Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Mhicheil, ~well, Harris
Grid reference
NG 031 838 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
103100 883800
Latitude
57.74566599251037
Longitude
-6.990796137926567
Nearby places
Tobar Micheil, settlement, Harris (0 miles)
Rodel, former parish, Harris (1.08 miles)
St Clement's Church, Rodel, Harris (1.08 miles)
Kilbride, eccles. Harris (Harris) (5.77 miles)
Harris, parish (5.77 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of the well is inferred from the settlement-name, Tobar Micheil (sic) on modern OS maps.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Harris, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Mhicheil
Head name
Tobar Mhicheil
Place
Tobar Mhicheil, ~well, Harris
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
