Quothquan

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Quothquan
Quothquan 01.jpg
The ruined church at Quothquan
Quothquan is located in South Lanarkshire
Quothquan
Quothquan
Location within South Lanarkshire
OS grid referenceNS994395
Civil parish
  • Biggar
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIGGAR
Postcode districtML12
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
WebsiteQuothquan village website
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°38′19″N 3°35′59″W / 55.63861°N 3.59972°W / 55.63861; -3.59972Coordinates: 55°38′19″N 3°35′59″W / 55.63861°N 3.59972°W / 55.63861; -3.59972

Quothquan (also formerly spelled Couth-Boan, meaning "the beautiful hill";[1] Scottish Gaelic: A’ Choitcheann, pronounced [ə ˈxɔʰtʲçən̪ˠ], meaning "the common"[2]) is a village in Libberton parish, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] It is 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) northwest of Biggar, and 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Lanark. Quothquan has a village hall near the remains of the graveyard and the ruins of a chapel.

To the southwest is the 1,098-foot (335 m) high hill Quothquan Law, topped by the remains of a hill fort. The hill comprises two elements, one is an enclosure to the southeast which is around 400 by 230 feet (120 by 70 m). The other is a lower larger annexe to the northwest, with double ramparts and a medial ditch which has mostly been filled in.[3]

The church in the village was paid for in 1903 by Glasgow shipowner Sir Nathaniel Dunlop, who lived nearby.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lewis, Samuel (1846). "Quothquan". A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Vol. II. London: S. Lewis and Co. p. 399 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Dwelly, Edward (1918). "coitcheann". The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary. Vol. I. p. 233 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Quothquan Law". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ Phillips, Frances E.; Gibson, Jean E. (2017). "Our Church". Libberton and Quothquan Parish Church. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.


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