Quothquan

Quothquan
Quothquan
	The ruined church at Quothquan
	Quothquan Location within South Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NS994395
Civil parish	Biggar;
Council area	South Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIGGAR
Postcode district	ML12
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale;
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale;
Website	Quothquan village website
	List of places UK Scotland 55°38′19″N 3°35′59″W / 55.63861°N 3.59972°W

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.

To the southwest is the 1,098-foot-high (335 m) 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]

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.^[4] A new church in the village was paid for in 1903 by Glasgow shipowner Sir Nathaniel Dunlop, who lived nearby.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

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[Topographical-1] 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.

[Church-4] Historic Environment Scotland. "Quothquan Church And Churchyard (47474)". Canmore. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[5] 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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