Campbeltown
Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain
Meaning
the end of the loch of the church of Ciaran
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
NR712200
English / Map Form: Campbeltown
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain
Location: Kintyre, Argyll
Post Town: CAMPBELTOWN
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Campbeltown
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain
Genitive Form: Cheann Loch Chille Chiarain
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceann, masc. ‘head, end’ + gen. sg. loch, masc. ‘loch’ + lenited. gen. sg. of cill, fem. ‘church’ + gen. sg. of Ciaran, masc. personal name. = ‘The head of the loch of the church of Ciaran’Element Meaning
G ceann, ~ head, end; loch ~ loch; cill ~ church; Ciaran – personal name
Sources
| Loch Kilkerran | 1654 Blaeu Map (Kintyre) |
| terras de Kinloch nunc vocatas Campbletoune | 1695 Retours (Argyle) no. 93 |
| Kenloch Kilikerin | 1699 Lhuyd |
| Ceann-Loch-ChilleChiarain, Ceannloch | Dwelly 1912 |
| Ceann Loch Cille Chiaráin | Watson 1926, 92 |
| Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain | current road signage. |
Additional Information
This is an established name and on previous signs. Whilst the form is established, there seems to be some variation in lenition and final vowels.