Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Claodh Bhreanain, Kilninver
Grid reference
NM 780 210 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
178000 721000
Latitude
56.32932549680625
Longitude
-5.591370850951012
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Suidhe Bhreanain, Kilninver (0 miles)
Kilninver, former parish, K & Kilmelfort (2.88 miles)
St Bean's Church, Kilninver (& Kilmelfort) (2.88 miles)
Kilbrandon, former parish KBK (Seil) (2.93 miles)
Kilbrandon, eccles. KBK (Seil) (2.93 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this site is indicated by Gillies 1902, and its approximate location by Gilmour who describes it as 'the low and barely discernible remains of a churchyard, Gillies' Claodh Bhreanain' (2008, 51). Gillies describes it thus: 'on a hill overlooking Clachan Sound, known as Suidhe Bhreanain (the seat of St Brendan), there are the remains of a churchyard called Claodh Bhreanain (the burial-ground of Brendan).'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilninver & Kilmelfort, modern parish
Within Kilninver, former parish, K & Kilmelfort (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Within Suidhe Bhreanain, Kilninver
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Claodh Bhreanain
Head name
Claodh Bhreanain
Place
Claodh Bhreanain, Kilninver
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Claodh Bhreanain 1902, Gillies 1902
Historic formClaodh Bhreanain Head nameClaodh Bhreanain PlaceClaodh Bhreanain, Kilninver Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGillies 1902, Ch. 4 Date of citation1902 x 1902 |
Source code
Gillies 1902
Author
P. Gillies
Source title
Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood
Year
1902
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)