Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillans, settlement Comrie
Grid reference
NN 695 240 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
269500 724000
Latitude
56.39031648450544
Longitude
-4.114168968593999
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Chapel, Comrie (0.58 miles)
St Fillan's Hill, Comrie (0.89 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Comrie (0.95 miles)
St Fillan's Chair, Comrie (0.95 miles)
Dalchonzie, settlement Comrie (3.08 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A village at the east end of Loch Earn, at the point where the waters of the loch flow east, to form the River Earn. It acquired this name in 1817 when the first feus were granted along the edge of Loch Earn. The earlier name of the settlement was Port of Lochearn (Porteous, 1912, 6).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Comrie, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Naomh Faolan
Head name
Naomh Faolan
Place
St Fillans, settlement Comrie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Naomh Faolan 1891, Tales from Highland Perthshire
Historic formNaomh Faolan Head nameNaomh Faolan PlaceSt Fillans, settlement Comrie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceTales from Highland Perthshire, 312 Date of citation1891 x 1891 |
Source code
Tales from Highland Perthshire
Author
Sylvia Robertson & Tony Dilworth
Source title
Tales from Highland Perthshire Collected by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray
Series
Scottish Gaelic Texts Society
Year
2009
Saints in this place-name
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (probable)
Fáelán m. Oengusa (probable)
St Fillans
Head name
St Fillans
Place
St Fillans, settlement Comrie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Fillans 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fillans Head nameSt Fillans PlaceSt Fillans, settlement Comrie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (probable)
Fáelán m. Oengusa (probable)
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