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Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 417 444 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
241700 744400
Latitude
56.56493700460192
Longitude
-4.576459952685715
Altitude (metres)
760
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall (0.55 miles)
Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall (1.43 miles)
Allt Chaluim, burn, Killin (6.77 miles)
Beinn Chaluim, Killin (7.81 miles)
Coire Chaluim, Killin (8 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
High in the hills above Loch Lyon, this coire lay in a detached part of Fortingall parish in the nineteenth century (OS 6 inch 1st edn) and remains within that parish now. The waterr flowing south from the coire forms the Eas Eoghannan.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall
Adjacent Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Coire Eoghannan
Head name
Coire Eoghannan
Place
Coire 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
Cory-hewnan 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formCory-hewnan Head nameCoire Eoghannan PlaceCoire Eoghannan, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 563 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Coire Eoghannan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCoire Eoghannan Head nameCoire Eoghannan PlaceCoire 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)
Adomnán (ns) (probable)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Creag Eoghannan, Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall
Same specific as Eas Eoghannan, Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall
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