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Coilhallan

Coille Chalain

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Stirling

NN614071


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)n 

Element 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’

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