Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tom Orain, Dull
Grid reference
NN 865 367 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
286500 736700
Latitude
56.50875592802622
Longitude
-3.844451412944236
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Coittag's Well, Dull (formerly Kenmore) (1.32 miles)
Cill-Fhionn, eccles., Dull (1.32 miles)
Corry Henzie, Crieff (1.97 miles)
Amulree, ford, Little Dunkeld x Dull (2.17 miles)
Amulree, settlement Dull (2.17 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A small hill or ridge on whose east end is an old homestead, formerly interpreted as a dún (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dull, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tom Orain
Head name
Tom Orain
Place
Tom Orain, Dull
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
Tom Orain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTom Orain Head nameTom Orain PlaceTom Orain, Dull 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
Odrán, Oran (ns) (probable)
Odrán of Iona (probable)
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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