Monument record MHG17447 - Ruighe Uradain
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5949 3860 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH53NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Map
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Full Description
NH53NE 9 595 386.
Watson notes Suidhe Churadain (Curitan's Seat), situated between Loch Ness and Caiplich.
W J Watson 1926.
Name 'Suidhe Uradain', applied to a natural knoll, appears on OS 6-inch map, Inverness-shire, 1st ed. (1875), sheet 19; but has been changed to Ruighe Uradain on OS 1:10,000 map, 1976. Associated with the old parish church of Bona and Cladh Uradain (NH63NW 3), dedicated to St Curitan. May possibly indicate an earlier site.
Information from A D S Macdonald, 6 September 1994.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 315.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
