Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cnoc Brannan, Muthill
Grid reference
NN 723 158 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
272300 715800
Latitude
56.31745021167272
Longitude
-4.064856871916692
Altitude (metres)
398
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Carn Labhruinn, Comrie (2.97 miles)
St Patrick's, settlement Muthill (3.51 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Muthill (3.55 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Blairinroar, Muthill (west) (3.55 miles)
St Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie (3.6 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS 6 inch 1st edn shows it on the boundary between Monzievaird & Strowan (detached)to the south and Comrie to the north. That detached part of Monzievaird and Strowan is now in Muthill parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Monzievaird & Strowan, modern parish (formerly)
Within Muthill, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cnoc Brannan
Head name
Cnoc Brannan
Place
Cnoc Brannan, Muthill
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
Cnoc Brannan 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCnoc Brannan Head nameCnoc Brannan PlaceCnoc Brannan, Muthill Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Brénainn (ns) (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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