Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auchilhanzie, Fowlis Wester
Grid reference
NN 897 241 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
289700 724100
Latitude
56.39635995783046
Longitude
-3.787156614383388
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Milquhanzie Hill, Fowlis Wester (0.53 miles)
Monzie, former parish, Crieff x Logiealmond (1.22 miles)
Callum's Hill, Crieff (1.8 miles)
St Bean's Church, Fowlis Wester (1.92 miles)
Fowlis Wester, parish (1.92 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A farm, in Fowlis Wester, but formerly occupying a tiny detached portion of Crieff parish (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auchilhanzie
Head name
Auchilhanzie
Place
Auchilhanzie, Fowlis Wester
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
Auchilhanzie 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAuchilhanzie Head nameAuchilhanzie PlaceAuchilhanzie, Fowlis Wester Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Cainnech, Kenneth (ns) (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Milquhanzie Hill, Milquhanzie Hill, Fowlis Wester
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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