Lochiel, Pennsylvania

Lochiel is a populated place located three miles WSW of Linntown in Union County, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]

Historical origin of the name

Lochiel is the main branch of Clan Cameron, some of the chiefs of which − such as Donald Cameron of Lochiel − figure prominently in Scottish history. "The Lands of Lochiel" were united into the Barony of Lochiel in the early sixteenth century. It was originally "bounded by [the lands of] Clanranald on the west, by the waters of Lochy and Lochiel on the south, and by [the lands of Clan] Mackintosh on the east and north." In 1633, an act of Scottish Parliament transferred certain Mackintosh lands to Lochiel, including Tor Castle.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lochiel Populated Place Profile". Home Town Locator. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lochiel, United States". ITA. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lochiel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Fraser-Mackintosh, C. (1888). The Celtic Magazine: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk-lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad, Volume 13. A. & W. Mackenzie. pp. 466–7.

Coordinates: 40°56′54″N 76°57′16″W / 40.94833°N 76.95444°W / 40.94833; -76.95444

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