Quothquan
Quothquan (also formerly spelled Couth-Boan, meaning "the beautiful hill"; Scottish Gaelic: A’ Choitcheann, pronounced [ə ˈxɔʰtʲçən̪ˠ], meaning "the common") is a village in Libberton parish, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) northwest of Biggar, and 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Lanark.
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.
Community facilities
Quothquan has a village hall near the remains of the graveyard and the ruins of a small church. The original church was recorded in use as a schoolroom after 1724. A new church in the village was paid for in 1903 by Glasgow shipowner Sir Nathaniel Dunlop, who lived nearby.
References
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1846). "Quothquan". A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Vol. II. London: S. Lewis and Co. p. 399 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dwelly, Edward (1918). "coitcheann". The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary. Vol. I. p. 233 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Quothquan Law". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Quothquan Church And Churchyard (47474)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quothquan.