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Carnoustie

Càrn Ùstaidh

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English / Map Form: Carnoustie

Gaelic Form: Càrn Ùstaidh


Location: Angus

Post Town: CARNOUSTIE

County: Angus

Local Authority: Angus

English / Map Form: Carnoustie

Gaelic Form: Càrn Ùstaidh


Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

G càrn ~ cairn
 

Sources

Carnowis 1510 RMS ii, no. 3489
Carnussie c. 1575 Balm. Lib
?Karn…[wt]y c.1591 Pont 26
Carneustie / villa de Carnuysty 1595 RMS vi, no. 321
Carnushie 1617 Balm. Lib
Carnowstie / Carnowsie 1648 Retours (Forfar) no. 307
Carnowsie 1651×1660 Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, I, 22
Carnouslie 1672 RPS [1673/6/128]
Carnowstie 1676 Retours (Forfar) no. 470
Carnuste 1678 Edward’s Shire of Angus (map)
Carnushie 1686 RPS [1686/4/63]
Carnoustie 1703 Adair
Cornisty 1747-55 Roy’s military survey of Scotland
Carnousty 1794 Ainslie/Angus

Also there is a Carnousie in Turriff, perhaps containing the same elements:

Caringusy 1328 Ane Account of the Familie of Innes, 57
duabus Carnousys 1358 ER vol I 34
terras de Carnovsijs 1369 Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff, I 518
duas Carnulsy 1369 Moray Reg. no. 244
duabus Carnousiis 1370 RMS no. 373 vol. i
Carnowses c. 1380 RMS, i app 2, 1639
Carnwsies c. 1393 RMS, i app 2, 1713
Donaldus Carnusy 1493 Illustrations of … Aberdeen and Banff, p. 211
duabus Carnowseis 1504 RMS no. 2818 vol ii
Carnowseis 1530 RMS iii, no. 948
Carnowseis 1531 RMS iii. no. 1013
Carnowseis 1531 RMS iii, no. 1014
Carnowseis 1538 RMS iii, no. 1871
Cairnoussy 1640 Gordon’s map of Aberdeen

Additional Information

The form Càrn Fheusda was made up by Johnston.

The specific element may be Ùsaidh, an obscure Pictish element also appearing in Loch Ussie (Watson 1904, 105). Given the paucity of any Gaelic forms or any clear cognates, a form reflecting the modern pronunciation of the name may be the best approach.

Golf Street ~ Sràid a’ Ghoilf

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