Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Suidhe Bhaodáin, Ardchattan & Muckairn
Grid reference
NM 980 360 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
198000 736000
Latitude
56.472830892672505
Longitude
-5.280012187995578
Nearby places
St Baodan's Church, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.71 miles)
Tobar Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.71 miles)
Ardchattan, former parish, Ardch. & Muckairn (0.71 miles)
Baile Bhaodain, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.76 miles)
Ardchattan priory, Ardchattan & Muckairn (0.92 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Watson (1926, 122) records Suidhe Bhaodáin as 'a boulder which was broken up many years ago', and locates it 'in Gleann Salach, near Ardchattan', whence the approximate NGR given.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ardchattan & Muckairn, parish
Within Ardchattan, former parish, Ardch. & Muckairn (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Suidhe Bhaodáin
Head name
Suidhe Bhaodáin
Place
Suidhe Bhaodáin, Ardchattan & Muckairn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Suidhe Bhaodáin 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formSuidhe Bhaodáin Head nameSuidhe Bhaodáin PlaceSuidhe Bhaodáin, Ardchattan & Muckairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 122 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
Báeth, Báetán, Báithíne, Mo Báe (ns) (certain)
Báithíne m. Brénaínn of Iona (probable)
Báetán m. Sinill of Cloney (maybe)
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