Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Mhoire, Crathie & Braemar
Grid reference
NO 084 891 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
308400 789100
Latitude
56.98416395514501
Longitude
-3.5074483930233042
Altitude (metres)
360
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Tom Anthon, Crathie & Braemar (1.07 miles)
Glac Anthon, Crathie & Braemar (1.18 miles)
Creag Phadruig (a), Crathie & Braemar (2.43 miles)
Braemar, former parish. (Kindrocht) CRB (4.26 miles)
St Andrew's RC Church, Braemar CRB (4.26 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is a squat square setting of stones around this well, with a little iron lid at the bottom, with the words Tobar Mhoire inscribed on one of the stones.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Mhoire
Head name
Tobar Mhoire
Place
Tobar Mhoire, Crathie & Braemar
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 Mhoire 1909
Historic formTobar Mhoire Head nameTobar Mhoire PlaceTobar Mhoire, Crathie & Braemar Date of citation1909 x 1909 |
Tobar Mhoire 1909
Historic formTobar Mhoire Head nameTobar Mhoire PlaceTobar Mhoire, Crathie & Braemar Date of citation1909 x 1909 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Tobar Mhoire 1909
Historic formTobar Mhoire Head nameTobar Mhoire PlaceTobar Mhoire, Crathie & Braemar Date of citation1909 x 1909 |
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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