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Strathconon

I had planned to put together an article stub on Strathconon but then discovered that something geographically curious was going on here. The River Conon (on modern maps) leaves Loch Luichart Reservoir and then flows down to meet the River Meig which upstream of this confluence is flowing through Strathconon. One would expect the valley to be called Strathmeig or the name of the River Meig to be the River Conon but no. Upstream of Loch Luichart the river is known as the Bran but on C19th maps it is, at least in its lower reaches, labelled as the Conan. Keeping that variant spelling Strathconan meanwhile is the valley down which the Meig flows to join the Conan. Can anyone shed any light on this strange state of affairs? Geopersona (talk) 05:56, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

On my modern OS map, the valley of the Meig is Strathconon, spelt the same as the river, and the River Conon goes as far as Loch a' Chuilinn on the 6 inch map 1888-1913, with the Bran above Loch Achenalt. I cannot find mention of Conan. Bob1960evens (talk) 09:18, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I wasn't being clear - the 'Conan' variant spelling appears only on such C19th mapping as https://maps.nls.uk/view/216889129. thanks Geopersona (talk) 14:42, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have added the anomaly and the variant spellings to the article. I have not found anything that explains why it is named like this, although the Gaelic name is Conann. Bob1960evens (talk) 18:03, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment

I have assessed the article against the criteria for B class.

Suitably referenced, with inline citations
Reasonable coverage - no obvious omissions or inaccuracies
Defined structure, with adequate lead
Reasonably well written for grammar and flow
Supporting materials - Infobox, map, images
Appropriately understandable

As it now meets these criteria, I have uprated it to B class. Bob1960evens (talk) 00:07, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]