Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ballyhennan, settlement Arrochar
Grid reference
NN 313 045 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
231300 704500
Latitude
56.20321548608943
Longitude
-4.7198591290091985
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
Killchen, Arrochar (0.39 miles)
Arrochar, modern parish (1.25 miles)
Rowardennan, settlement Buchanan (4.31 miles)
Rowardennan, relief Buchanan (4.84 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, eccl., Luss (6.61 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the road between Tarbat and Arrochar.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ballyhennan
Head name
Ballyhennan
Place
Ballyhennan, settlement Arrochar
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
Ballyhennan 1864, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBallyhennan Head nameBallyhennan PlaceBallyhennan, settlement Arrochar 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.
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
