Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tobar Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
Grid reference
NH 390 300 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
239000 830000
Latitude
57.33226031403601
Longitude
-4.674840837277896
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Croit Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (0.62 miles)
Cladh Churadáin, eccles. Urquhart & Glenmoriston (0.87 miles)
Suidhe Ghurmain, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (1.95 miles)
Kilmartin Farm, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (2.24 miles)
St Ninians, episc. Urquhart & Glenmoriston (2.48 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Watson states that this well is 'on Buntait', which gives the approximate NGR.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tobar Churadáin
Head name
Tobar Churadáin
Place
Tobar Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Tobar Churadáin 315, Watson 1926
Historic formTobar Churadáin Head nameTobar Churadáin PlaceTobar Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926 Date of citation315 x 315 |
Source code
Watson 1926
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
Year
1926
Saints in this place-name
Curetan (ns) (certain)
Curetan of Rosemarkie (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Cladh Churadáin, Cladh Churadáin, eccles. Urquhart & Glenmoriston
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