Saints in Scottish Place-Names

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

Relationships with other parishes

Within Fortingall, parish

Within Fortingall, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

Creag Eoghainn

Creag Eoghainn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

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.