Quothquan
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Quothquan is a village in the parish of Libberton, Lanarkshire.[1] It is located two miles north-west of Biggar, and four miles south-east of Lanark. The name is derived from Gaelic A’ Choitcheann, meaning The Common. The ancient parish of Quothquan was united to that of Libberton in 1669.
To the south-west is the 1,096-ft-high Quothquan Law, topped by the remains of a hill fort.[2]
References
- ↑ "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (1846), pp. 396-399.". http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43473. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Quothquan Law, NMRS number NS93NE 11". RCAHMS. http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.newcandig_details_gis?inumlink=47465. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
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- Location map: 55°38’19"N, 3°35’59"W
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