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noun - a small town
CLACHANS - A clachan (Irish: clochán, pro noun ced [kloxn] or clachan, pro noun ced [klxn]; Scottish Gaelic: clachan, [klaxan]; Manx: claghan, pro noun ced [klaxan])...
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| Plural form of clachan. |
| (in Scotland or Northern Ireland) a small village or hamlet. |
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| A Clachan (Irish: clochán, pronounced [kloxn] or clachan, pronounced [klxn]; Scottish Gaelic: clachan, [klaxan]; Manx: claghan, pronounced [klaxan]) is a small settlement or hamlet in Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. Though many were originally kirktowns, today they are often thought of as small villages lacking a church, post office, or other formal building. It is likely that many date to medieval times or earlier a cluster of small single-storey cottages of farmers and/or fishermen, invariably found on poorer land. They were often related to the rundale system of farming. According to David Lloyd, the Great Famine in Ireland (184549) caused such disruption to the social system that the clachans there virtually disappeared; many in the Scottish Highlands were victims of the Clearances. In some cases, they have evolved into holiday villages, or one or two houses have taken over, turning smaller houses into agricultural outhouses. Remains can be seen in many upland and coasta |