A clachan (clochán, pron or clachan, pron; clachan, kʰl̪ˠaxan; claghan, pron) is a type of small traditional settlement common in Ireland and Scotland until the middle of the 20th century. Originally kirktowns, today they are usually defined as small villages lacking a church, post office, or other formal building. Their origin is unknown, but...
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• (n.) A small village containing a church.
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(from the article `Northern Ireland`) The predominant impression of Northern Ireland`s landscape is of scattered and isolated farms. Occasional relics of tiny hamlets, or clachans, show ... Single farmsteads, the many surviving old clachans (clusters or hamlets), and occasional villages and small towns still characterize much of the ......
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Clach'an noun [ Scot., from Gael.] A small village containing a church. [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott « Sitting at the
clachon alehouse .
R. Latin Stevenson. »
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a small village or hamlet.
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