Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Chunna, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 670 483 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
267000 748300
Latitude
56.6078004776118
Longitude
-4.167049982349918
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Adamnan's Cross, Fortingall (2.82 miles)
Clach Mo-Luchaig, Fortingall (4.47 miles)
Fortingall, parish (4.53 miles)
Dail Mo Choid, Fortingall (4.56 miles)
Dail Chiarain, Fortingall (5.02 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records 'an ancient cemetery' at this site, and notes Watson's observation (1939) that 'The saint's well is nearby, and behind the graveyard is Radhar a' Chluig, 'the outfield of the bell', indicating a possible relic of the saint.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Chunna
Head name
Cladh Chunna
Place
Cladh Chunna, 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
Cladh Chunna 1928, Watson, Breadalbane 1928
Historic formCladh Chunna Head nameCladh Chunna PlaceCladh Chunna, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson, Breadalbane 1928, 169 Date of citation1928 x 1928 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted in Watson, Scottish Place-Name Papers (London 2002), to which printing page numbers refer in our references. |
Source code
Watson, Breadalbane 1928
Author
W.J. Watson
Source title
The Place-Names of Breadalbane
Journal
Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness
Pages
115-35
Volume
35
Year
1928
Notes
Reprinted in Watson, Scottish Place-Name Papers (London 2002), to which printing page numbers refer in our references.
Saints in this place-name
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (maybe)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (maybe)
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