Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Eas Eoghannan, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 424 422 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242400 742200
Latitude
56.54542535820614
Longitude
-4.563743539915303
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall (1.1 miles)
Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall (1.43 miles)
Allt Chaluim, burn, Killin (5.44 miles)
Beinn Chaluim, Killin (6.64 miles)
Coire Chaluim, Killin (6.79 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now in Fortingall, formerly in a detached part of the same parish. The burn flows into the River Lyon at a point where it formed a boundary between what was a detached part of Fortingall and what was a detached part of Kenmore.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fortingall, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Coire Eoghannan, Fortingall
Adjacent Creag Eoghannan, Fortingall
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Eas Eoghannan
Head name
Eas Eoghannan
Place
Eas 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
Eas Eoghannan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEas Eoghannan Head nameEas Eoghannan PlaceEas 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 Creag Eoghannan, Creag 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:
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