tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post4012182544156454109..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: A Croft House's HistoryJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-51559851854453323032016-03-23T22:43:57.272+00:002016-03-23T22:43:57.272+00:00My grandparents used to refer to their street as ...My grandparents used to refer to their street as :the clachan",which I understood to mean a circle of houses.The street was Bedlormie drive, in the village of Blackridge, in West Lothian Billy Williamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-74523574644166784602016-03-23T21:32:57.379+00:002016-03-23T21:32:57.379+00:00Dodgshons paper & other relevant papers relati...Dodgshons paper & other relevant papers relating to this part of the world were often put together by people who never actually visited the area and were put together by visitors on their behalf.<br />Bailtean is a far larger area or town than a small scattering of dwellings.<br />Its very kind of you to point me in the direction of York university but they will tell you that what they hold on record is not entirely accurate.<br />For this type of information why not talk to the locals. <br />If any of them remember any village being referred to as a clachan then blow me down.<br />Your photos are good.<br />Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-28496976895117768412016-03-23T19:09:25.948+00:002016-03-23T19:09:25.948+00:00I use the word to distinguish them from the post-c...I use the word to distinguish them from the post-clearance croft 'townships' - see 'Clachans, Clearances and Crofts' in the right-hand column. If there's an alternative, it seems to be 'bailtean'. See Dodgshon's paper at http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_123/123_419_438.pdfJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-80737567858975557492016-03-23T17:10:55.039+00:002016-03-23T17:10:55.039+00:00never in my life have heard any villages in any of...never in my life have heard any villages in any of Ardnamurchans many townships or anywhere in the Gaidhealtachd being referred to by indigenous people as clachans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com