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.


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