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Drummond Hill

Drumainn


Upland

Location

Perthshire

Perth and Kinross

NN768457


English / Map Form: Drummond Hill

Gaelic Form: Drumainn


County: Perthshire

Local Authority: Perth and Kinross

English / Map Form: Drummond Hill

Gaelic Form: Drumainn


Language Notes

 nom. sg. of G cnoc, masc. ‘hill’ + gen. sg. of en. Drumainn, (locative of druim, `ridge’)

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Sources

Drummyn Hill c. 1591 Pont map 18
Drummyn M. c.1640 Gordon 40
Drumend 1783 Stobie
Hill of Drummond 1770 Cameron’s map of Breadalbane

Druiminn*: Dwelly (not necessarily related to this site)
Drumainn (locative case of druim) MS372 Robertson Collection p. 131
Drumainn Robertson Collection MS371 p.14

Additional Information

Watson 2002 p. 159 mentions Druiminn as the form for the Inverness-shire Drummond and in Watson 1928 p. 227 he mentions Drumainn Eireannach for the Drummond between Crief and Comrie (perhaps with a specific in opposition to this Drummond?).

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