Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Churalain, Lismore & Appin
Grid reference
NM 983 452 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
198300 745200
Latitude
56.55548598832951
Longitude
-5.2822819445550495
Altitude (metres)
190
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Cladh Churalain, Lismore & Appin (0 miles)
Beinn Churalain, Lismore & Appin (0.67 miles)
Port Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn (3.42 miles)
Tobar Choluim-Chille, Ardchattan & Muckairn (3.51 miles)
St Cross Church, episc. Lismore & Appin (3.74 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Geog. Coll. ii, 516: 'In Loch Greverin [Loch Creran]there is a hie mountayne [Beinn Churalain] upon the northsyd therof, in the midpart thereof betwix the sea and the mountayn, there is a Chappell called Craikwherreellan, ther ar springs of fresche water and the opinion of the wholsomnes of the water draweth many people thither upon St Patricks day yearlie in hopes of health from deseases be drinking therof.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cladh Churalain, Lismore & Appin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Churalain
Head name
Tobar Churalain
Place
Tobar Churalain, Lismore & Appin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Tobar Chuiralain 1883, CWP
Historic formTobar Chuiralain Head nameTobar Churalain PlaceTobar Churalain, Lismore & Appin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCWP, 120/88 Date of citation1883 x 1883 Notes on the context of this place-nameOn-line collection and annotated catalogue of Carmichael Watson Papers, held at the University of Edinburgh. http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk/cwatson/en/ |
Source code
CWP
Source title
Carmichael Watson Project
Notes
On-line collection and annotated catalogue of Carmichael Watson Papers, held at the University of Edinburgh. http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk/cwatson/en/
Saints in this place-name
Cyril (ns) (maybe)
Cairell (ns) (maybe)
Curetan (ns) (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Cladh Churalain, Cladh Churalain, Lismore & Appin
Place-name data
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