Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 413 436 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
241300 743600
Latitude
56.557621371825846
Longitude
-4.5824733002859706
Altitude (metres)
780
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall (0.55 miles)
Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall (1.1 miles)
Allt Chaluim, burn, Killin (6.27 miles)
Beinn Chaluim, Killin (7.27 miles)
Coire Chaluim, Killin (7.46 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The part of the modern parish of Fortingall in which it lies used to be a detached part of that parish.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall
Adjacent Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Creag Eoghannan
Head name
Creag Eoghannan
Place
Creag Eoghannan, 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 Eoghannan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCreag Eoghannan Head nameCreag Eoghannan PlaceCreag Eoghannan, 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) (probable)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Coire Eoghannan, Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall
Same specific as Eas Eoghannan, Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
