English / Map Form: Coilhallan
Gaelic Form: Coille Chalain
Location: Stirlingshire
Post Town: CALLANDER
Local Authority: Stirling
English / Map Form: Coilhallan
Gaelic Form: Coille Chalain
Language Notes
nom. sg. coille, fem. ‘woodland’ + gen. sg. of en. cala(i)nElement Meaning
G coille ~ woodland; obscure elementcala(i)n
Sources
| terras de Calyn et Calendrate | 1451 RMS ii, 465 |
| terras de Calyn, et Calindrade | 1458 RMS ii, 606 |
| Calen et Calendrath | 1510 RMS ii, 3339 |
| terras de Calen, Calentreth | 1510 RMS ii, 3404 |
“There is also a wood consisting mostly of oak upon Gartchonzie & Mains of Callendar, part of this barony, which is now twelve or 14 years old and was at last cutting sold to Alexander Buchanan of Duilater for 6000 merks scots, but this was looked upon as a low price and to have been given him in consideration of his having had a very bad bargain of the woods of Gart & Auchinlaich, the above mentioned feued farm, when last cutt, by which he lost considerably.” Extracts of Statistics from the Annexed Estates 1755-56, pp. 15-16
Additional Information
Calendrate could represent Cala(i)n (na) sràid, related to nearby Straid.
The identity of the first element is either cùil or coille. Nearby Coilantogle is Cuil an t-Seogail in Newton. Coille could be chosen however, because this site seems to always have been a wood.
As to the specific, this is near both Callander, Straid and Callandrade (West Mains on old OS). Calyn in the old forms below is unknown now, although it could reflect the current site of Callander. Either way, it would be reasonable that the -hallan of Coilhallan reflects this element, I.e. Coille Chalain = ‘the wood of Cala(i)n’