English / Map Form: Kepranich
Gaelic Form: Ceap Raineach
Location: Perth & Kinross
Post Town: ABERFELDY
Postcode area: PH15
County: Perthshire
Local Authority: Perth and Kinross
English / Map Form: Kepranich
Gaelic Form: Ceap Raineach
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceap, ‘hill, stump’ + gen. sg raineach, ‘fern’ perhaps here as an existing name.Element Meaning
G ceap ~ hill, stump + G raineach ~ fern
Sources
| Keprannich | 1769 Survey of Lochtayside, 127 |
| The ferny hummock | Christie 1892 |
| Ceap raineach | Robertson Collection MS 372, 150 |
Additional Information
There seems to be no article here, perhaps in keeping with the better known Raineach.
