Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Creag Eoghainn, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 487 561 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
248700 756100
Latitude
56.67226965725045
Longitude
-4.4695021411816045
Altitude (metres)
310
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Killichonan, settlement, Rannoch Fortingall (3.65 miles)
Killichonan, eccles., Rannoch, Fortingall (3.74 miles)
Rannoch, aka Killichonan, former parish FTL (3.74 miles)
Cnoc Eoghainn, Fortingall (4.18 miles)
Milton Eonan, Fortingall (7.96 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Creag Eoghainn
Head name
Creag Eoghainn
Place
Creag Eoghainn, Fortingall
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
Creag Eoghainn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCreag Eoghainn Head nameCreag Eoghainn PlaceCreag Eoghainn, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Saints in this place-name
Adomnán (ns) (maybe) Despite the current form of the name, and the possibility thta it is simply a personal name, the prevalence of Aodmnan's cult locally, and the form it takes in names such as Ardeonaig, make it possible that he is involved in this name.
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (maybe) Despite the current form of the name, and the possibility thta it is simply a personal name, the prevalence of Aodmnan's cult locally, and the form it takes in names such as Ardeonaig, make it possible that he is involved in this name.
Eogan, Eoganán (ns) (maybe) This place-name may not be a hagiotoponym; if it is, Adomnamn is a possibility as well as the various saints under this heading.