Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dalmoris, settlment, Blair Atholl
Grid reference
NN 886 710 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288600 771000
Latitude
56.81728069256963
Longitude
-3.825175542692614
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Lude, former parish, Blair Atholl (1.77 miles)
Ruidh Moraig, Blair Atholl (2.8 miles)
Loch Moraig, Blair Atholl (3.03 miles)
St Bride's Kirk, Blair Atholl (3.03 miles)
Blair Atholl, parish (3.09 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This name, shown on Blaeu's map (1654) seems to refer to the scatter of houses at the NGR given. These houses are now marked as in ruins on OS Digimap, and named Sean-bhaile 'old village' or 'old farm'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Blair Atholl, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalmoris
Head name
Dalmoris
Place
Dalmoris, settlment, Blair Atholl
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formDalmoris Head nameDalmoris PlaceDalmoris, settlment, Blair Atholl Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Scotiae provinciae mediterraneae Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
