Quothquan Explained

Official Name:Quothquan
Country:Scotland
Os Grid Reference:NS994395
Coordinates:55.6386°N -3.5997°W
Post Town:BIGGAR
Postcode Area:ML
Postcode District:ML12
Civil Parish:Biggar
Static Image:File:Quothquan 01.jpg
Static Image Caption:The ruined church at Quothquan
Website:Quothquan village website

Quothquan (also formerly spelled Couth-Boan, meaning "the beautiful hill"; Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''A’ Choitcheann''', pronounced in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /ə ˈxɔʰtʲçən̪ˠ/, meaning "the common"[1]) is a village in Libberton parish, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2] It is northwest of Biggar, and southeast of Lanark.

To the southwest is the 1098feet 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 400feetby230feetft (byft). The other is a lower larger annexe to the northwest, with double ramparts and a medial ditch which has mostly been filled in.[3]

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: The Illustrated Gaelic Dictionary. coitcheann. I . 233. 1918. Dwelly. Edward. Edward Dwelly. Internet Archive.
  2. Encyclopedia: A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Quothquan. 399 . II. Lewis . Samuel . Samuel Lewis (publisher). 1846. S. Lewis and Co.. London. Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: Quothquan Law. Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. 30 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Our Church. Phillips. Frances E. . Gibson. Jean E.. Libberton and Quothquan Parish Church. 2017. 2021-06-03. https://archive.today/20210603053010/https://www.libbertonquothquan.org.uk/our-history/our-church. 2021-06-03. live.