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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRÒN NAN COLAN | Sròn nan Colan Sròn nan Colan Sròn nan Colan Sròn nan Colan |
John McIntyre Clifton John McCallum R. Scott Dalmally On O.S. [Ordnance Survey] Plan of Perthshire - Sheet 77. |
091 | A considerable hill on the County Boundary & South West of Clifton. There is a lead mine near the top of it on the north side & in Perthshire; which was wrought several years ago, but at the present time abandoned. Tradition gives the name of the hill ("Sron nan Colan" Signifying the Corpse hill or promontory") from the bottom of or near it having been the Scene of an engagement between the "Macdougals of Lorn" & "King Robert the Bruce" when the latter was defeated. Sig [Signification] "The Corpse promontory" |
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