Coalsnaughton

Coalsnaughton
Scottish Gaelic: *Cois Neachdain*
Coalsnaughton Scottish Gaelic: Cois Neachdain;
	A wintry day in Ramsay Street/Castle Street of Coalsnaughton, February 2008
	Coalsnaughton Location within Clackmannanshire
Population	1,290 (2020)
OS grid reference	NS919956
Council area	Clackmannanshire;
Lieutenancy area	Clackmannanshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tillicoultry
Postcode district	FK13
Dialling code	01259
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ochil and South Perthshire;
Scottish Parliament	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane;

Coalsnaughton or Calabar (from Scottish Gaelic: Cois Neachdain, lit. 'at the foot of Nechtan('s land)') is a village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is just south of Tillicoultry, in whose parish the village lies. The miners' row was built by Robert Bald. The name was recorded as Cosnachtan in 1492 and is probably named after Nechtan mac Der-Ilei, a Pictish king. As a result of the mining industry in the town, the first syllable got interpreted as "Coals". This then got re-interpreted by some Gaelic speakers as having come from Gaelic caolas "strait".