Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bogach Maari, North Uist
Grid reference
NF 863 718 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
86300 871800
Latitude
57.62690660789554
Longitude
-7.256265926206386
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Buaile Maari, North Uist (0.39 miles)
Cnoc Mhic Eoghainn, North Uist (2.06 miles)
Oban Mhic Eoghain, North Uist (2.22 miles)
Tobar Chaluim Chille, (SXD) North Uist (2.22 miles)
Sand, former parish (SXD) North Uist (2.92 miles)
Object Classification
Field
possibly
Vegetation
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Uist, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Buaile Maari, North Uist
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bogach Maari
Head name
Bogach Maari
Place
Bogach 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
Bogach Maari 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBogach Maari Head nameBogach Maari PlaceBogach Maari, 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Buaile Maari, Buaile Maari, North Uist
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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