Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Cill Moire, well, Strathlachlan
Grid reference
NS 010 950 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
201000 695000
Latitude
56.10628912385845
Longitude
-5.200474028199491
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Kilmorie, eccles. Strathlachlan (0 miles)
Strathlachlan, parish (aka Kilmorie) (0.06 miles)
Kilbride, settlement, Strathlachlan (0.67 miles)
Kilbride, eccles., Strathlachlan (Cowal) (0.95 miles)
Kilbride Island, Strathlachlan (1.1 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Notes
The well lies a few yards south of Kilmorie burial ground. NMRS indicates that it has 'an iron-rimmed circular stone basin' (Canmore ID 40555).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Cill Moire
Head name
Tobar Cill Moire
Place
Tobar Cill Moire, well, Strathlachlan
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
Tobar Cille Moire 1873, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTobar Cille Moire Head nameTobar Cill Moire PlaceTobar Cill Moire, well, Strathlachlan 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilmorie, Kilmorie, eccles. Strathlachlan
Place-name data
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