Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 005 685 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
200500 668500
Latitude
55.868328976733586
Longitude
-5.188853336620355
County
Bute
Nearby places
Michael's Grave, North Bute (1.31 miles)
Kilmichael, St Michael's Chapel, North Bute (1.48 miles)
Kilmichael, settlement North Bute (1.61 miles)
Kilbride Hill, North Bute (1.65 miles)
Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It was recorded in the nineteenth century that 'the family of Mac Gille-Chiarain ... lived in every farm and cot in the district of the Neils, and had their own burial ground at Clachieran (Claodh Chiarain) near Glechnabe' (OS Glecknabae, which provides the NGR given here) (Márkus 2012, 321).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cladh Chiaráin
Head name
Cladh Chiaráin
Place
Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Claodh Chiarain 1892, Hewison, Bute
Historic formClaodh Chiarain Head nameCladh Chiaráin PlaceCladh Chiaráin, North Bute Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHewison, Bute, i, 139 Date of citation1892 x 1892 |
Source code
Hewison, Bute
Author
James King Hewison
Source title
The Isle of Bute in Olden Time
Year
1893 (vol. i) and 1895 (vol. ii)
Saints in this place-name
Ciarán (ns) (certain)
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