English / Map Form: Bochastle
Gaelic Form: Both a' Chaisteil
Location: Stirlingshire
Post Town: CALLANDER
County: Stirlingshire
Local Authority: Stirling
English / Map Form: Bochastle
Gaelic Form: Both a' Chaisteil
Language Notes
G nom. sg. both, masc. ‘hut’ + lenited gen. sg. caisteal, masc, ‘castle’Element Meaning
G both ~ hut; caisteal ~ castle
Sources
| Montcastell | 1451 ER v, 476 |
| Mochastir | 1452 RMS ii, 567 |
| Moncastel | 1456 ER vi, 357 |
| Moncastel | 1461 ER vii, 52 |
| Mochastir | 1474 RMS ii, 1173 |
| Mochastir | 1502 RMS ii, 2657 |
| Mouchester | 1524 RMS iii, 296 |
| Moucastell | 1579 RMS iv, 2924 |
| Monquhastell | 1590 Retours PER no. 1058 |
| Mochastyre | 1640 Retours PER no. 494 |
| Mochaschyre | 1670 Retours PER no. 806 |
| Bochastle | 1775 NAS E777/313/2 |
| Bochastle | 1783 Stobie Perth |
| Bocastle | 1791-99 OSA xi, 607 |
| Boghastle | 1820 Thomson |
| Both Chastal | 1912 Watson in Hogan Review |
| Both-chaisteil,* B.-chastair* | Dwelly 1912 |
| Both Chaisteil | Watson 1926, 240 |
| Both Chaisteil | Netwon 1999 |
Additional Information
Though clearly originally relating to a different element, the name is now clearly understood as both.
