaile Maari, North Uist
Grid reference
NF 861 724 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
86100 872400
Latitude
57.63213487743969
Longitude
-7.260378971775962
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Bogach Maari, North Uist (0.39 miles)
Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, North Uist (1.73 miles)
Tobar Chaluim Chille, (SXD) North Uist (1.96 miles)
Oban Mhic Eoghain, North Uist (2.55 miles)
Sand, former parish (SXD) North Uist (2.59 miles)
Object Classification
Field
possibly
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Bogach Maari, North Uist
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Buaile Maari
Head name
Buaile Maari
Place
Buaile Maari, 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
Buaile Maari 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBuaile Maari Head nameBuaile Maari PlaceBuaile Maari, North Uist Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1862 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) (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Bogach Maari, Bogach Maari, North Uist
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
