Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Allt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
Grid reference
NN 164 275 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
216400 727500
Latitude
56.40408831317879
Longitude
-4.975748099332363
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Glenorchy & Inishail, parish (modern) (0.19 miles)
St Conan's Church, Glenorchy & Inishail (0.19 miles)
Glenorchy, former parish (aka Dysart), GIL (0.19 miles)
Dalmally, settlement Glenorchy & Inishail (0.26 miles)
St Conon's Well, Glenorchy & Inishail (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the outflow of the burn at Dalmally.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glenorchy & Inishail, parish (modern)
Within Glenorchy, former parish (aka Dysart), GIL (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Airigh Uachdar Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
Adjacent Allt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
Adjacent Allt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
Adjacent Dalmally, settlement Glenorchy & Inishail
Adjacent Sròn Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Allt Mhaluidh
Head name
Allt Mhaluidh
Place
Allt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail
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
Allt Mhaluidh 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAllt Mhaluidh Head nameAllt Mhaluidh PlaceAllt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail 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.
Allt Mhàillidh 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formAllt Mhàillidh Head nameAllt Mhaluidh PlaceAllt Mhaluidh, Glenorchy & Inishail Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 290 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Saints in this place-name
Máille, Màillidh (ns) (probable)
Màillidh of Dalmaly (probable)
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