Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Hill o' Hirdie
Grid reference
NH 640 536 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
264000 853600
Latitude
57.55224854050343
Longitude
-4.273003109735292
Nearby places
Knockbain,(= Kilmuir Wstr & Suddie) parish (0.92 miles)
St John's Chapel, Knockbain (1.59 miles)
Belmaduthy, Knockbain (1.67 miles)
St Duthac's Church, Suddie, Knockbain (1.69 miles)
Suddie, former parish, Knockbain (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is an important holy well or clootie well at the foot of this hill, still very much in use, though it is unlikely that many of today's visitors are aware of the potential connection of this healing well with Curetan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Knockbain,(= Kilmuir Wstr & Suddie) parish
Within Suddie, former parish, Knockbain (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Hill O' Hirdie
Head name
Hill O' Hirdie
Place
Hill o' Hirdie
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
Cnoc-Gille-Churduith 1847
Historic formCnoc-Gille-Churduith Head nameHill O' Hirdie PlaceHill o' Hirdie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Cnoc-Gille-Churduith 1847
Historic formCnoc-Gille-Churduith Head nameHill O' Hirdie PlaceHill o' Hirdie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Cnoc-Gille-Churduith 1847
Historic formCnoc-Gille-Churduith Head nameHill O' Hirdie PlaceHill o' Hirdie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Cnoc-gille-chùrdaidh 1904, Watson 1904
Historic formCnoc-gille-chùrdaidh Head nameHill O' Hirdie PlaceHill o' Hirdie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 141 Notes on the context of this place-namereprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99 |
Source code
Watson 1904
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty
Year
1904
Notes
reprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99
Hurdyhill 1904, Watson 1904
Historic formHurdyhill Head nameHill O' Hirdie PlaceHill o' Hirdie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 141 Notes on the context of this place-namereprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99 |
Source code
Watson 1904
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty
Year
1904
Notes
reprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99
Saints in this place-name
Curetan (ns) (probable)
Curetan of Rosemarkie (probable)
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