Callendoune?

[HOUSE2000]

"Callendoune" this is the name of our farm. I believe it may be Gaelic for either "Woody fort" or "behind the hill" Can anyone help please?

[Forfarian]

Hmmm.

It's always a bit dodgy trying to guess the origin of a name from modern spellings. Best thing to do is get in touch with the Scottish Place Names Society http://www.spns.org.uk/ and see what they can come up with.

Gaelic coille means a wood or forest, and dłn means a fort, castle or mound, but there is no guarantee that your farm name is derived from those.

Call means hazel and cala(dh) means a harbour. Donn means brown.

[HOUSE2000]

Thank you Forfarian for your reply.