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Glen Doll

Gleann Dol

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Angus

Angus

DD8

NO283760


English / Map Form: Glen Doll

Gaelic Form: Gleann Dol


Location: Perth & Kinross

Post Town: FORFAR

Postcode area: DD8

County: Angus

Local Authority: Angus

English / Map Form: Glen Doll

Gaelic Form: Gleann Dol


Language Notes

nom. sg. G gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + en gen. sg. Dol (probably P-Celtic *dol, ‘meadow’ cognate) 

Element Meaning

G gleann ~ glen + en dol ~ meadow

Sources

Dol 1636-52 Gordon map 6
Dole 1794 Ainslie Angus

Additional Information

There is a place on South Esk, now called the Doll. Given that the Esk flows through this glen, it seems reasonable to assume the glen is named after (or co-named with) the area now know as Doll.

Alternative Forms

 Glendoll

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