Meaning:
dove, pigeon
Porthcollum (EN) / Porthkolom (KW)
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Notes:
A dovecote is located at this site, supporting kolom ‘dove’. Earliest spelling, Porthcollan 1288 may be kollen ‘hazel tree’. A counterpart lease held at Kresen Kernow references ‘Porthcolan otherwise Parkcolumbe’
Elements notes:
porth 'gate, entrance' + kolom 'dove, pigeon'
Historic forms:
Porthcollan 1288, Polkellom 1317, Portkellom 1326, Porth Kellum, Porthkellom 1327, Porthkellomp 1371.