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Definition of Clachan
1. n. A small village containing a church.
Definition of Clachan
1. a hamlet [n -S] - See also: hamlet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clachan
Literary usage of Clachan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of a Tour in the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland in 1800 by John Leyden (1903)
"Crossing another range of high grounds, we passed along a small lake of fresh
water to clachan, and proceeded to Easdale, where we arrived in the dusk. ..."
2. Lays of the Highlands and Islands by John Stuart Blackie (1888)
"THE RUINED clachan. AT Tobermory, o'er the hills I wandered, when the noon was
sunny, Through oozy bogs and trickling rills, And hum of bees that roamed for ..."
3. Oor Ain Folk: Being Memories of Manse Life in the Mearns and a Crack Aboot by James Inglis (1894)
"... their Characteristics—The clachan of Tarf-side— Primitive Farming—A Fine
Peasantry—The Eviction Policy denounced—The Expatriation of the People—Drinking ..."
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