Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Clach Mo-Luchaig, Fortingall
Grid reference
NN 741 470 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
274100 747000
Latitude
56.59808796141604
Longitude
-4.050818818105944
Nearby places
Fortingall, parish (0.06 miles)
Dail Chiarain, Fortingall (0.56 miles)
Dail Mo Choid, Fortingall (0.62 miles)
Cladh Chiarain, Fortingall (1.31 miles)
Croftmartaig, settlement, Kenmore (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the parish kirk; the stone probably lay close by. Watson (1926, 325) records, "A large boulder in a garden by the roadside at Fortingall ... At one timme, as I was informed, scolds were fastened to this stone; part of the irons used for fastening them remain in it."
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fortingall, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Clach Mo-Luchaig
Head name
Clach Mo-Luchaig
Place
Clach Mo-Luchaig, Fortingall
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Clach Mo-Luchaig 1926, Watson 1926
Historic formClach Mo-Luchaig Head nameClach Mo-Luchaig PlaceClach Mo-Luchaig, Fortingall Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1926, 325 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
Luch (ns) (probable)
Luch (probable)
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