Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Croit Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
Grid reference
NH 390 310 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
239000 831000
Latitude
57.341234332369275
Longitude
-4.6754936196920385
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
Tobar Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (0.62 miles)
Cladh Churadáin, eccles. Urquhart & Glenmoriston (1.07 miles)
Kilmartin Farm, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (2.27 miles)
St Ninians, episc. Urquhart & Glenmoriston (2.52 miles)
Suidhe Ghurmain, Urquhart & Glenmoriston (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Watson (1926, 315) records it as being 'on Buntait'.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Croit Churadáin
Head name
Croit Churadáin
Place
Croit Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Croit Churadáin 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formCroit Churadáin Head nameCroit Churadáin PlaceCroit Churadáin, Urquhart & Glenmoriston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 315 Date of citation1926 x 1926 |
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 (probable)
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