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Campbeltown

Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain

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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.

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