Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Letblaan, settlement, Rhu
Grid reference
NS 332 807 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
233200 680700
Latitude
55.99026181187323
Longitude
-4.67440635557346
Nearby places
Chapel of St Blane, eccles., Rhu (0.62 miles)
Killoeter, Rhu (1.02 miles)
St Mahew's Church, aka Kilmahew Cardross (1.44 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, eccles. Rhu (1.62 miles)
Kilmahew, settlement Cardoss (1.63 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is a rough estimate. It is inferred from the fact that Letblaan occurs in its charter context among other names which seeem to follow a continuous curved line from Neved (Rosneath) to Dalenchen (? Dalquhurn), and the location for Letblaan is imagined to lie half way between Moigliag (= Millig, NS298832) and Ardereran (= Ardardan, NS330785). Letblaan may have been the source of revenue for the Chapel of St Blane, which seems to have been located nearby (q.v.)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rhu, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Related ? Chapel of St Blane, eccles., Rhu
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Letblaan
Head name
Letblaan
Place
Letblaan, settlement, Rhu
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Letblaan 1226, Fraser, Lennox i
Historic formLetblaan Head nameLetblaan PlaceLetblaan, settlement, Rhu Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceFraser, Lennox i, 211 Date of citation1226 x 1226 |
Source code
Fraser, Lennox i
Author
William Fraser
Source title
The Lennox, Volume 1
Year
1874
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (probable)
Bláán of Bute (probable)
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