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i s l an d s T h e n am e s of r iv e r s an d i s l an d s e s p e ci ally ar e
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a s a r u l e r oo t w o r d s a n d t h e r e fo r e ar c h a ic a n d d i fcu l t
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, y g e
l an g u ag e t o w h ic h t h e y p r o b ab ly b e l o n g T h e n am e s .
of m an s d w e l l i n g s c h an e p r e tt
g y o ft e n ; but t h e n a m e 0
of a b ig b e n or a s t e ad fl o w i n r iv e r h as h a r d l v
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b e e n kn o w n t o c h a n g e .
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y p l a c e n am e m e an s s o m e t h in
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g or a t l e as t ,
on c e m e an t s om e t h in g On ly in t h i s d e g e n e rat e 19 t h .
c e n tu r y h av e m e n b e g u n t o c oi n s i lly m e an i n gl e s s ,
.
n am e s On ly wit h i n l a t e ye ar s c o u l d a D ick e n s or a
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Th a ck e r ay h av e h ad t h e c h an c e of s atir i s i n g h is n e ig h
b o u r for c all i n g N o 15 3 in a d in gy b a ck s tr e e t fu ll .
,
2 0 fe e t ab o v e t h e l e v e l of t h e s e a M on n t P l e a s a n t or , ,
a s w or k B e l l e Vit e B ut B r o t h e r Jo n a t h an d o e s e v e n
g ,
.
w or s e In t h e n e wly e r e c t e d S t a t e of W as h in g t on
.
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om e of t h e c o u n t y n a m e s ar e S n oho m i s h K l ickit at
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. bk . i
. ch ap . iv .
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a ve ry valu bl
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c h pt e r
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OF S C O T LA N D .
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5 It is t h u s t he
h igh e s t c on s e qu e n c e w h e r e v e r
of ,
po ss ib l e t o s e cu r e n ot o n ly an old but t h e v e ry o l d e s t
,
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g g . a ,
n am e m a
y b e S p e l t s o a n d so t o da
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y it by
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n o m e an s ,
fo ll o w s t h a t it wa s a l ways s p e l t t h u s An d fr e qu e n t ly
.
it is on ly w h e n on e s e e s t h e ol d for m t h at an y i d e a
of t h e n am e s t r u e m e an in
c an b e r e a c h e d Th i s al s o
g .
wi ll n d c op i o u s i ll u s tr ati on as we p r o c e e d F or t h e .
pr e s e n t t ak e j u s t on e in s tr uctiv e in s t an c e fr o m t h e
,
wr it e r s own e x p e r i e n c e YES T E R t h e n am e of a p ar i s h
.
,
Th e wr it e r c o m m u n ic a t e d wit h t h e c o u r t e o u s P r o fe s s or
of C e l tic in E d i n bu r h U n iv e r s it ivi a s o m e wh a t
g y g n
g ,
fool i s h c o n j e ctu r e w h ic h n e e d n ot b e r e p e a t e d
,
T he .
c o u l d t h r o w n o l ig h t u po n t h e n am e Th e n h is c on .
r o fe ss o r R h s wa s a pp l i e d t o wit h
f r er e at Ox fo r d P , y , ,
t h e s u gg e s ti o n t h at Ye s t e r m i g h t b e t h e s am e n am e as
t h e h i l l Ye s T or in D ar t m oo r an d wa s a s k e d for t h e
,
l a tt e r s m e an i n g W e t h e n l e ar n t t h a t Yes is a C o r n i s h
.
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Pr ofe s s or R h ys w o u l d n ot v e n tu r e t o i d e n ti fy it wit h
Ye s t e r an d d e cl ar e d h i m s e lf p u zzl e d
, B ut on e d ay .
we d is c o v e r e d t h a t t h e o l d e s t c h ar t e r s c all t h e p l a c e
Ys t r a d an d t h e m e an i n g app e ar e d wit h a as h
,
F or .
t h i s is j u s t t h e or d i n ary We l s h w o r d for a v al l e y
.
Th u s w e r e w e s u pp l i e d w it h a p lain w ar n i n g again s t r as h
u e s s e s an d a t t h e sam e ti m e fo u n d a cl e ar foo t s t e p of
g ,
t h e B ry t ho n am on g t h e L am m e r m u ir s T h e joy of .
t h e p al ae o n t o l ogi s t w h e n h e c r a ck s op e n a l i m e s t o n e
n od ule an d n d s t h e r e i n a m agn ic e n t P r od u c t u s ,
e v e r y cu r v e an d l i n e of t h e s h e l l p e r fe ct is h ar d ly ,
r e a t e r t h an t h e s a ti s fa cti o n of t h e h i s t o r ic al hi l ol o
g p
g i s t w h e n h e fi r s t d i s c o v e r s t h a t a p uzz l i n
g an d p r o s a ic
I NTR O DU C TI O N . XV
c . T er r a s b e in g a fam i l i ar S c o tc h
u r n am e t o s
t h i s d ay E v e n ye t al l wi ll n ot b e w e ll u n l e s s t h e
.
s tu d e n t al s o k n ow s t h a t t h e o l d e s t u s ag e of t h e w o r d
c a s t e l l u m w h e r e ca s t e l l u m m e an s al w ays n ot a fo r t r e s s
, ,
but a vi ll ag e Th u s C ar s t ai r s if d r e s s e d in S ax on
.
,
r b w o u ld b e T ar r e s t on in N o r m an g ar b T ar r e s v il l e
g a , , ,
.
It m ay b e t ak e n a s a r o u g h r u l e w it h m an y e xc e p ti on s , ,
t h at if w e c an n d a n am e on r e c or d b e fo r e t h e ye ar
12 00 w e h a v e a fair c h an c e of c o rr e ct ly s u r m i s i n g it s
,
m e an i n g ; w h e r e as if n o r e c o r d of it b e fo u n d ti l l a ft e r
15 00 t h a t r e c o r d m ay b e of s m all s ci e n tic v a l u e
,
.
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6 I f it b e h i h
g yl d e s i r a b l e t o as c e r t a i n t h e o l d
s p e ll i n of a n am e it is al m o s t e qu al l d e s i r ab l e t h a t
g , y
w e s ho ul d kn o w it s l o c al n a tiv e p r o n u n ci ati on
, C e l tic .
s c ho l ar s a r e s o t hor o u h l a r e e d as t o t h e n e e d for
g y g
t h is if C e l tic n am e s ar e t o b e r igh t ly in t e r p r e t e d t h at
, ,
w e h ar d ly n e e d t o e m ph as iz e t h e r u l e w h e r e v e r you
e t a n a tiv e G ae l t o p r o n o u n c e a n a m e l i s t e n c ar e
c an
g
fully t o h im S uc h a p r o c e e d in g w i ll s a v e m an y a
.
ti m e fr om wr itin g or t alkin g n on s e n s e B ut t h e r u le .
ho l d s g oo d t o a l e s s e xt e n t ab o ut al l S c o tc h p lac e
, ,
n am e s an d a b o ut C e l tic n am e s e v e n w h e n
, t h e pr o
n ou n c e r h i m s e l f n o l o n e r s p e a k s G a e l ic T h e w r it e r
g .
d o e s n ot n e e d t o g o far fr o m h is own L o wl an d d oo r t o
n d v e r y p e r ti n e n t e x a m p l e s of t h i s If t h e r e a d e r
.
will c on s u l t t h e Li s t of t h i s b oo k h e w i ll n d t h a t in ,
t h e c a s e of tw o of ou r l o c al C e l tic an d tw o of ou r l o c al
E n g l i s h n am e s t h e p re s e n t n a tiv e p r o n u n ci a ti o n c o m e s
,
m uc h n e ar e r t h e t r u e e t m o l o t h an t h e p r e s e n t s p e ll
y gy
in g T h e fo u r n am e s a r e t h e C e l tic C AM E L ON (kam l on )
.
an d P O L M O N T (pOm on ) an d t h e E n g l i s h F AL KIRK
,
f ki rk nd
( a w ) a S H IE LD H I L L ( s h e e lh il l ) T h e l iqui
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ways n e e d s p e ci al w atch in g ; an d w h e n t h e ,
w ho l e tr uth is k n o wn it wi ll b e s e e n t h a t t h e C e l t
,
m ak e s far s a dd e r h a v o c wit h h is hs t h an t h e C o ck n e
y
(s e e p xxx v ) . .
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( ) I t s ho u ld n o t b e t ho u g h t t h a t a
g i v e n n a m e
m u s t of n e c e s s ity b e al l C e l tic a ll E n g l i s h or al l N o r s e
, , .
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,
M O RE t h e C e l tic an d N o r s e G A RR A B OS T 8 m Nor
, , .
m u s t it b e s u ppo s e d t h a t t h e n am e s in a n y g iv e n d is
t r ic t o u g h t a l l t o b e l on g t o on e l an g u ag e a l l G a e l ic in
t h e H ig h l a n d s an d all E n gl i s h in t h e L o w l an d s Th i s .
is far fr o m b e i n g t h e c as e ; t ho u gh it is t r u e t h a t s om e
d i s t r ict s ar e n e ar ly u n m ix e d in t h i s r e s p e ct e g Or k n e y ,
. .
,
an d S h e t l an d n am e s a r e p r a ctic a ll a l l N o rs e ; t h e m ai n
y
l an d of A r gyl e n a m e s pr a ctic ally a ll C e l tic p u r e G a e l ic ,
t oo wit h n o B r yt ho n ic or W e ls h ad m ixtu r e ; w h i l s t in
,
B e r w icks h i r e t h e r e is s c ar c e ly a n am e l e ft w h ic h is n ot
E n gl i s h .
W h e n all t h e s e s e v e n c a v e at s h av e b e e n s u r e ly l e ar n t
an d r i pp e d t h an d o n l t h i t h a m a t e u r in
g en , y e
,
n s e ,
v e s t i a t or t t o a d v an c e a s i n l e St e p in s a fe t
g g y .
CHAP TE R I .
C E L TI C NA M ES .
t h e r e s t by n e a r ly t e n t o on e An d t h e i r i m po r t an c e m ay
.
be m e a s u r e d w e l l by t h e on e fact t h at u p t o s o l a t e a d a t e ,
a s t h e d e a t h of M al c o l m II in 105 6 all S c o tl an d wa s
.
,
p r ob l e m s ti ll is an s we r s c an b e fo un d far m o r e s u r e ly
,
a n d a ccu r a t e l t h an w as a t a ll po s s ib l e ft ar s a o
y yy e
g .
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, ,
-
s een s ci e n c e a d v an ci n w it h s wi ft s u re foo t F i ft
g y ,
.
e ar s a o t h e s ubj e ct of C e l tic p l a c e n am e s s p r e a d o ut
y g
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far e s an d n o b e a c o n s a n d wi t h m an y a W i ll 0 t h e
,
W i s p d an ci n g d e c e it fu l ly ab o ut t o l e a d t h e l uckl e s s ,
fo l l o w e r t o c o n fu s ion S o m e s o l i d foo ti n g t h e r e h as
.
al w a s b o b o d w ho k w G l ic at l l
y e e n ; e
g n
. .
y , n e a e a
w o u ld e v e r b e at a l o s s t o s ay t h a t A chn a c l oich
m e an t e ld of t h e s t on e
B ut w h e n e v e r an y n am e
.
a l itt l e l e s s s i m p l e t h an t h i s wa s m e t wit h or ,
wh e n m e n b e g an t o a rg u e W as t h i s s t on e a D r ui d ,
r e l ic or a m e r e b o u n d ar ar k ? I l i c h a tr u e
,
y m s c o
G ae l ic or a P icti s h or a B r yt ho n ic ( W e ls h ) fo r m
, ,
xviii P LA C E NA M ES
-
OF S C O T LA N D .
t h e n at o n c e ar os e a hop e l e s s ly b e w ild e r in g B ab e l of
t on g u e s B ut n ow t h e m or ass h as b e e n l ar ge ly d r ain e d
.
,
an d e v e r w h e r e oo d foo t p at h s r u n
y g .
D u r in g t h e e ar ly p ar t of ou r c e n tu r y all w as w i l d e s t
c on j e ctu r e as t o B r itain s ab or igi n e s an d m o s t of w h a t
,
.
h ad t h e n b e e n w r itt e n w as p u r e s t n o n s e n s e Alm o s t .
1
e ve r b od w a s s a ti s e d t h a t ou r a b o r i i n e s w e r e A r an s
y y g y
an d C e l t s an d t h a t in S c o t l an d t h e e l d e s t r a c e w as
,
.
h ar d w it h t h e n am e s (m any pr ob ab ly s p u r i o u s ) of t h e
P ictis h kin g s t o p r o v e t h e P ict s G o t h ic wh i l e i n d u s
, ,
t r iou s D r J am i e s o n p l i e d a l u s ty cu d g e l in fa v o u r of
a T e ut o n ic o r i in M a i s n ou s a y on s c h a n g e t ou t c e l a
g . .
Th a t n e w s ci e n c e calle d An t hr op ol ogy b o r n 0 18 6 2 ,
.
,
pr e c ar i o u s m e t ho d s of m e r e r oo t gu e s s in g Tho s e w ho -
.
t h k n o w n ow t e ll u s t h a t w h a t s u r viv e s l o n e s t of
sa
y e
y , g
a r a c e is it s t yp e of s ku l l an d fac e n e xt l o n e s t it s p l a c e
g ,
n am e s ; w h i l s t t h a t w h ic h m o s t r e a d i l c h an e s is it s
y g
l a n g u ag e A n t h r opo l o gy h a s p r o v e d b e yo n d qu e s ti on
.
th a t t h e pr i m e val i n h abit an ts of ou r i s l e s d ow n t o t h e ,
v e r y cl o s e of t h e S t on e Ag e we r e t ho s e n on Aryan ,
-
c a v e d we ll e r s of d ar k c om pl e xi o n b lack h ai r l o n g s ku ll
-
, , ,
an d s ho r t fe e b l e bui l d w ho s e r e m ai n s ar e fo u n d in t h e
, ,
t r ib e S i lu r es who m J u l iu s C ae s ar d e s cr ib e s t o u s as
,
d w e ll i n g on w h a t is n ow t h e W e l s h b or d e r Th e ir .
m ar k s m ay s ti l l b e r e c og n i s e d by t h e s ki ll e d o b s e r v e r
al m o s t a l l o v e r S c o t l an d fr o m G all o way n o r t h w ar d s ,
an d v e r y s p e ci al ly in s uc h a H e b r i d e an i s l e a s B ar r a .
C u r i o u s t o r e l at e if w e w an t t o n d t h e on e l ivin g
,
r a c e w h ic h is a t o l e r ab l p u r e r e p r e s e n t a tiv e of t h e s e
y
1
Th e n am e A r yan was n ot ac t u all y appl ie d s
t o t h i gr e at fam il y of
l a n
g u ag e s t il l ab ou t 18 46 .
C E L TI C NAM ES . xix
I b e r ian s b o t h in bui ld an d s p e e c h w e m u s t
1
of ol d , ,
.
j o ur n e y t o t h e s o ut h S hor e of t h e B ay of B i s c ay an d
see t h e S p an i s h B as qu e s t h e fo l k w ho s e u n c o u t h ,
t is s ai d t h e D e vi l g av e u p l e ar n m g in d e s p ai r
s p e e ch , ,
.
In s oo t h t h e B as qu e t o n g u e is b u t a poo r s p e cim e n at
,
t he b e s t .
Th e i r t o n g u e is d e ad d r o wn e d by t h e m an y l a t e r ,
m e n t s of an y kin d t h e B r iti s h I b e r i an h as n on e
.
e le m e n t m a s ti ll b e d i m l r e c o n i s e d in t h e m o d e r n
y y g
G a e l s v o c abu lar y ; an d t h e r e ar e a v e r y fe w S c o tti s h
p l a c e n am e s wh ic h m ay wit h s om e c on d e n c e b e
-
i d e n ti e d wit h B as qu e r oo t s e g U RR n am e of t h e ,
. .
, ,
c e r t ai n ly t h e B as qu e u r w at e r an d I S LA a r iv e r in ,
,
F o r far an d B an ff i l b e in g v e r y c om m on in B a s qu e
,
p l a c e n am e s
-
B e s i d e s t h e s e S ir He r b e r t Maxw e l l
.
,
I b e r ian Th i s is o n ly c onj e c t u r e an d t o t ak e j u s t on e
.
,
of t h e n am e s h e m e n ti o n s Gu t c l o m a quit e
p os s i bl y
y y ,
b e C e l tic for b u t of s t on e f an d G
c W cu t a c ot
. .
, , .
c l a c h c l oi c h a s t on e P r o fe ss or R h ys h as d o n e his b e s t
.
, ,
t o d is c o v e r for u s s om e m or e of ou r ab or igi n al or I v e r ,
His m e t ho d
n i an n a m e s a s h e p r e fe r s t o c a l l t h e m
,
.
( B h i n d L ec t u r es 18 9 0 N o 8
) ,is if h e c an n d S c o tti s h
, .
,
n am e s n ot r e ad i l x p l a i n ab l e from G ae l ic w h ic h
y e ,
r e s e m ble t he n am e s of s o m e pr i n c e s s e s h e r o e s or , ,
1
So all e d f om Ib ia
c r er , an an c ie n t n am e of S pai n, hough it
t is on l y
d ivi n iti e s , ti on e d in t h e e ar l i e s t W e l s h an d I r i s h
m en
l e g e n d s t h e n h e c o n j e ctu r e s t h a t t h e s e S c o tti s h p l a c e
,
n am e s m u s t b e r e C e l tic b e c au s e a ll t h r e e c o u n t r i e s
p
-
,
h a v e t h e m in c om m on S uc h a m e t ho d is pr e c ar i o u s .
,
a n d in n o i v e n c as e h as h e r e a c h e d d e m o n s t r a ti o n
g .
S e e Li s t a s A TH O L E B AN FF CLYD E D UN F E R M L I N E
, .
, , , ,
E A RN E L G I N
, .
A ft e r t h e s e d im ab or igin e s c am e t h e C e l ts m o s t ,
'
w e s t e r ly b an d of t h e Ar yan s T i ll ab o ut t e n ye ar s ag o .
it was c o n s i d e r e d a s e tt l e d c o m m o n p l a c e of ph il o l ogy
t h a t t h e Ar yan s ho m e was s o m e wh e r e in W e s t e r n A s i a
am o n
g t h e s o u r c e s of t h e Oxu s t o t h e n o r t h of P e r s i a , .
H e r e ag ai n a ll is c h an g e d
, ,
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r e m ai n s by t h e old flag ; an d n ow t h e s u gg e s ti o n ,
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N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
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h im all o v e r E n gl an d an d W al e s an d s o uth e r n S c o t l an d ,
t oo l e a vi n g t o t h e G ae l o n ly I r e l an d an d Man an d
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r e m o t e r S c o t l an d .
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n am e s of S c o t l an d w e m u s t e x p e ct t o n d t wo t yp e s
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h i s t o r i an s h av e t o t e ll T h e n am e rs t o ccu r s in .
A m m i an u s Mar c e l l i n u s c 3 7 8 A D Ou r e ar l i e s t n ativ e
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t ho u gh t t h e m a for e ig n p e opl e w ho r s t l an d e d in ,
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n or t h e rn tw o t h i r d s of S c o t l an d w a s a ll P icti s h th e r e
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b a ckb on e of t h e G r am pian s an d t h a t r id g e w h ic h is
n ow t h e e as t e r n fr o n ti e r of Ar gyl e D r u m al b an r id e
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t h e ir s p e e c h on all E n gl an d an d h a v e l e ft v e r y fe w ,
t ho s e S c o t o I r i s h in c o u r s e of ti m e i m po s e d t h e ir
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xxiv P LA C E NA M ES-
OF S C O T LAND .
s pr e ad t h r o u gh t h e D on e gal m an C o l u m b a an d h is far
,
t r av e llin g m o n k s of w ho m t h e e ar l i e s t w e r e all I ri s h
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G a e l ic pu t i n t o wr iti n g in S c o t l an d w a s pr a ctic ally
i d e n tic al wit h E r s e T h e Boo k of t h e D e an of Lis
.
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M S of an y c o n s e qu e n c e in S c o tti s h G ae l ic
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an d p e r h ap s s ti ll c a u s e s n ot a l itt l e d e b a t e
, H e r e tw o .
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t h e o r y a b o ut t h e P ict s b e i n g n on Ar yan s in h is r e c e n t
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.
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s o m e of t h e m in L o t h i an m ay po s s ib l y n ot h a v e b e e n
C e l t s at al l qu o ti n g in s u ppo r t of t h i s s uc h u n C e l t ic
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n am e s a s In c h he i t h P e n ca i t l a n d Sac B ut D r S k e n e s
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v e r d ict is g e n e r al ly h e ld t h e t r u e on e In h is e ar ly .
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.
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of a C y In r ic [ W e l s h " l an g u ag e in t h e d i s t r ict s o ccu p i e d
by t h e P ict s it wi l l b e s e e n t h at for We l s h in t h e
e ar l i e r s e n t e n c e h e w o u l d n ow w r it e B r i t i s h In Ce l t ic .
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.
ki n gs h an d e d d ow n t o u s an d s ho ws t h a t t h e e ar l i e r
,
p ar t is m ad e u p of p ur e ly I r i s h or Ga e l ic n am e s all ,
b e l on g i n g t o t h e N o r t h e r n P ict s b ut t h a t t h e l at e r ,
p ar t s ho ws m o r e c o n n e cti on w it h t h e S o ut h e r n ki n gd om ,
an d m or e l ar g e ly p ar t ak e s of B r iti s h e s p e ci a lly C o r n i s h , ,
C E L TI C N A M ES . XX V
fo r m s . o ut h e r n ki n g d o m s tr e tc h e d o v e r P e r t h
T he s
S h ir e s o u t h t o t h e F or t h Th i s wa s t h e r e g i on in h abit e d
.
by t h e t r ib e w ho m t h e R o m an s c all e d D am n o n ii p r o b ,
abl t h am e m t h D am n o n ii of C o r n wal l
y e s e n as e .
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C r u i t hn ig h (d e s c e n d an t s of C r u it h n e ) t h e F i r b o l g of ,
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,
.
S o m uc h for t h e r e g i o n n o r t h of t h e F o r t h T he .
s tu d e n t wi ll n d it w o r t h w h i l e t o t r y a n d u n d e r s t an d
h ow t h in g s l ay in t h e s o ut h t oo To b e g i n wit h in t h e .
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3 ) w e l e a rn t h a t b y hi s ti m e t h e s po k e n C y m r ic
m u s t h a v e p r actic all d i s a pp e ar e d fr o m S t t h c l d
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of t h e S c o t s c 8 5 0 t h e B r t ho n s of S c o t l an d h ad b e e n
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g y e s e y e a e s e e .
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L a n ar k t o Ayr R e n fr e w an d D u m b ar t o n an d s o ut h t o
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in W e s t L o t h i an t oo t h e t r ib e w e n t by n am e of Ga d e n i
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xxvi P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
e v e r w e m e e t t h e l e tt e r p t h e r e p r o b ab l
y t h e B r
y t h o n ,
p itch e d h is c am p 2
Th at l e tt e r s e ld o m o ccu r s in t r u e
.
G ae l ic ; it is c h i e fly fo u n d in a fe w i m po r t e d w o r d s
lik e p i br oc h fr o m p i oba ir w h ic h is j u s t ou r E n g l i s h
, ,
pip e r A t a v e r y e ar ly s t ag e p v an i s h e d fr o m t r u e
.
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o ld e s t in e v e r y t on gu e a t h a i r t h e L p a t e r E n g fa t her , ,
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) e w s e w l l , .
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cu r i o u s ly e n o u g h in s o m e qu ar t e r s t h e r e v e r s e pr o c e s s
,
is fo u n d an d t h a t e v e n w h e r e B r yt hon ic i n fl u e n c e is
,
h ar d ly po s s ib l e e g in t h e H e b r i d e s t h e N or s e bol n ot
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.
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n d P al g ou e n y a s t h e s p e lli n g of B AL G O N I E ; an d
c . 13 2 0, P r e n b owg al for B AR NB O GL E .
AS p is n ot fo u n d in pur e G a e l ic ,
al l t h e p en s or
p i n s u s t b e B ryt ho n ic t h e
m , G a e l ic b e in g ben Th e r e .
ar e on ly tw o pen s n o r t h of S ti r l i n g PE ND RIC H j u s t ,
1
Cf . Pr ofe s s or V e it c h , His t or y of t h e S c ot t is h B or d er , 18 7 8 , c h ap . i .
2
Pit it sel f is an al m ost u n iq u e e xc ept io n .
C E L TI C NA M ES .
b e yo n d t h e F or t h an d P E NNAN n e ar F r as e r b u r g
t h e l a tt e r s o r i gi n is u n k n o wn
,
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h .
,
fo u n d in p u r e G ae l ic or in I r i s h is p i t pi t t e p e t t i ,
r s t m e t w i t h in t h e P icti s h G a e l ic e n t r i e s of t h e B oole
of D e e r ; e g p e tt e m ac Gar n ait ho m e s t e ad of Gar
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a r e p u r e B r t ho n ic ; for t h i s is t h e W t r e
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or
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y .
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g y q e e , y ,
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xxviii P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
w it n e s s A b e r l ad y, Ab e r d o u r f A b e r n t e Ab e r d e e n
( F i )
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A b e r c h al d e r on t h e C al e d o n i an C an al B u t on t h e .
w e s t c o as t a n d n o r t h of I n v e r n e s s a be r b a r e ly e xi s t s
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,
n o n e in S e l ki r k P e e b l e s L an ar k S ti r l i n
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l an d of t h e P ict s ; an d n o n e in C or n w a l l w h ic h is ,
ou r c l u e t h e B r yt ho n h ar d ly t o uc h e d t h e l a n d of t h e
,
n o r t h e rn P ict s a t a ll Th e n in A b e r d e e n K in c ar d i n e
.
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t w e n ty fo u r a ber s wh ic h p r opor t i o n p r o b ab ly i n d ic at e s
t h a t h e r e t h e B ry t hon s w e r e t h e l a t e r c o m e r s b e cau s e ,
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t h ar d e n e d i n t o a r a s in A R B R O A TH t h e fa m o u s ol d
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b u t h e n ot h ; j u s t as f ot hi r l at e r fe t t er b e c o m e s in t h i s
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r e ion h ar d e n e d i n to
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AN G U S an d F E T T E R NE AR in A b e r d e e n b u t F OR D OU N ,
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r b e l on h e s o ut h e r n a ber an d
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n o r t h e r n p ar t of t h i s n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r of S c o t l an d
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m aki n g t h e M oun t h or G r a m p i an s t h e b o u n d ar y B ut .
t h is r u l e h as m an y e xc e p ti o n s ; e g F OR GL E N an d . .
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d igr e s s i o n an d t o c o m p l e t e t h e d i s cu s s i o n of a ber it
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m ay b e r e m ar k e d t h at on t h e w ho l e w e s t c o a s t t h e s o l i
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N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
im m e n se c e s p l e n d i dly s ys t e m ati s e d a n d cl ar i
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i t
as s s an
T h e aid fr o m I r e l an d is a l l t h e m o r e p r e ci o u s t o t h e
s ci e n tic s tu d e n t b e c a u s e w e po s s e s s c op i o u s r e m a i n s
,
of e ar ly I r i s h l it e r a tu r e a n n al s h i s t o r ic po e m s an d t h e
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l ik e w h ic h g i v e u s t h e e ar ly fo r m s of m an y of t h e I r i s h
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tu ry A D Fr o m t h e s e e ar ly u n c or r u p t e d fo r m s s c ho l ar s
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c an u s u ally t e l l w it h c e r t a i n ty t h e m e an i n gs of t h e
n am e s I r i s h n am e s ar e m uc h e as i e r t o i n t e r p r e t
.
b e c au s e t h e y h av e n e v e r t o t h e s am e e xt e n t b e e n s o , ,
m an g l e d an d c o r r u p t e d a s in S c o t l an d e it h e r by D an e ,
or E n l i s h m an A ai n t h e S c o tti s h s tu d e n t is n ot
g g .
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n e ar l s o fo r tu n a t e as h i I ris h n e i h b ou r b e caus e
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y w a n ti n
g N o t t h at .
e ar ly S c o t s m e n c o u l d n ot h an d le a pe n an d h an d l e ,
ti on s of ou r i n v a d e r s ; n ot s o m uc h t h e a r m i e s of
E n gl an d s t w o E d war d s t ho u g h t h e y d id t h e i r s h ar e
but r a t h e r t h e r o ug h h an d s of p ag an V iki n g s fr o m
N o rr o way w ho h at e d a n y t h i n g w h ic h s e e m e d t o s m e l l
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of t h e m as s a n d w h o c on s i n e d h u n d r e d s of p r e ci o u s
, g
S c o tti s h M S S t o t h e s e a or t o t h e fl am e s Th e s e s a m e
. .
r u d e p i r a t e s h a v e m a d e e ar l
y C e l tic M S S v e r
y s c a r c e .
a l l o v e r B r it ai n Th i s c o u n t r y c on t ain s o n ly ab o ut s ix
.
c le r e d fr o m t h e i r n a t iv e c e ll s t o t h e C o t i t
gy n n e n ,
b e ar i n g t h e ir b ook s w it h t h e m an d t h e l ibr ar i e s of
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pr e f
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w he s
t h e g r os n egl e c t of our own pu l ic r e c ord -
re b k e e per s
in e a rl y d ay s is m u c h c om m en t e d on , an d E d w r d I v in d ic at e d a . .
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C e n t r al an d S o ut h V e s t E u r op e h av e n ow r ic h s t or e of
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t h e s ubj e ct s of t h e s e c o n ti n e n t al M S S m a k e t h e m t o .
t h e m an y l a t e r bu n d l e s of S c o tti s h G ae l ic M S S in t h e .
E d in bu r gh A d v o c a t e s Lib r ar y an d e l s e w h e r e yi e l d u s
m uc h fr uit e it h e r Of an n al s or t opogr a ph ic w o r k s
.
t h e y ar e s ai d t o c on t ain h ar d ly an y t ho ug h t h e r e ar e ,
r ar e e xc e p ti o n s l ik e t h e I s l a c h ar t e r of 14 08
, y .
Of t wo o t h e r p r e ci o u s s u r viv al s e v e r y s tu d e n t of
S c o tti s h h i s t o r y h as a t l e as t h e ar d
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e o o o ee r n e r e e n s r e
t o uc h i n g o r igi n of t h e n am e D EE R or t e ar s e e t h e ,
Li s t . Th i s m an u s cr i p t c on t ai n s t h e go s p e l of Joh n ,
an d p ar t s of t h e t h r e e o t h e r g o s p e l s in L atin ; an d ,
t h e n w h a t is i m por t an t for u s in t h e b l an k s p a c e s of
, ,
t h e MS p ar c h m e n t was c o s t ly in t ho s e d ays t h e r e
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an d p r ivi l e e s t o t h e c h u r c h of D e e r c o n t ai n i n s e v e r al
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p l a c e n a m e s T h e M S is al l w r itt e n in on e h an d w h ic h
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a b r i e f w o r k w r it in L a ti n but cl e ar ly a t r an s l ati on
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fr o m t h e G a e l ic a n d c o n t ain i n g a g oo d m an y e x am p l e s
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of p l a c e n am e s -
w h ic h wi ll al l or v e r y n e ar ly all b e
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fo u n d e m b o d i e d in ou r Li s t I t b r e ak s off a t t h e
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e ar 9 6 6 an d it s d a t e c an n o t b e m uc h l a t e r B i de s
y , e s .
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w e h a v e s e v e r al i n s t r uctiv e n am e fo r m s in A bb o t -
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fr o m t h e d ays of K i n g A l e x an d e r I t h e Fie r ce .
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o n war d s w e h a v e t h e C op i o u s A bb e y C h ar tu l ar i e s
, ,
w ho s e s t or e s of n a m e s of h i ll an d d al e of t o wn an d ,
xxxii P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
h am l e t h av e l ar g e ly b e e n m ad e a v a i lab l e by t h e z e al
,
of t h e B an n a t n e C l ub S p e ci all h a v e w e t o t h an k
y y .
t h e h u g e i n d u s t r y of C o s m o I n n e s an d B r ic h an in t h e
Or ig in es P a r oc hi a l es w h ic h al a s " c o v e r o n ly h alf of , ,
S c o t l an d ( s e e P r e fa c e ) T h e fam o u s In gu i s i t i o d e .
Te r r is E c c l e s ioe Gl a sg u en s is m a d e by P r i n c e D avi d , ,
aft e r w ar d s D a vi d I an d n ow p r i n t e d in t h e C h ar tu l a r y
.
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of G l as g o w is p e r h ap s t h e o l d e s t a u t h e n ti c e x a m p l e of
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s uc h d o cu m e n t s T h e C h ar tu l ar i e s of G la s g o w P a i s
.
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l e y S t A n d r e w s H o lyr oo d an d M e l r o s e ar e p e r h ap s
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t ho s e m o s t d e s e r v i n g of n o t e B ut wh e n as is o ft e n .
,
t h e c as e t h e C h a r tu l ar i e s h a v e b e e n w r itt e n by s c r ib e s
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t h e s p e l l i n g of a p l ac e n am e o ft e n s ad ly dis g u r e t h e -
r e al w or d (s e e AU C HT E R M U C HT Y 8 m S ti t
) o m e m e s h e
y , .
et a l itt l e m o r e b l am e t h an p e r h ap s t h r e a ll
g e y y
d e s e r v e e g w e ar e c o m m o n ly t o l d t h a t t h e far fa m e d
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i se d fo r m of Hy Hi i a s t h e n a m e is in B e d e Hy of
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c o u r s e is t h e E n gl i s h B e d e s w ay of r e pr e s e n tin g t h e
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w hol e tr ut h s e e m s t o b e t h at t h e i s l e s G ae l ic n am e ,
w as a oi n a i n r e e n is th m u s for b o t h C u m in u s or
g , ,
S t C u m m ian c 6 5 7 r s t m an t o m e n ti o n t h e p l a c e
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an d a l s o C o l u m b a s s e c o n d bi o gr aph e r Ad am n a n n a m e
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it Hyon a cf t h e Li s t .
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As an e x am pl e of w h a t w e m ay n d in a c h ar t e r a n d ,
of ho w l itt l e a ft e r al l p l a c e n am e s c h an g e e v e n in 7 5 0 -
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y e ar s ,
t a k e t h e fo l l o w i n
g l is t b e in
g all t h e n am e s m e n ,
t ion e d in t h e c h ar t e r (in t h e P a i s l e y C ha r t u l a r y )
g r an t e d b
y K i n
g M al c o l m I V t o W al t e r S t e w ar t or .
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N o r m an s ) e t An glis S c ot is e t Gal ov id ie n s ib u s ,
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de t e r ris de R e in fr e w ,
Pa is l e t h , P u ll o ck , T u l lo c h ,
K e Ik e r t CATH C A RT ) ,
Le D r i p E g ils h am L oc h yn oc
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L e g e r w oo d ,
et B ir c h e n s yd e , R o xbu r g h ,
S t A n d r a e G las g o w K e l c ow M e l r os s
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on g ,
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o th e r s ,
t h e r e ar e t h e fo ll o w i n g n o t e w o r t hy p e r s o n al
C olv ill S u m e r v ill a e t M a cu s ; t h e l a tt e r
n am e s , ,
h a s n ot ye t t h e a pp e n d e d w i ll t o m ak e him M a x w e ll .
T h e C e l t g a v e n am e s t o a l l S c o t l an d s o w e m u s t b e ,
p r e p ar e d t o n d t ho u san d s of C e l tic n a m e s t o s tu d y ;
but u n for tu n at e ly for t ho s e w h o w i s h t o m a k e s u r e of t h e
,
t r u e p r o n u n ci ati on of a p uz z l i n g n am e G a e l ic is n ow ,
s po k e n o v e r l e s s t h a n h a lf it s ol d ar e a I t h as b e e n .
r e t r e a ti n
g u p t h e
g l e n s e v e r s i n c e t h e d a s of fo r e i gn
y ,
S a x o n Q u e e n M ar g ar e t an d is d e s ti n e d t o r e t r e a t
,
fur t h e r s ti ll ti l l n al ly a t n o d i s t a n t futu r e
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g iv e up t he
g ho s t a l t o e t h e r e v e n as
g ,
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.
a li n e d r a w n fr o m F or r e s t o C a m p b e l t o n an d t h r o w in ,
t h e u pp e r v a ll e y of t h e D e e a n d t h e r e r o u g h ly s p e ak
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in g is t h e ar e a in w h ic h G a e l ic is s ti ll a l iv in g s p e e ch
, .
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l o n g e r t h an is c o m m o n ly t ho u gh t W e h ave t h e .
e vi d e n c e of G e o r e B uc h an an t h a t it w a s s po k e n in
g
G al l o way d o w n t o t h e d ays of Q u e e n M ar y I t lin g e r e d .
in G l e n app ( s o ut h of B a ll an tr a e ) a fu l l c e n tu r y l a t e r ;
a n d it p r ob ab l y c o n ti n u e d t o b e t h e v e r n a cu l a r of s o m e
in F i fe ti ll quit e 17 00 Litt l e w o n d e r t h e n t h a t
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c ram m e d w it h C e l tic n am e s S o ut h of t h e ab o v e .
m e n ti on e d l i n e w e c an n o t b e s o s u r e ab o ut t h e r e a l
pr o n u n ci ati on an d c on s e qu e n t ly t h e r e al m e an i n g of
, ,
d o t o t r u s t l o c al p r o n u n ci ati o n s a n d i n t e r p r e t a ti o n s ,
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N A M ES OF S C O T L AN D .
e v e n w h e n g iv e n by a t r u e G ae l L o c h M AR EE s o .
,
u n iv e r s al ly an d w r on g ly t ho u g h t t o b e M ar y s L o ch
is a g oo d c a s e in po i n t .
N o s u r e p r og r e ss c an b e m ad e u n ti l a t l e as t s om e
t h i n g is kn o w n of t h e d i fcu l t l aw s of G a e l ic i n fl e cti o n
an d p r o n u n ci a ti o n ; an d of c o u r s e S c o tti s h G ae l ic s h ar e s
, ,
it s c h i e f d i f cu l ti e s wit h a l l t h e o t h e r C e l tic t o n g u e s .
T h e i n e c t i o n s ar e s o m e ti m e s a l itt l e d i fcu l t b e c a u s e ,
t h e y l ar g e ly t ak e p l ac e w it h i n t h e w o r d e g n om c u ,
. .
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a s p i r a t e or a dd an h t h e s e as p ir a tin g (an d t h e t yr o m ay
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l an g u ag e in t h e w or ld in w h ic h t h e e ye c an g iv e l e s s
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C E LTI C NA M ES . XXX V
m anc on s u l ti n g a G ae l ic d icti o n ar y wi ll fi n d h i m s e lf
a lt o e t h e r at Th m aj o r it y of t h e n um e r ou s
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t h e m i ddl e or e n d of a w o r d it h as a l w ays a t e n d e n cy t o
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g ,
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l e avin g o n ly t h e h or e l s e l e a vi n g n o t r a c e a t al l ; t h u s
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a l wa s s p e l t s t r on b u t t h e t is l ik e t h e t in s t r a t h a
y , ,
m e r e S a s s e n a c h i n t r u s i o n t o e n ab l e t h e poo r L o w l an d e r
t o p r o n o u n c e t h e w or d E x am pl e s ar e S TR O N E it s e lf
.
,
S t r on bu y a n d t h a t l itt l e c ap e on L o c h K a t r i n e
,
wh ic h is u n p r o n o u n c e ab l e by E n gl i s h l i p s S TR O N A C H ,
LA C H A R ca p e of t h e m as on
,
CA M E R O N t oo is j u s t
.
, ,
c a m s r on cr oo k e d n o s e
, B e s i d e s t h e r e is t h e wi d e ly
.
s c a tt e r e d c ea n n a h e ad a n d s o a p r o m o n t o r u s u all
, , y ,y ,
fo u n d a s k e n or in it s ol d d ati v e fo r m of c in n or kin
( s e e K I NALD I E ) ; i n s t a n c e s a r e t oo n u m e r o u s t o r e qui r e
m e n ti o n .
T h e G a e l h as al ways b e e n a m o r e m o d e s t m an t h an
his E n g l i s h s u pp l an t e r Joh n B u ll al ways d e ar ly l o v e s
.
a t o wn a c a s tl e
, an ho s p it a l
, or e v e n by s u r r e p titi o u s
,
c ar vi n g on h is b e n c h at s chool Th e r e ar e s c o r e s of .
t o wn s an d vi llag e s in E n glan d an d S c o tl an d t oo c al l e d , ,
by t h e n a m e s of S ax on m e n ( of p l xx an d . The C e lt.
a d op t e d t h is fa s h i o n m uc h m or e r a r e l B ut oo d
y a
g .
m an y of t h e h e r o e s of Os s i an an d o t h e r e ar l l e e n d s
y g
a r e c o m m e m orat e d in t h i s wa C O RR IE VR E C K A N
y g e , . .
, ,
,
g ,
s on of t h e fam o u s Ni al l of t h e n i n e ho s t a e s C O W AL
g .
x l iv . P LA C E NA M ES -
or S C O T LAND .
is c al l e d a ft e r C o i ll t h e ol d kin g C ol e of t h e w e ll, ,
D al r ia d a or A r g yl e T h e s e v e n s o n s of t h a t l e g e n d ar y
.
e po n ym o u s p e r s on a e C r u i t hn e or C r u id n e r e p ut e d
g , ,
fa t h e r of t h e C r u it h n ig or P icti s h r a c e b o t h in S c o t ,
l an d an d I r e l an d ar e a l w ays c r opp i n g u p
,
A cc o r d i n g .
t o t h e P i c t is h Chr on i c l e t h e s e v e n w e r e F ib F id ac h , , ,
F l oc l aw C e F or t r e n n G o t C ir c in n
, ,
F or t r e n n w a s t h e
, ,
.
The ol d n d in C r u it hn e a c h an
m an s ow n n am e we ,
L o ch ab e r B ut C e l tic n am e s of t h e t yp e of B AL M A
.
P O RT B AN N A T YN E B u t e ar e quit e r ar e ,
T h e C e l t did ,
.
, ,
t h e r e w as n o t h in g h e lik e d b e tt e r t h an t o c all a vi ll ag e
or a c h u r c h or a w e l l a ft e r s o m e fa v o u r it e s a i n t Th i s .
,
ho w e v e r is s o w i d e a s ubj e ct as t o d e s e r v e s e p ar at e
,
t r e a t m e n t (s e e C h a p .
I t is o ft e n s ai d t h at s e v e r al p l ac e n am e s pr e s e r v e t h e -
m e m or y of t h e a n ci e n t D r ui d ic or P a ga n s u n an d r e
w or s h i p Th i s is c on c e iv ab l e t ho u g h it is ab s o l ut e ly
.
,
c e r t ai n t h a t n o B al in S c o t lan d r e pr es e n t s or pr e s e r v e s
t h e n am e of B a al t h e P h oe n ici an s u n g od ; an d on e is
,
-
s u r p r i s e d t o n d t h i s u n s c ho l ar ly s u p e r s titi o n r e p e a t e d
in a bu lky h i s t o r y of S c o t l an d p ub l i s h e d w it h i n t h e
l a s t t h r e e or fo u r ye ar s An d e v e n t ho u g h G R EE N O C K .
b e t h e G gr ia n a ig s un ba
.
y t h a t wi ll ju s t m e an
-
,
-
,
s u n n y b ay ; an d A R D E N TI N N Y h e ig h t of t h e r e
, ,
on t h e w e s t s ho r e of L o c h L o n g p r o b a b l y j u s t r e fe r s ,
t o s om e b e ac on or s ign al r e w h i l s t A U C H E ND I N N Y ,
pr o b ab ly d o e s n ot m e an e l d of t h e r e at all but
c o m e s l ik e D E N NY fr om t h e ol d G d in a t a w oo dy gl e n
,
.
, .
X l Vl P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O TLAND .
( )
5 B a r r ,
a h e ig h t orh i ll ,
as in B A RR, B A RR A ,
B A RR A SS I E ,
t he pp e ar s in
a s p i r a ti o n of t he b a
C R AIG IE V AR an d in t h e n am e of yo u n g L O C HI N V A R
( G . l o c ha n a b h a r r a -
) B ut-
t h e s e c o n d p a r
. t o f D UN B A R
pr o b ab ly r e fe rs t o an I r i s h S t B arr .
( )
6 B l air a p l a i n ,
a s in B l a i r B LA IR G,
O WRI E B AL , ,
B LA IR 85 0 , .
7
( ) C o i l o r c u i l a, c o rn e r a n oo k ,
as i n C O IL A N T OG L E
, , ,
C O L FI N CUL R OSS 85 0
, Th i s w o r d is al w ays apt in
,
.
,
n a m e s t o b e c on fu s e d w it h c oi ll s e e t h e Li s t
a w oo d (
, ,
p a s s i m ) T h
. e i s l an d o f C O LL it s e l f p r o b a b l y m e a ns a
h aze l .
( )
8 D a il a e l d o,
r m e a d o w ; t h e p r e x d a l is
a l w a s G a e l ic a n d h a s t h i s m e an i n a s in D AL AR OS S IE
y , g , ,
D AL N AS P ID AL ; but t h e s u fx d a l e is al ways e it h e r -
N o r s e (s e e p IV ) or E n g l i s h in S c o t l an d u s u ally t h e
.
,
fo r m e r an d al ways m e an s v a l l e y
, .
( )
9 G a r r a d h an e n clo su r e
g a r,d e n a ki n t o t h e M id , , .
E n g g a r t h an d t h e o r d i n ar y E n g y a r d u s u all y fo u n d
.
, .
,
as G ar t a s in G AR T C OS H G AR T NAV E L A PP L E G A RTH ) ;
,
s o m e ti m e s a s G ar r a s in G A RR Y N A HI N E ar d e n on
y g ,
t h e r iv e r in L e w is ; but g a r r y in n am e s u s u ally r e pr e
, .
s e n ts r bh r o u h a s in G l I n G A RR A B OS T
g a g , g
e n ar r
y ,
.
,
a n o t h e r L e w i s n am e w e h a v e a c om po u n d of G a e l ic
,
an d N o r s e ar d e n p l ac e
J u t a s in h c as e of
g , s t -
e .
d a l or d a l e t h e pr e x g a r t is G a e l ic but t h e s u f x
, ,
-
a r t h m u s t b e E n l i s h or N o r s e
g g .
I r i n bhi r a l r e a d r e fe rr e d t o pp xxvii
( )
1 0 n v er o y ( , .
i d e a i n v e r is fo u n d p r a ctically al l o v e r S c o tl an d s av e
, ,
in t ho s e n o r t h e r n i s l e s w h e r e t h e N o r s e m an h as cl e an
s w e p t t h e b o ar d ; but it is m uc h c o m m o n e r n o r t h t h an
s o ut h of t h e ol d R o m an W a ll A b e r al o n e d o e s n ot .
in No r t h Wal e s k n o ws it w e ll B ut S i m pl e I N VE R .
In v e r l oc h s l in an d n e ar C r at h i e an d w h e r e B r an j o i n s
, ,
T ay ; an d t h e n t h e r e is L o c h I n v e r s o we ll k n o w n t o ,
t h e S ut h e r l an d s al m o n s h e r In v er al w ays t e n d s t o
-
.
S l i d e i n t o i n n er as b o t h ol d c h ar t e r s an d m o d e r n
p r on u n ci a ti on s am p ly t e s ti fy e g I n v e r or I NN E R ,
. .
,
A RIT Y I n n e r or I N VE R K IP 85 0
, In y e r d o e s n ot e xi s t
-
,
.
in B r yt ho n ic W al e s an d it is r a r e in I r e l an d ; t h e s e
,
fa ct s c o u p l e d wit h it s c o m p ar a tiv e r ar it y s o ut h of
,
P ictis h w o r d S o m e tim e s it h e l p s t o fo r m a h yb r i d
.
n am e a s in I N N E RWI C K s o ut h of D u n b ar
, ,
.
( )
11 M a
g h a p l a i n p r o b ab l
, y a ki n t o m a
g
,
t h e p al m ,
g uttu r a l u s u all
y v an i s h e s Th u s w e
g e t M A M B E G an d .
M AM O RE l itt l e an d b ig p l ai n an d als o
s uc h a
, ,
cur i o u s l oo kin g n am e a s CA M B U S 0 M AY w h ic h j u s t
-
m e an s cr oo k of t h e p l ain ; w h il s t m a g h app e ar s in
t wo I n v e r n e s s s h i r e n am e s as M O Y-
M E A R N S t h e old .
,
n am e for K in c ar d i n e ,
v e r w e ar y of
as D r S k e n e is ne
e xi s ti n
g e ar l
y f o rm M o e r n e s e e m s t o po i n t
, ,
.
( )
12 T h e P icti s h p e t t e fo u n d in n am e s a s P it P itt
,
e
P e tti (s e e p a l s o in 12 11 w e n d t h e for m
.
, ,
P ut m u l li n ( l an d of t h e
-
A ft e r t h e c o m m o n
fas h i o n of s uch w o r d s cf t h e E n g h a m an d t on
. .
p e t t e or
p i t r s t m e a n s a n e n c l o s e d bit o f l an d t h e n a ,
far m t h e n t h e c o tt ag e s r o u n d t h e far m an d s o a
, , ,
vi ll ag e In G a e l ic i e t h e t on g u e of t h e D al r iad
.
,
. .
,
S c o t s w h ic h a ft e r war d s o v e r s p r e a d t h e w hol e l an d p i t
, ,
is c o m m on ly r e n d e r e d by ba i l e ; it is d o ubt fu l if it is
e ve r r e n d e r e d b b h T h
t a h ut
( P )
y o s e e IT G ,
A V E N Y e .
x lviii P LA C E -
N A M ES or S C O T LAND .
re
gi o n of p i t t c e n t r e of S c o t lan d fr om t h e
is t h e e as
F i r t h of F or t h t o T ar b a t N e s s Th e r e is p e r h ap s n on e .
, ,
n or t h of Pit k e r r
y F e arn ; an d t h e r e s e e m
,
t o b e n on e
a t all in t h e w e s t .
T h a h i l l o ck or h i ll : t h e u n s t r e s se d s e c o n d
( )
1 3 u l a c ,
s l l ab l e u s u al ly d r op s i n t o y or i but w e h a v e t h e fu l l
y
w o r d s t an d in g by it s e lf in T ULL O C H n e ar D in g w all , ,
K IRKI N TI LL O C H I t h as s o m e w h a t m or e d i s g ui s e d
.
it s e l f in M O RT LA C H an d ye t m o r e in MU RT HLY b o t h , ,
of w h ic h r e p r e s e n t t h e G m br t ( h) u l a c h big h i l l
. .
,
.
To t h e s e t h e am at e u r c an of c ou r s e at o n c e
, , ,
a dd a ll t hos e G ae l ic w o r d s e n t e r in g i n t o pl a ce
n am e s w h ic h h av e alr e a d y b e c o m e p ar t of o r d in ar y
E n gl i s h s p e e c h S uc h a w or d is be n or in it s
.
,
B ry t hon ic fo r m p en as a s u f x u s u ally as pi r a t e d i n t o
, ,
a s in M O R VE N S U IL V E N m o r e r ar e l y t h u s a s a
'
-
i en , , ,
pr e x e g V E NL Aw an d V E NNAC HA R ; p en n y or p en n i
,
. .
,
h a s n o t h i n g t o d o w it h p e n (s e e p l vii ) Th e n t h e r e . .
ar e br a e G br a i h t h e u pp e r p ar t of a n t h in h c
, g .
, y g e n e ,
B R A E M A R t h e B r a e s of B al qu h i d d e r
, but al s o quit e ,
c o m m on in L o wlan d n am e s a s in C o bb l e B r a e ( F a l ,
ki r k) W h al e B r ae ( N e wh av e n ) ; c a ir n ; c or r i e G
, , .
c oi r e l it a c au ld r o n or k e tt l e ; c r a i o n d it s
, .
g r cr a
g a ,
d i m in utiv e c r a ig a n g l en ; i n ch G i n n i s a n is l a n d , .
,
or l i n k s ; kn ock G c n oc a h i ll ; l oc h an d it s d im in u
,
.
, ,
tiv e l oc ha n an d s t r a t h Mo s t of t h e s e w o r d s h a v e .
o n ly b e e n u s e d by S o ut h r on t on g u e s for a c e n tu r y or a ,
l itt l e m or e or l e s s S ibb al d in h is w e l l k n o w n Hi s t or y
.
-
of F if e ( e d iti on 17 10) d o e s n ot s p e a k of B e n L om o n d ,
b u t u s e s t h e cu m b r o u s ph r a s e L om u n d ian m o u n t ai n .
T h e e ar l i e s t qu o t a ti on for ben w h ic h t h e w r it e r c an
n d is for t h e ye ar 17 7 1 w h e n a T R u s s e ll in D e n , .
C E LTI C NA M ES . x l ix
h olm s T ou r Thr ou gh S c ot l a n d ( 18 04 p
,
. w r it e s
Pr o m p t t h e e B e n Lom on d s fe a r fu l h e ig h t t o cl i m b
.
D r M u r r ay s e ar l i e s t i n s t an c e is for 17 8 8 an d t h e
e a r l i e s t e x a m p l e in h is g r e a t d icti on ar y for t h e u s e of
t h e w o r d c a i r n as a l an d m ar k is fr o m Joh n W e s l e y in
17 7 0.
C HAP TE R II .
N O R SE NAM E S .
l
WHEN we c o m e t o d e al wit h t h e N or s e n am e s in S c o t
l an d p e r h ap s t o s ay S can d in a vi an n am e s w o u l d b e
,
m o r e c o r r e ct w e n d o u r s e l v e s a m o n gs t a g r o u p m o s t
,
i n t e r e s tin g an d far m o r e n u m e r o u s t h an t h e o ut s id e r
,
w o u ld t h in k T h e s t or y of t h e N or s e m an s d e e d s in
.
S c o t l an d h as b e e n s ki m m e d o v e r but l i g h t ly by m o s t
h i s t o r i an s an d t h e r e for e it m ay b e u s e fu l t o s e t a t l e as t
,
t h e b o n e s of t h a t h i s t o r y b e fo r e t h e r e a d e r D r S ke n e .
t h i n k s t h e r e is p r oo f of Fr i s i an s i e m e n fr o m H ol s t e i n ,
. .
, ,
in D u m fr i e s s h i r e e v e n b e for e t h e ye ar 4 00 A D How . .
e v e r t h a t m ay b e w e h av e c e r t a i n e vi d e n c e t h a t b e fo r e
,
t h e 8 t h c e n tu r y p as s e d a way b o l d V iki n g s fr o m D e n ,
m ar k an d N o r way h a d al r e ad y b e g u n t o b e a c h t h e ir
g a ll e s on ou r l o n
y g s u ffe r i n
g c o as t s
-
In 7 9 3 w e n d .
t h e ir r u d e fe e t on holy Li n d i s far n e cl o s e t o t h e m o d e r n ,
S c o tti s h b o r d e r ; an d in 7 9 4 t h e y s w o o p e d d o wn am o n g
t h e H e b r i d e s b e i n g for c e d for t h fr o m t h e i r ho m e s
,
b e ca u s e t h e i r ow n b ar r e n r o ck s c o u l d n ot s u s t ain t h e
r o wi n pop u l a ti o n A e ld t h e S iz e of a l ar e po ck e t
g g .
g
h an d k e r c h i e f c an n o t fe e d m an y e xtr a m o u t h s Th i s .
u e s t for r e s ti n g p l a c e an d s u s t e n an c e d r o v e s o m e a s
q
-
far aw ay a s t h e V o lg a ; it u r g e d o t h e r s o ve r t h e c o l d
1
Their im po t a c n d g at e d if cu l t y i cl i e u s t o put t his
r n e a re r n n
t im e .
N O R SE NA M ES .
li
s e as , t o I c e lan d an d G r e e nl an d an d s o m e r e s t e d n ot ,
ti ll t h e y h ad c o as t e d d ow n t o w h e r e m igh ty N e w Yo r k
n ow s p r e ad s an d r o ws T h e u p r i s e in t h e n e xt c e n tu r y
g .
a t l e n t h m ad e h i m s e l f a b s o l u t e ki n g of N o r way d r o v e
g ,
o ut m an y m o r e of h is m o s t a ctiv e oppo s e r s w ho fo u n d ,
in t h e n u m e r o u s r o cky b ays an d fr it h s of W e s t e r n
.
S c o t l a n d t h e qu ar t e r s m o s t s u it e d for t h e p l u n d e r
in g for ays of t h e ir l on g c ar e d S h i p s K i n g H ar ol d
-
.
fo l l o w e d a ft e r t h e m c on q u e r e d all t h e i s l e s away
,
as far s o ut h a s M a n ( 8 7 5 a n d m a d e h is b r o t h e r
S ig u r d t h e i r r s t J a r l E v e n b e for e t h i s t h e Or k n e ys
.
r e a c h e d as far as old D u m b ar t o n .
In Or k n e y an d S h e t l an d t he V ikin g c o m pl e t e ly
s uper s e de d t h e P icti s h C e l t w ho s o far as p l a c e , ,
n a m e s ar e c o n c e r n e d h a s s t r an e t o t e ll l e ft s c ar c e l
g y
,
a t r a c e b e h in d Al m o s t t h e o n ly e xc e p ti on an d
.
,
it is j u s t h al f a on e is t h e n a m e ORK N E Y it s e lf ;
,
an d on e o t h e r p ar ti al i n s t an c e is t h e M ou l h e a d of
D e e r n e s s Or k n e y t h e M i l li of t h e S ag a w h i ch is j u s t
'
, , ,
t h e G m a ol b r o w of a r o ck I t m us t be
.
, , ,
r e m e m b e r e d t h a t h e r e t h e N o r s e m an h ad 6 00 ye ars
a n d m o r e in w h ic h t o d o h is o b l it e r a ti n w o rk T h
g e .
N or d r e ya r ,
n orth e rn
as t h e y w e r e c al l e d in
c on t ras t wit h t h e S u d r e yar s o ut h e rn i s l e s or H e b r i d e s
,
d id n ot e s c ap e fr o m his d o m i n i o n ti l l 14 6 9 w h e n ,
J am e s III of S c o t l an d m ar r i e d M ar gar e t d au g h t e r
.
,
of C h r i s ti an I of D e n m ark an d r e c e iv e d t h e s e n o r t h e r n
.
,
l ii P LA C E NA M ES
-
or S C O T LA N D .
isle s as h e r d o wr y
B ut t h e H e b r i d e s o n ly r e m ai n e d
.
an a pp an a e
g t o t h e N o r w e i an
g c r o wn f or a s c an t
12 6 4 .
In t h e se p ar ts of n or t h e r n an d we s t e rn S c o tl an d ,
S c an d in avi an n am e s ar e fo u n d in m o r e or l e s s ab u n d
an c e
1
. Th e y al s o for m quit e a n o t ab l e c ol o n y in D u m
fr ie s s hir e e s p e ci al ly b e t we e n t h e r iv e r s E s k an d N it h ;
,
but t h e d i s ti n ctiv e g i l l be c k a n d r ig s pr e ad a g oo d d e al
, ,
fu r t h e r t h an t h a t a w a y i n t o K i r kcu d b r ig h t an d u p
,
Mo ffat Wa t e r an d n ot a fe w h av e e v e n fl o we d o v e r
,
i n t o P e e b l e s ; t ho u g h on all T w e e d s i d e t h e r e is n ot a
s i n l e r e p r e s e n t a tiv e of t h e c h ar a ct e r i s tic N o r s e s u fx e s
g
be c k f or c e g a r t h t horp e t hwa it e a n d w a l d
, , ,
Th e
, ,
.
D u m fr i e s c o l o n y of n am e s l ik e t h e S c an d i n avi an n am e s ,
in t h e I sl e of M an b e ar a m o r e s t r on g ly D an i s h c a s t
,
t h an t h e o t h e r s Th i s po in t s t o t h e n ow g e n e r al ly
.
a d m itt e d fa ct t h a t t h i s s p e ci al r o u p of n a m e s is d u e
g
t o an i r r u p ti o n of D an e s c o m i n g n or t h fr om E n g l an d ,
v i a C ar l i s l e an d n ot t o a n y l an d i n g of fa i r h a i r e d p i r a t e s
,
-
d i r e ct fr o m t h e s e a Th e n a tiv e G ae l s c all e d t h e
.
N or s e m e n t h e fa i r s t r an g e r s an d t h e D an e s t he
,
d ar k s t ran g e r s or g a i l l T h e m o s t h u r r i e d c o m p ar is o n
.
w i l l s ho w h ow l ik e t h e D u m fr i e s D an i s h n a m e s a r e t o
t h e ki n d r e d n a m e s a c r o s s t h e Bo r d e r in C u m b e r l an d
a n d be c k an d bi e an d t hw a it e a r e al ik e c o m m o n t o
f e ll
both .
In o t h e r p ar t s of S c o t l an d e s p e ci ally t ho s e a t s o m e ,
d i s t an c e fr o m t h e s e a N o r s e foo t p r i n t s a r e fe w an d
,
far b e t w e e n E v e n on t h e e as t c o as t it s e l f s o ut h of
.
,
D i n g wall u n d o ubt e d ly N o r s e n am e s ar e v e r y r ar e
, .
1
Though we c an r e m e m b e r n on e i n D u m b ar t on .
l iv P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
E d d as an d S ag as d i ffe r e d
,
as l itt l e fr o m m o de r n Ic e
l an d ic S h aks p e r e E n g l i s h fr o m
B r o wn i n g s T h e
as s .
r e m o t e A r ctic i s l e h a s p r e s e r v e d t h e m o t h e r t on g u e -
p l a c e n a m e s of S c o tl an d it is c h i e fly t h e I c e l an d i c
-
d icti o n ar y on w h ic h w e m u s t r e ly ; t ho u g h t h e
a m a t e u r m u s t a ai n
g b e w a r n e d t h a t u n l e s s h e h av e
s o m e l itt l e k n o w l e d g e of N o r s e s p e e c h k n o w i n t o se ek
g ,
t h e o r i g in of a n a m e in w h u n d e r hv a n d t h e l ik e h e ,
e x p l ic a t e m an y u n qu e s ti on a b l y N o r s e fo r m s Mo d e rn .
S w e d i s h an d D an i s h ar e t o I c e lan d ic a s I t al i an an d
S p an i s h t o L ati n Th e y did n ot b e gi n p al p ab ly t o
.
d iv e r g e fr o m t h e p ar e n t s t e m ti ll t h e 13 t h c e n tu r y .
p r o b ab ly e xi s t e d b e fo r e 13 00 t h e r e ar e s om e w h ic h ,
h av e a d e ci d e d ly D an i s h c as t wh i ls t t h e m aj o r ity ar e,
r at h e r N or s e T h e N o r s e m e n s e e m t o h av e l o v e d
.
m o u n t ain o u s r e i on s
g l ik e t h e i r ow n s t e r n c ra
g gy ,
fa t h e r l an d ; h e n c e it is c h i e y N o r s e fo r m s w h ic h w e
n d in t h e n am e s am on g t h e u p l an d s of S o ut h e r n
S c otl an d an d N o r t h W e s t E n g l an d an d c h i e fly D a n i s h
-
,
fo r m s on t h e fla t an d fe r ti l e s tr e tc h e s of D u m fr i e s a ,
h ill s ar e a r ar ity e v e n gr e a t e r t h an tr e e s in
C ait h n e s s .
w h ich of c o u r s e c am e fr om t h e fl a t c oa s t r e gi o n im m e
, ,
-
d iat e l y s o ut h w e s t of m o d e rn D e n m ar k ; an d t h e
-
N o r s e m e n t h e m s e l v e s e m ph a tically r e c og n i s e d t h i s
n e ar kin s h i p T h e b e s t l ivi n g r e pr e s e n t ativ e of Old
.
E n gl i s h is L o w l an d or B r o ad S c o t s t h a t m o s t e x ,
N O R SE NA M ES . lv
r apid d e ca is l m o s t a s m uc h t o b e r e gr e tt e d a s t h a t
y a
of G a e l ic Br o ad S c o t s is j u s t t h e s u r vival of
.
A n g l i an or N o r t h e r n E n g l i s h g ivi n g t o u s s ti ll in it s , ,
p r o n un ci a ti o n s t h e s am e s o u n d s as fe ll fr o m t h e l i p s
,
of t h e ol d ki n g s a n d w ar r i o r s of B e r n ici a an d D e i r a .
A n d B r o a d S c o t s b o t h in v o c abu l ar y an d pr o n u n ci a
,
ti o n appr o xim at e s in s c or e s of c as e s fa r m or e c l o s e ly
, , ,
1
t o D an i s h an d I c e l an d ic t h an m o d e r n E n gli s h d o e s .
In c o n s e qu e n c e of t h i s w h e n we h a v e n o e xt e r n al ,
e vi d e n c e t o ui d e u s it is s o m e ti m e s i m po s s ib l e t o s a
g , y
w h e t h e r a g iv e n n am e is of An gl o S ax o n or of N o r s e -
bir t h S o far a s h i s t o ry h as t o t e l l s o m e fe w n am e s
.
,
in S o ut h E a s t S c o t lan d m ig h t b e e it h e r t o wit n am e s
-
, ,
c o n t ai n in g fo r m s c om m on t o b o t h s uc h as d a l e an d ,
s ha w,
g a r th an d h ol m .
In
quit e an o t h e r d ir e cti o n t h e r e ar e p r oo fs t h a t t h e
W e s t H ig h l an d G ae ls b orr o w e d a fe w wo r d s fr o m t h e
N o r t h m e n w h o s e tt l e d s o p l e n ti fu lly u po n t h e ir b ays
,
an d l o c h s wit ho ut l e a v e as k e d
, Th e r e is t h e I c e l . .
gi
rl o r
g oe a c h a s m w h ic
,
h t h e G a e l h as m a d e in,
t o
Ge od ha In C ol o n s ay t h e r e is a R u d h a Ghea dha or
.
w h e r e t h e Ol d N o r s e a is s till p r e s e r v e d
r e d c l e ft
, .
T h e w o r d r t h or fr i t h t h e I c e l fjor tSr a n d N fj or d
'
.
, , .
,
is of it s e l f s u fci e n t p r oo f t h a t t h e No r s e g all e ys s a i l e d
, ,
r o un d e ve r an l e of o c o t o t h d o ut h
y g u r a s s n r an s , ,
e as t a n d w e s t Th e r e ar e r t h s e v e r ywh e r e fr o m
.
P e n t l an d t o S o l way an d fr o m D or n o c h t o C lyd e T h e , .
G ae l h a s 0 0 p i o u s ly a d op t e d t h i s w or d fjor d but in h is ,
m o ut h t h e f g e t s a s p i r a t e d an d t h e r e fo r e s oo n d is , , ,
a pp e ar s Th u s on t h e w e s t c o as t we h a v e fe w fr it h s
.
,
but pl e n ty of n am e s e n d in g in or d or t a r d a r t t h e -
,
-
,
-
,
-
1
S e e W ors aae , T h e D a n es and Nor wegia n s i n E n g l an d , S cot l a n d ,
and Ir e l a nd ; an d J Ve it ch ,
. His t or y of S cot . B or d er , pp 3 1
.
36 .
lv i P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LA N D .
u s u al pr on u n ci ati on in m o d e rn G ae l ic is a r s t S uc h .
is t h e o r i gin of K NOYD AR T C n u d s or C an u t e s
, , ,
T h e f r e m a i n s in .
An d if t h e
B R O AD F O R D b r o ad fj o r d an d M E L F O RT
, , .
G a e l b or r o w e d fr o m t h e N o r s e m e n w e a r e t o l d t h e r e ,
ar e t r a c e s in m o d e r n N or s e of v i ce v er s a b orr o wi n g
fr o m t h e G a e l .
Th e s t u d e n t is w e l l s e r v e d wit h e ar ly for m s of ou r
S c an d in a vi an p l a c e n am e s F or al l t h e N o r s e r e gi on
-
.
,
e xc e p t D u m fr i e s Or k n e a n d S h e t l an d t h O i i
, y , e r g n e s ,
P a r oc hi a l es l ib e r ally s u pp ly u s wit h ol d n a m e fo r m s -
,
a n d t h e D u n r o bi n ch ar t e r s cit e d t h e r e o ft e n t ak e u s
b a ck t o c 12 2 0 F or Or kn e y it s e lf we h av e t h e cur i o u s
. .
e ar l r e n t a l b oo k s of t h e B i s hop s of Or k n e y w h ic h
y
-
,
h av e al l b e e n p r in t e d t h e old e s t d a tin g fr o m 14 9 7
,
.
F or t h e n o r t h e r n c o u n ti e s w e al s o h a v e T or fae u s His
t or y of N or w a y d a ti n g 0 12 6 6 ; but h e r e far ab o v e
,
.
,
a l l e l s e in v al u e is t h e fam o u s Or kn e yin g a S a g a s o
, ,
w e l l e d it e d for E n gl i s h r e ad e r s by D r Jo s e ph An d e r s on .
It s d a t e s e e m s c 12 2 5 but it e m b o d i e s s o n gs fr o m
.
,
s e v e r al e ar l i e r s k ald s Of c o u r s e t h e N o r s e n am e s
.
h av e n ot al t e r e d n e ar ly s o m uc h a s h av e C e l tic n am e s
in a n ow E n gl i s h r e g i o n a n d t h u s e a r l y for m s ar e n ot
,
an d S O U TH R ONAL D S AY ar e p e r ti n e n t e x am p l e s t o
t h e c o n t r ar y .
N o on e in S c o tl an d n ow s p e ak s a S c an d in avi an t o n g u e ,
but it s e e m s t o h av e l in g e r e d on in far s e qu e s t e r e d F o u l a ,
a wa t o t h e w e s t of t h e S h e t l an d s ti l l 0 17 7 5 an d t h e
y , .
l o c al S p e e c h of S h e tl an d a n d Or k n e y is s til l fu ll of .
S c an d in a vi an w o r d s Th is is l itt l e t o b e w o n d e r e d at
.
s e e i n g t h a t for c e n tu r i e s N o r w e g i an ki n g s w e r e w o n t
, ,
n ot s e ld o m t h e r e t o l iv e an d e v e n t h e r e t o die An d
,
.
t ho u gh t h e S p e e c h b e g on e t h e phys i og n om i s t c an s till
N O R SE NA M ES . l vii
h air al m o s t all o v e r S c o t l an d On e u s ag e b o r r o w e d
,
.
fr o m a N o r s e s o u r c e h a s h a d l ar g e i n fl u e n c e in S c o tti s h
p l a c e n am e s viz t h e m e as u r in g of l an d by r e n t al t h e
-
,
.
, ,
u n it b e in g t h e ou n c el an d Ol d G u n ga M od G u n n s a
.
,
. .
,
L u n c i a as in U N GANAB in N or t h U i s t t h e l an d for
.
, ,
w h ic h t h e a bb o t ( a b) w as p a i d an o u n c e of s il v e r a s
r e n t al O un c e l an d r ar e ly is m e t wit h ; bu t t h e s m al l e r
.
a m o u n t s a r e quit e c o m m o n In an o u n c e of s i l v e r t h e r e .
w e r e h e l d t o b e 18 or 2 0 d t an d p e n n y l an d s .
,
r D an p e n g e ) ab o u n d -
,
.
,
s um s d o wn to t h e far t h i n g or fe or l n i g
th e r e is
p l ac e a
of th is n am ein S kye an d
e ve n t o t he h alf far t h i n g
-
.
In t h e Or k n e y e ar ly r e n t al s we r e a d of a c ow s wor t h
l an d of a m ar k of l an d
1 1
of w h ic h w as , 21 or 33 In , .
t h e s a m e r e n t al s ( c 15 00) w e n d a C owb u s t e r
. or
c o w pl ac e in F i r t h an d a N ol t l an d or c a tt l e l an d in
-
,
-
W e s t r ay .
Tho u g h t h e D an e s vi s it e d I r e l an d t oo an d we r e t h e r e ,
in po w e r a l l a l o n g t h e e a s t c o a s t for at l e as t a c e n tu ry ,
h a vi n g D ub lin for a ti m e a s t h e ir c h i e f s e a t t h e r e ar e ,
n ow b a r e l tw e n t y n am e s of D an i s h o r i i n in a l l I r e l a n d
y g .
Th i s is r at h e r r e m ar k ab l e w h e n w e n d t h e i r pr i n t s o
pl ai n a n d oft in S c o t lan d T h e l e ad in g pla c e n am e s in .
-
s e v e r al S c o t ti s h c o u n ti e s ar e all N o r s e in S h e tl an d
,
S TR O M N ESS ; in C ait h n e s s W I C K an d T H U R SO ; in ,
S ut h e r l an d G O L SP I E H E L M S DAL E an d T O N G U E
, , in ,
-
R o s s D I N G W AL L a n d T A I N ; in B ut e R O TH ES AY an d
, ,
a n d S h e t l an d N o r s e n am e s h av e a c o m p l e t e m o n opo l
y
in t h e Out e r H e b r i d e s w h e r e n e w e v e r y m an s p e ak s ,
G a e l ic t h e N o r s e m o n opo ly is n e ar ly as c o m p l e t e
, .
D
l viii P LA C E NAM ES -
OF S C O T LA N D .
C ap t a i n Tho m as R N w h o v e r y c ar e fu l ly i n v e s tig a t e d
,
. .
,
t h e s ubj e ct s o m e fo r ty ye ar s ag o r e po r t s t h a t in t h e ,
L e ws N or s e n am e s o ut n u m b e r t h e G a e l ic o n e s by fo u r t o
on e , an d t hat in t h e r e ar e on ly tw o pr e N o r s e
al l H ar r i s -
or C e l t ic n am e s N o p l ac e n am e of a n y c o n s e qu e n c e
.
-
in t h e w ho l e L o n g I s l an d is of C e l tic o r i g i n u n l e s s w e ,
c al l t h a t qu e e r n am e B E NB E C U L A an e xc e p ti on T h e .
m ar k s of t h e V iki n g g r o w r ar e r in t h e i s l e s s o ut h of
Ar d n am u r c h an for h e r e h e d w e l t a b o u t a c e n tu ry l e s s
, .
J u r a h a s v e r y fe w I s l ay h as a g oo d m an y C on is by
,
,
L an ay N e r by Ov e r s ay S c ar ab oll
, , C ap t ai n Tho m as
, ,
sa s h ere N o rse n am e s ar e t o G a e l ic as t h
y , re e
t o on e B ut t ho u g h b o t h J U R A an d I S LAY ar e
.
,
w o r d s wit h a N o r s e l oo k a n d c o m m o n ly r e p ut e d of ,
N o r s e o r ig i n t h e y ar e n ot s o
,
I s l ay s r e al s p e llin g
is Il e w h ic h D r S k e n e t h in k s an I b e r i an or pr e C e l tic
,
-
w o r d ; but Il e h a s b e e n i m p r o v e d by s o m e w o u l d b e
-
c l e v e r m o d e r n s i n t o Is la y w h ic h w o u l d l it e r ally m e an ,
i s l an d i s l an d
-
.
N o r s e a n d S ax o n n a m e s s o m e ti m e s g i v e u s a l itt l e
l i m p s e of m yt h ol ogy s om e t im e s of n atu r al an d ye t m or e
g , ,
fr e qu e n t ly of fam i ly h i s t o r y T h e T e ut on w a s m uc h
, .
fo n d e r of l e avin g t h e s t am p of h is n am e b e h in d him
t h an t h e C e l t T h e S ax on w as e v e n pr o u d e r of his own
.
n a m e t h an t h e N o r t h m an a n d N or s e n a m e s of t h e
c om m on S ax on typ e of D O L P HI N T O N an d SY M I N G T O N
a r e r ar e H E L M S DAL E m ay b e c a ll e d a ft e r s o m e V ikin g
.
w e n d in t h e Or kn e y i n g a S ag a ; an d G O L SP I E m ay b e
fr o m s o m e m an G o l d or G oa An d fr o m S c o tti s h p la c e .
n am e s w e c an p ick o ut a g oo d m an y of t h e g o d s an d
m e n oft s u n g in t h e gran d Ol d N o r s e e p ic s T ak e e g .
,
. .
,
T H U R SO O N Th or s a Tho r t h e t h u n d e r g o d s r iv e r
-
.
,
.
, , .
Th i s is on e of t h e cas e s w h e r e t h e r iv e r h as g iv e n it s
N O R SE N A M ES . lix
n am e t o t h e l at e r t o w n u pon it I t is al m o s t al ways .
s o ; e ve n W at e r of L e i t h is on ly a d e c e p tiv e m o d e r n
i n s t an c e of t h e r e v e r s e for as e ar ly as c 114 5 w e n d , .
In v e r l e t or I N VE R L E ITH T h e m ig h ty Tho r is a l s o
-
.
c o m m e m or a t e d in T H U R S T O N an d in m an y E n gl i s h ,
n a m e s Th u r l e i h Th u r l o w 85 0 R an t h e i an t o d d
, g , g g e ss
,
.
, ,
q u e e n of t h e s e a m uc h fe ar e d by t h e I c e lan d e r s h as
, ,
h e r n a m e p r e s e r v e d in L o c h R AN Z A in Ar r an ; in 14 33 ,
B an s ay i e R an s i s l e H e r o n am e s ar e s e e n in
-
. . .
, ,
H A R O LD S WI C K S h e t l an d ; C A R L O W AY or C ar l s b ay
,
,
L e w i s ; an d S U NAR T or S w e yn s fj o r d M o r v e n
Th e n
,
.
t h e r e a re t ho s e tw o Or k n e y i sl e s N o r t h a n d S o ut h ,
b o t h b e c al l e d a ft e r t h e s am e m an R o n ald Rog n v al d , , ,
or R e in al d t h e s e n a m e s a r e a l l on e B ut it i n ot
g s
.
n al l
y R i n a n s e y i n w h ic h n a m e w e fo l l o wi n
, g P r o fe s s o r ,
M u n c h of C h r i s tian i a m ay s afe ly r e c og n i s e t h e m uc h ,
c o m m e m o r a t e d S t R in gan or N i n ian of W h it ho r n I t .
is pop u l ar c o r r u p ti on a n d ign o r an c e w h ic h h av e as s i m i
l at e d t h e t w o W e h a v e b e e n g ivin g o n ly n o r t h e r n
.
e x a m p l e s of p l a c e s c a ll e d aft e r o d o r m en but t h
g s e
y
o ccu r m or e s p ar s e ly in t h e s o ut h a l s o e g PE R C E B IE
, , ,
. .
, ,
P e r cy s t o wn in D u m fr i e s s h ir e
,
.
U n l ik e C e l tic N o r s e yi e l d s u s fe w p r e x e s for t h e
,
m akin g u p of ou r p l a c e n am e s
-
Th e y ar e c h i e fly t w o
-
.
( 1 ) F w h ic h i j u t h I c l d ic f w t f l l
o r s ,
s s t e e an or a e r a
,
fam i li ar t o e v e r y t o u r i s t in t h e E n g l i s h l a k e s a s f or c e ,
S t oc kg ill F o r c e an d all t h e r e s t , F O R SE p u r e a n d .
,
s im p l e is t h e n a m e of a C a it h n e s s h a m l e t an d F OR R E S
, ,
is p r o b ab ly t h e s e l f s am e w o r d As p r e x w e n d it
-
.
in F O R S I N A R D an d F O R S I NA I N in E as t S ut h e r lan d .
an d ic an d D a n i s h for
( )
2 T f t I c l i c l o d e ld
o ,
e an n s e
lx P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LA N D .
n e ar a ho u s e ,
as in T O F T C OM B S ,
n e ar B iggar ; but it is
c o m m o n e r as a s u fx a s in As c h an t oft an d T hu r dis ,
t o ft B ut if t h e pr e x e s b e fe w N o r s e h a s yi e l d e d u s
.
, ,
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e x a m p le s of t h e l att e r a r e e as i l f o u n d as in B E RRI E
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t i m e s t h e G a e l h aS fo r g o tt e n t h e m e an i n g of t h e d a l e ,
a n d s o h as a d d e d h is ow n p r e x s t r a t h h e n ce tha t
t aut ol ogy S t r a t h hall ad al e An in t e r e s tin g s e t of n am e s .
is c o n n e ct e d w it h t h e s u fx s hi e l s hi e l s s hi e l <l -
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s hi e l d s ; a ll t h e s e fo r m s a pp e ar Th i s l ik e t h e S c o tti s h .
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.
s kj d l a s h e l t e r
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w ay for a t e m po r ar y or s h e ph e r d s b u t
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S he lte r is in r oo t t h e s am e b e in g c on n e ct e d wit h t h e ,
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in N o r t h e rn E n gl an d but al m o s t e qu ally s o in S ou t h e r n ,
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lxii P LA C E -
NA M ES or S C O TLAND .
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.
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i n s t an c e of t h e C e l t s v e r y S h i fty u s e of t h e l e tt e r p
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an d I c e l v ik a l l b i
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wicks or c o r n e r s of t h e m o ut h L E RWI C K an d B R O D I C K .
,
or b r o ad b ay ar e c e r t ai n ly No r s e ; but t h i s s u fx is
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in t h e s o ut h apt t o b e c o n fu s e d w it h t h e C E w ic a
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wa y m u s t b e c ar e fu lly d i s tin g ui s h e d fr o m t h e S i m i l ar
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.
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v at n , N . v an d w at e r
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a lak e ) , as in L o c h LANGAV A T ,
L e w i s 85 0
,
.
Th e N o r s e m en on ly n am e d m an y of ou r
h ave n ot
i n l e t s wit h t h e i r own n am e s of r t h an d v oe a n d g oe ,
t h e y h av e n am e d m an y of ou r o utl e ts t oo E v e r y
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is N o r s e t h i s b e i n g t h e I c e l n e s D an n a es a
n e ss ,
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n o s e ; h e n c e a c a p e or
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p r e ci s e ly p ar a ll e l t o t h at of t h e G s ron (p x l ii i ) B ut . . .
t ho u g h n am e s l ik e S TR O M N ESS a n d D E E RNE S S ar e p u r e
N o r s e it d o e s n ot fo ll o w t h a t n am e s l ik e B U C H AN N e s s
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a n d B U D D ON N e s s ar e a ll N o r s e t oo ; w h a t B u d d on
a ctu a ll
y d o e s m e an n o on e s e e m s s u r e N ess o ft e n .
b e c o m e s in G ae l ic m o ut h s n i sh for t h e G ae l al m o s t ,
al wa s a s p i r at e s hi s 8 an d l o v es t o s p e a k of t h e
y ,
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c l at u r e of ou r s t o r m y n o r t h e r n an d w e s t e r n s ho r e s .
All t h e s t a ck s O N s t a k t h e s e wi l d l ookin g l on e ly
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all t h e N an d D an s kj a er a cl i ff or r o ck of
ske rrie s , . .
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w h ic h t h e r e ar e n u m e r o u s e x am p l e s ar o u n d t h e wi ld
P e n t l a n d F i r t h S C A R F S K E R R Y S U LE S K E R R Y
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a w h i r l poo l .
T w o r e m ar k ab l e s u fx e s r e m ai n a n d d e m an d s p e ci a l ,
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is t h e n o r t h OE by Mid E n g bi D an a n d S W by
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al m o s t c e r t a i n l y al l d e r iv e d fr o m .
a n d a ll m e a n i n a d w e ll i n h a m l e t or t o w n T h
g g a e , .
r oo t is t h e s am e a s t h a t of t h e oo d o l d S c o tti s h wo r d
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big t o bui l d but n ot t h e s am e a s t h a t of bu ry or
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,
.
,
fo r ti e d e n c l o s u r e T h e s u fx by is fr e qu e n t in t h e
.
l xiv P LA C E NA M E S -
OF S C O T LAND .
n o r t h of E n gl an d an d al m o s t as fr e qu e n t in S o ut h ,
W e s t S c o t l an d C AN ON B IE MI DDL E B I E PE R C E B IE
, , ,
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, .
o n ly fo u r in t h e s o ut h e as t Th e r e is on e n e ar G las g o w -
.
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, , ,
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, .
t h e m i s l e ad i n g g ui s e of b a g a s in CAN I S B AY a n d ,
D U N C A NS B AY B ut p e r h ap s t h e m o s t r e m ar k ab le
.
r o u p of s u fx e s in t h e w ho l e s tu d o f S c o tti h n am e s
g y s
is t h a t e v o l v e d o ut of on e c o m po u n d O N w o r d . .
bols t a nr a d w e l l i n g p l a c e w h ic h h as b e e n c hopp e d
,
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an d c h a n g e d i n t o a l m o s t e v e r y c on c e iv ab l e s h ap e .
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,
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an d in m an y s h a p e s as in Bo s t a L e w i s Bo u s t , , , ,
C o ll an d B u s t a S h e t lan d
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P e r h ap s n e ar e s t t o t h e
, .
m e n ti o n e d in I s l ay in 15 6 2 an d bu s t a r b u s t e r an d ,
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.
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ol d fo r m of L Y B S T E R Th i s l as t s ho ws u s t h e r s t .
v o w e l d r opp e d o ut as is al s o s e e n in B I L E S T E R an d ,
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S C RA B ST E R (in 12 01 S k ar a b o l s t a d )
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h av e B OR R OB OL an d E RI B O L in S ut h e r lan d ; an d t h e n
t h a t s h i ft y l iqui d l d r op s away an d s o w e g e t E M B O ,
a n d S K IB O n e ar D o r n o c h ,
In I s l ay C o l l Tyr e e an d .
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M u ll t h e b m ay b e c o m e p an d s o for bol w e g e t p ol or ,
N O R SE NA M ES . lx v
p ool ,
as C R OSS A PO L G RIS AP OL L In C a it h n e s s it is
in ,
.
.
t h e s e c o n d or s t a br h a lf w h ic h h as b e e n c h i e y u s e d ,
s t ar b e in g t h e N o r s e e q u ival e n t of t h e C E s t ed e or .
s t e ad ho m e s t e a d S t a t r g iv e s u s in
a p l a c e as in
.
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, .
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in T O L S T A F u r t h e r m e t a m or pho s i s c o u l d
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An i n t e r e s ti n g l itt l e gr o u p is for m e d by t h e t h r e e
n a m e s D I N G WA LL T I N G W ALL S h e t l a n d n d T I N W ALD
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i ll ti p l c f h Th i d i t l o c l
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p ar l i am e n t .
,
t w o for m s ; an d e v e ry on e w ho k n o w s G r i m m s l a w
k n o w s ho w n atu r al ly t h b e c o m e s d h e n c e D i n g w all or , , ,
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t h e c a u s e or m att e r w h ic h t h e Th in g m e t t o d i s cu s s .
T h e an ci e n t l itt l e b u r g h of T A I N is c o m m on ly s u ppo s e d
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o , t h e S cot s m a n in t h e w in t er of
18 8 7 8 8 .
l xvi PLA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
m a ra u d in g N or t h m en ;
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a i bh is t h e ol d l o c a tiv e c as e
en d in g . T he C ait h n e s s is t h e O N Ca t a n e s
n am e .
,
n e ss or p r oj e c tin g l an d of t h e t r ib e C at C a t is t h e .
r s t m e n ti on s it t h e I r i s h Ne n n iu s of 8 t h c e n t u r y)
, .
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G att or G o t on e of t h e s on s of t h e l e g e n d ar y C r u it h n e
, ,
(s e e p x l iv ) Th e n e xt n e ig h b o u r of C a it h n e s s S U TH E R
. .
,
LA N D w h ic h cu r i o u s ly e n o u g h c o n t ain s n e a r ly t h e
, , ,
w ho l e of t h e e xt r e m e n or t h of S c o t l an d IS t h e O N , .
S u d r l a n d s o n am e d b e ca u s e it l ay t o t h e s o ut h of t h e
,
N o r s e s e tt l e m e n t s in Or k n e y an d C a it h n e s s ; j u s t a s
t h e H e b r id e s w e re t e r m e d S u d r e y a r a s c o n tr a s t e d ,
w it h t h e m o r e n o r t h e r ly Or k n e y an d S h e t l an d I s l e s .
A l r e ad y in a L atin d o cu m e n t of d a t e 13 00 w e n d
t h e n am e a s S u t he r l a n d i a T h e e n d i n g of t h e n a m e .
ORK N E Y a t l e a s t is N o r s e ( s e e Li s t )
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,
J u s t on e or t wo n o t e wo r t h y s cr ap s in c o n cl u s i on : b e
it n o t e d t h a t t h e PE N T LA N D F r it h h a s n o t h i n g t o d o
w it h t h e w o r d p e n t w h ic h w o u l d b e s i n g u l ar ly in appr o
,
pr l a t e a s a ppl i e d t o t h i s s w i ft r un n i n g s e a c h an n e l - -
,
w h ic h is n o t r u e fr it h a t a ll P e n tla n d fr it h l ik e .
,
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.
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d o ubt l e s s b e e n t ho u g h t t o b e ar a v e r y appr op r i a t e
n am e .S o it d o e s ; but w h a t it m e an s is n ot r ag e an d ,
fu r y but c or n e r tu r n i n g po i n t or s h e l t e r I c e l
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h v a rf a n d S W hw a rf t h e s am e w o r d as ou r E n g
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N O R SE N A M ES . l xvii
w ha rf . An d o r t h e rn i s l e in S h e t lan d YE LL
t h at far n , ,
see m s t o b e ar a v e r y s t ar t l i n g n a m e B ut Ye l l is .
t h e O N J a l i I c e l g e ll d or g a ll w h ic h m e an s n o t h i n g
. .
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,
m o r e t h an b ar r e n Th i s l as t is al s o t h e r oo t of t h a t
.
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, T h e p re s e n t fo r m is on e am o n g m an y
.
h u n d r e d s of e x am p l e s of pop u l ar e tym o l o gy or a s
, ,
l ik e ly of pop u l ar c ar e l e ss n e s s
,
.
CHA PT E R I I I .
E N G L I S H NA M ES .
e v e n t h e N o r s e n a m e s of S c o t l an d t h e p u r e l E n l is h
, , y g
n a m e s ar e m e r e c h i l d s p l a C o n s id e r in t h a t E n lis h
y .
g g
is n ow t h e v e rn acu lar of S ixt e e n o ut of e v e ry s e v e n t e e n
p e r s on s in t h e l an d t h e n u m b e r of ou r E n gl i s h or
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C e l tic an d t o N o r s e n a m e s in S c o t l an d h as e v e r b e e n
e x a ct l a s c e r t ai n e d or e v e n e s ti m a t e d T h c a l cu l a ti on
y e .
w o u l d b e r a t h e r a d i f c u l t on e but fu ll of i n t e r e s t
,
.
E n g li s h h a s for s o m e ti m e b e e n t h e l an g u ag e of al l t h e
m o s t pop u l o u s d i s t r ict s ; but o v e r a v e r wi d e ar e a in
y
t h e H ig h l an d s E n gl i s h i n fl u e n c e h a d s c ar c e ly an y
e xi s t e n c e b e fo r e t h e R e b e l l i o n in 17 4 5 ; an d v e r few
y
p l ac e n am e s of an y i n t e r e s t t o u s h av e o r igin a t e d
-
s i n c e t h a t d at e . T h e p l a c e n a m e s of ye s t e r d ay ar e of
-
s m al l a cc o u n t .
Bo t h t h e c on t e m por ar y h i s t or i an A m m i an u s M ar
c e ll in u s an d t h e c on t e m por ary po e t C l a u d i an p r o v e ,
t h a t as e ar ly as 3 6 0 A D S ax on s h ad i n v ad e d t h e
. .
,
S c o t l an d w e ar e h ar d ly ab l e t o t e ll ; but w e h av e
al r e a d y all u d e d t o t h e po s s ib l e p r e s e n c e of Fr is ian s in
t h e fl a t s of D u m fr i e s s h i r e b e fo r e t h e ye ar 4 00 Oct a.
an d E b is s a l e ad e r s of t h e Fr i s i an s w e r e p r o b ab ly
, ,
l xx P LA C E NAM ES -
or S C O T LAND .
r oyal fam i ly p al a c e a t D u n fe r m l in e N or w as
to h is .
he l o n g ine s po u s i n
g t h e d e v o ut S ax o n p r in c e s s ,
Ma rg ar e t w ho h as l e ft h e r t r a c e in N o r t h an d S o ut h
,
Q U EE N S F E RR Y h a r d
,
b y D u n f e r m l i n e F r om t h e .
m ar r i ag e of M al c o l m w it h M ar g ar e t an d fr o m
t h e i n c o m i n g of t h e E n g l i s h e xi l e s ab o ut t h e s am e
ti m e w e m ay s afe ly d a t e t h e d e cay n ot o n ly of t h e
, ,
H e n c e fo r t h G a e l ic w a s a c o u r t ly l an g u ag e n o m o r e .
B ut j u s t a ft e r t h e N o r m an C o n qu e s t m an y of ou r
E n gl i s h t o wn an d vi l lag e n am e s m u s t h av e S pr un g
u p B y t h e aid of t h e ol d c h ar t e r s of w h ic h w e h av e
.
,
a r ic h abu n d an c e a ft e r 1116 w e c an s e e m an of t h e se
, y
n am e s c o m i n g in an d t akin
g s h a p e b e fo r e ou r v e r
y
e es
y . A nd t o t h e s tu d e n t of h i s t o r
y t h e p r oce ss
is quit e as i n t e r e s tin g a s t h e e m b r y o l o g i s t n d s it
t o watc h t h e s l o wly b e auti fu l g r ow t h of t h e as ci d i an
or t h e t ad po l e u n d e r t h e m ic r o s c op e H e r e t oo is .
, ,
e v o l uti o n .
T h e E n gl i s h e n d i n g d e n o ti n g t o w n vi l lag e is t on
, ,
or h a m W e m i gh t for i ll u s tr a ti o n s e l e ct al m o s t an y
.
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S c o tti s h n am e e n d i n g t h u s L e t u s t ak e SY M I N G T O N
.
,
t h e ir n am e fr om t h e s am e m an S im on L o ck h ar t a , ,
l o c al k n ig h t ab o ut w ho m w e r e ad a g oo d d e al in t h e
,
r e c o r d s of t h e m i d d l e p ar t of t h e 12 t h c e n tu r y a n d ,
w ho s e s u r n am e is s til l p r e s e r v e d in M i l t on L o ckh ar t ,
n e ar C ar l uk e In 116 0 in on e of t h e o l d e s t c h ar t e rs
.
,
of P ai s l e y A bb e y w e r e ad
, I n t e r t e r r am S i m o n i s
,
L oc c ar d i 85 P r e s t w ick w h ic h s how s u s Kn i g h t S i m on
a l r e ad y in A yr s h ir e an d p r e p ar e s u s for t h e e n t r i
, y n
S ym on d s t on a in Kyl
12 9 3 ,
A g ai n 0 118 9 w e n d
.
,
.
,
V i ll a S y m on is Lo ck ar d in Lan ar k s h ir e w h ic h b e fo r e , ,
S ym on d s t on e ;
1300 h as b e c o m e
,
in e it h e r ca s e
E N GLIS H N A M ES . l xxi
t h e fu r t h e r ad
van c e t o S ym in g t o n is e asy T ak e
.
on e o t h e r v e r s i m i l a r c a s e C OV I N G T O N n e ar L an ar k
y , , .
A b o ut 112 0 w e n d a m o n g t h e fo l l o w e r s of D a vi d
P r in c e of C u m b r i a a c e r t ain Go l b an A b o ut 119 0 .
w e n d m e n ti o n of a V i lla C ol ban i v i l l a b y t h e
, ,
w ay b e in g j u s t t h e L a ti n fo r m of t h e N o rm an Fr e n c h
,
-
v i l l e l it e r all a c ou n t r h ou s e t h e n a t o w n In 12 12
, y y
, ,
.
we n d C olb ayn is t un ; in 14 3 4 t h i s h a s b e c o m e
C ow an t ou n s ho w i n g ho w t h e s u rn am e C ow a n h a s
ar is e n ; but c 14 8 0 it h as s l i pp e d i n t o it s m o d e r n
.
of C ov in g t ou n ; for t own is s ti l l t h e g oo d
s h ap e
S c o tti s h w ay of p r o n o u n ci n g t ow n or t on .
A S m i g h t b e e x p e ct e d g e n ui n e E n gl i s h n a m e s a r e ,
r e c e iv e d C e l ti c n am e s t h e An g l e h a s n a m e d for u s
,
v e ry fe w of t h e s e ; t ho u gh s o m e ti m e s h e m an age d t o
a d d a n a dj e ctiv e a s in t h e B l a ck a n d W h it e A DD E R
,
.
P e r for c e h e a d op t e d t h e n am e s h e fo u n d t ho u gh ,
s e ld om h a d h e m uc h i n kl i n g of t h e i r m e an i n g .
E n gl i s h n a m e s for S c o tti s h n a tu r al fe a tu r e s ar e r ar e ly
fo u n d A s for h ill s n e it h e r M OOR F OOT S n or P E N T
.
,
LAND S ar e t r u e c a s e s in po i n t an d a n am e l ik e ,
N o r m an s L aw or N o r t h B e r w ick L a w c an n o t b e c all e d
a ve r s e r i o u s e xc e p ti o n ; an d a s for r iv e r s if fe w e v e n
y ,
of E n gl an d s r iv e r s b e ar E n gl i s h n am e s t h e r e ar e
po s itiv e ly n o n e a t all of an y c on s e qu e n c e in S c o t l an d
, ,
.
HAB B IE S How at C ar l op s
.
Th e r e g i o n 1
for t r u e E n gl i s h n a m e s is t h a t w h ic h
1
a s of A r m s t ro
Re d e r n
g
s s um
pt uou s His t or y of L id d es d a le ,
wil l
see t h at E n g l ish fa m r an d m an or n am es are v e ry pl e n t iful h ere
t oo .
l xxii P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
li e s b e tw e e n E d i n bu r g h an d B e r wick w ho s e o r ig i n a l ,
r eat t r ib e of t h e B r i an t e s
g B ut 14 0 0 y e ar s o f
g .
An gl i an s e tt l e m e n t h a v e l ar g e ly o b l it e r a t e d t h e t r a c e s
of t h e ol d C e l t h e r e e s p e ci al ly a s r e g ar d s t h e n am e s of
,
t h e t o w n s or vill ag e s A l m o s t t h e o n ly n o t a b l e e x c e p
.
ti o n is D U N B A R m e n ti o n e d as e ar ly as t h e d ays of
,
E d d i (c 7 . c e r t ain ly a C e l tic n am e an d p e r h ap s ,
c o m m e m o r a tin g S t B ar or F in n b ar r a n an ci e n t bi s ho p ,
of C o r k . In t h e H i g h l an d s E n g l i s h n am e s u n l e s s , ,
t h e y b e quit e m o d e r n ar e v e ry r ar e W h e r e v e r an , .
E n g l i s h or p ar t ly E n gl i s h n a m e o ccu r s t h e G a e l is ,
s u r e t o h av e a n a m e of h is ow n e g h e c alls T aym o ut h ,
. .
,
B AL L O C H an d s o fo r t h
,
An d t h e G ae l d e a l s p r e ci s e ly
.
s o wit h N o r s e n am e s a l s o ; h e s p e ak s n ot of T a i n but ,
of B a i l e D hu t ha i c or t h e t o w n of S t D u t h a c S om e
, .
ti m e s an E n gl i s h n am e is j u s t a t r an s l a ti o n of an o ld e r
G ae l ic on e as in t h e t o w n n ow e r r o n e o u s ly s p e lt a n d
,
3 8 2 F a wk ir c ) an d is s o p r o n o u n c e d b h n a tiv e s t o
( 1 , , y t e
t h i s d ay Th i s is S im e o n of D ur h am s E ggl e s br e t h
.
a n d t h e m o d e r n H ig h l an d d r o v e r s A n E a g l a i s bhr e a c
t h e s po tt e d c h u r c h r e fe r r i n g t o t h e m o tt l e d c o l o u r of
it s s t o n e .
of t h e typ ic al E n g l i s h m an s t o l i d u n e m o t i o n al fu ll of
, ,
b l un t c om m o n s e n s e -
Th e y al m o s t a ll s p e l l p l ain
.
Joh n B u ll h is m ar k Joh n B u ll h is ho u s e ,
A n gl o .
S ax o n n am e s ar e as a r ul e a b r u p t m att e r of fa ct
, , ,
- -
,
d e v o i d of a u g h t po e tic h a vi n g of m u s ic n o n e , How .
d i ffe r e n t is B i r m i n g h a m or B r u m m ag e m or W o l v e r
e v e n B al l a c h I I l is h h as s o m e t h i n
- -
g p a t h e tic a l ly C e l tic
a b o ut it ,
if p r o n o u n c e d by u n d e r s t an d i n g l i p s F or .
E N G LIS H N AM ES . l xxiii
p ur e x p r e s s iv e n e s s ho w e v e r fe w n am e s c an b e a t t h e
e , ,
n a m e ( it c an n o t b e v e r an ci e n t
)g iv e n t o a c o n s p icu o u s
y
m o n u m e n t c app e d h i l l n e ar Lin lit h g ow G l o w e r o e r e m
- - -
,
T o t r an s l a t e g l ow e r i n t o E n g l i s h
or G l oe
rum .
w o u l d b e t o m ak e t h e n am e fe e b l e i n d e e d A l itt l e t o .
t h e s o ut h n e ar D r u m s h or e l an d is fo u n d t h e fe e b l e r
, ,
L ook ab oot ye T h e p u r e E n gl i s h m an s ho w s in
n am e ,
.
h is n am e s a l m o s t n o n e of t h e C e l t s i n n e r s ym p a t h y
w it h n a tu r e e it h e r in h e r s t e r n e r or in h e r s o ft e r
m oo d s .An d t h e m o d e rn S o ci al i s t w i ll n ot b e t oo w e ll
pl e as e d t o n d t h a t m o s t of ou r O E t own n am e s . .
iv e s tr o n e x p r e s s i o n t o t h e i d e a of i n d ivi d u al r i h t s
g g g ,
an d t o t h e s an ctit o f p r iv a t e p r op e r t M o f t h m
y y an
y e .
ar e t h e v e r y e m b o d i m e n t of t h e ad ag e t h a t e v e r y
E n gl i s h m an s ho u s e is his c as t l e ; s o m an y of t h e c om
m o n e s t O E p l a c e e n d in g s i m p ly e n c l o s u r e fe n cin off
g
- -
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,
.
Th i s is t h e r oo t i d e a in bu r gh h a m an d t on in s ea t
-
, , ,
an d w or t h .
A n d t h e E n g l i s h t h an e b ar o n ,
as w e ll as t h e N or m an ,
i n v ar i ab ly c al le d t h e l itt l e
vi llag e w h ic h gr e w u p u n d e r ,
n o b l e s e lf P lac e s e n d i n g in v i ll e or a s it is s om e
.
-
, ,
ti m e s fo u n d in S c o t l an d w e l l ar e N or m an ; but t h e ,
-
,
bu r g h s t o n s an d h am s ar e a ll E n gl i s h B u r g h or
, , .
,
m o r e fu lly bor ou g h is t h e C E bu r g bu r h g e n by r ig
, .
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d at bu r i bir i h e n c e it s o t h e r fo r m
.
, , B u r y or bu r y
-
,
t h e Ayr s h i r e c o as t s t an d s T U R N B E RR Y ( in 12 8 6 T u r n e
hyr y) . T h e r oo t of bu r g h is p r o b ab ly t h e Ol d G e r .
be r g a n t o s h e l t e r ; a n d it s e ar l i e s t m e an i n iv
,
g as
g e n ,
in a K e n ti s h gl o ss ar y d a tin g 0 8 2 0 A D is a r se i e . . .
, , . .
,
cit ad e l c as t l e t h e n it c o m e s t o m e an a fo r ti e d
, ,
t o wn ; but t h e i d e a of civic c o m m u n ity or t o w n
ar i s e s v e r y e ar ly al s o In n am e s t h e w o r d o ccu rs .
E
l xxiv P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
c h i e fl y as a o cc as i o n al ly as a p r e x
s u fx ,
b u r g h, bu t ,
w h e r e t h e C E w o r d bu r g wit h it s h ar d g is s ti ll pr e
.
s e r v e d i n t a ct T h e Ol d N o r s e fo r m bor g ( u s e d by
.
C h ar l e s Ki n g s l e y in his Her e w a r d ) a l s o o cc u r s on t h e ,
w e s t c o as t of L e w i s as Bor g h as e v e ry r e a d e r of t h e , ,
P r in ces s of Th u l e k n o ws .
T h e O E t u n (e ) or t on (e ) n e v e r or ig i n al ly m e an t a
. .
l ar g e t ow n ; an d w e s till h av e t h e c o m m o n S c o t s
phr as e t h e far m t o u n w h ic h m e an s a c o ll e cti on of
,
,
ho u s e s v e r y d i ffe r e n t in s iz e fr o m L e e d s or B r ad fo r d .
In O E t h e w o r d o ccu r s b o t h w it h an d w it ho ut t h e
. .
T on s e e m s a l s o t o h a v e i m p l i e d a vi ll ag e
Joh n s t own .
b e l o n g i n g t o a c e r t ain c l as s as F ULL E RT O N or fo w l e r s ,
t ow n HALK E R S T ON or s e tt l e m e n t of t h e h aw k e r s i e
,
,
. .
,
fa l c o n e r s G e n ui n e c as e s of S c o tti s h n a m e s in b u r g h
.
,
c all e d a ft e r s o m e m an ar e h ar d t o d i s c o v e r ; but C O LD ,
I N G H A M w a s o r i g i n a l ly C ol u d e s b u r g or C ol u d s t o w n
a n d V INC HB U R G H m a y b e a n o t h e r c a s e in po i n t T he
V
.
is m o s t l ik e ly of B r y t ho n ic o r i g i n W oli n e id d yn or
.
,
D u n e din fo r t on t h e h i ll s l op e i e w h a t is n ow t h e
-
. .
, , ,
b a ckb on e of E d in bu r g h it s H i g h S tr e e t fr o m t h e , ,
C a s t l e t o H olyr oo d T h e n am e w as m e r e ly r e m o d e lle d .
,
t ho u g h it c e r t ain ly w a s r e m o d e ll e d in ho n o u r of K in g ,
E d w i n of N o r t h u m b r i a B ut if bu r ghs call e d a ft e r .
S a x o n t h an e s or k n i g h t s ar e rar e t on s ar e fo u n d in a ,
r ic h p l e n t
y eg D O L P HI N T O N
,
D U D D IN G S T ON E D D LE S
. .
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T ON or
W h e r e v e r t h is
, , .
s u fx t on is s ti l l e v e n o cc as i o n al ly s p e l t t ow n t h e
-
, ,
-
,
n a m e is p r e tt s u r e t o be m od e rn o f w h ic h w
y e s e e ,
e x a m p l e s in t h e tw o CA M P B E LL T O W N S Hu t c h e s on t own , ,
E N G L I S H NA M ES . lxxv
am a e t u r m u s t al ways w al k w ar i ly in d e al i n g wit h
E n gl i s h l oo kin g t on s in t h e n o r t h aye an d in t h e
-
, ,
s o ut h t oo for t on is n ot s e l d o m a c o r r u p ti o n of t h e
,
G d u n a h i l l or fo r t e g E DD E RT O N n e ar T a i n is j u s t
.
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e a d a r d u in b e t w e e n t h e h ill o ck s ; an d a w ay in t h e
,
s o u t h n e a r t o t h e b o u n d ar l i n e of t h e T w e e d s t an d s
y
-
, ,
E A R L S T O N a s i m p l e n am e e n ou gh on e w o u l d t h i n k ;
, ,
but E ar l s t o n is j u s t t h e r e s u l t of c ar e l e s s t o n g u e s In .
1144 t h e n am e w a s E r c h e l d on w h ic h a t o n c e s how s ,
of Tho m a s t h e R m e r To r e tu r n for a m o m e n t t o
y .
bu r g h it m ay b e n o t e d t h at wit h t h e p ar ti al e x c e p
, ,
ti o n s alr e ad y m e n ti o n e d all o t h e r S c o t ti s h b u r g hs ar e ,
c o m p a ra tiv e l m o d e xc e p t p e r h ap s t h re e S U M
y e rn ,
B U R G H s o u t h m o s t po i n t of d i s t an t Z e t l an d t h e S vi n
, ,
b or g of t h e S agas ; R O X B U R G H w h ic h w e n d a way ,
b a ck a s e ar ly as 113 4 Rok e s b u r c h p r e s u m ab ly m e an , ,
in g c a s t l e on t h e r o ck an d t h i r dl
y an d m o s t cu r i o u s ,
of a ll N E W B U R G H in F i fe w h ic h a s w e s aw a fe w p a e s
,
g , ,
b a ck is po s s ibly t h e v e r y o l d e s t e xt an t E n g l i s h n am e
,
in S c o t l an d Of r e c e n t bu r g hs We m ay m e n ti o n
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C O L I N S BU R G H bui l t 0 16 9 6 ; MAR Y B U R GH n e ar D in g
, .
,
w al l 0 169 0
,
an d H E L E N S B U R G H
. w h ic h o n ly d at e s ,
fr o m 17 7 6 .
Ha m O E h am is j u s t ou r W in s o m e E n gl i s h w or d
,
. .
,
ho m e t h e or igin al a b e i n g p r e s e r v e d in t h e S c
,
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ha m e A typ ic al e x am p l e is C O LD I N G H A M or W HIT
.
T ING HAM t ho u h h a m s c al l e d a ft e r S ax o n m e n
g , ar e
, ,
m uc h r ar e r n o r t h t h an s o u t h of t h e T w e e d I n s t an c e s .
n ot c o n n e ct e d wit h an an s n am e ar e B IR G H A M in
y m
E A G L ES HA M t h e o n ly h a m n e ar G las g o w is a d e c e p tiv e
, ,
a c h u r ch ) Ha m o ft e n g e t s cli pp e d d ow n for h e as i ly
.
,
v an i s h e s in an E n gl i s h m an s m o ut h an d in a S c o t s m an s
t oo if o n l y h e w e r e a w ar e of it
,
Al m o s t n o S c o t s m a n .
,
eg
. . w i ll p r o n o u n c e t h e h in s uc h a s e n t e n c e as Joh n
,
t o ld m e t h a t he s ai d 85 0 Th u s ha m b e c o m e s a m a s ,
.
,
in B IR NA M an d E D N A M ho m e on t h e R E d e n or y e t
.
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m o r e d is g ui s e d a s in M ID D L E M or E D R O M ho m e on
, , ,
t he R Ad d e r Th e r e is on e l o n e ly but v e r y i n t e r e s tin g
. .
N ot in g h a m
ha m a w ay u p n e ar F o r s e in C ait h n e s s
, ,
w h ic h is s o S p e l t in t h e B k of S c on e in 12 7 2 . .
I t is g e n e r al ly s ai d t h at i n g in D E pl a c e n a m e s -
.
-
i m pl i e s d e s c e n d an t s of e g SY M I N GT O N w as t ho u gh t ,
. .
,
t o b e t h e t on or Vi ll ag e of S ym s s o n s B ut in e v e r y
.
c as e of i n g o cc ur r i n g in a S c o ttis h p l ac e n am e s o far
- -
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s ho w i n g t h a t h e r e w e h a v e s i m p l on e of t h e m an
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FI N LAY is j u s t t h e G l e it i r ( l e t h t ir ) lan d on t h e s l op e
.
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of a g l en .
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C o ck n e y v e r y e ar ly b e g an t o p r e x h is h s t o S c o tti s h
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w it h w o r d s a cc e n t e d on t h e r s t s yll ab l e as T h e ,
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R e d d i n g ( P o l m on t ) .
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l ik e ; but in S c o t l an d t h e r e a r e n o n e T h e s am e .
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g c ol l e c t ion of D ocu
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m en q u ot e d t h er e .
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N O R MA N ,
AN D P U R E LY M O D E R N NA M ES .
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d e al t w it h b e for e e it h e r t h e E n g l i s h or t h e N or s e o n e s ;
but t h e y fo rm a g r o u p s o s m all an d s o u n i m por t an t ,
t h a t l itt l e h ar m c an b e d o n e b y t r e a ti n g t h e m a l o n g
wi t h t ho s e n am e s w h ic h s t an d l as t in h i s t o r ic s e qu e n c e ,
t h e l i t t l e h an d fu l fr o m t h e N o r m an F r e n c h w h ic h is -
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of c o u r s e on e of L ati n s m an d au h te r s o
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a n d t h r o wn u p m an a c am p in N o r t h B r it ai n t h ey
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i n u e n c e n o r t h of t h e R o m an W all t wixt F o r t h an d
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OF S C O TLA N D .
of t h e s e s po t s t h e r e ar e r e m ai n s of cir cu l ar or o va l
h i ll for ts I t is quit e c e r t ain t h a t t h e R om an s w e r e in
.
n o c a s e is t h e i r s e c o n d p a r t R o m an ; an d P r o fe s s or
V e itc h t h i n k s t h a t t h e s e P e e b l e s s h i r e C h e s t e r s we r e
t h e l as t r e t r e at s of t h e C ym r i or B r y t ho n s of F o r t h
an d C l d e t h e fo r t s w h e r e t h e y m a d e t h e i r n a l b u t
y ,
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i n t o N o r m an h an d s B ut D r S ke n e ( Ce l t i c S cot l i 4 3 0)
.
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t h i n k s t h a t t h e N or m a n s w h o ar e j u s t our ol d fr i e n d s
,
t h e N o r s e m e n b a ck ag a i n w it h an i n fu s i o n of n e w b l oo d
a n d w it h a n e w t o n u e h a d n o p e r c e p tib l e i n u e n c e on
g ,
d a te t oo l a t e t o a ll o w of m uc h r e s u l t in t h e w ay of p l ac e
n am e s . An d t h e l a t e r fr e q u e n t i n t e r c o u r s e b e tw e e n
t h e c o u r t s of F r an c e a n d S c o t l an d h ad p r a ctic ally
n o i n u e n c e on ou r t opo g r a ph y a t a l l E v e n as t h e .
G a e l s c o m m o n n a m e for h is vi ll ag e w as ba l or ba i l e an d
as t h e S ax o n s r e g u l a r n am e for t h e h a m l e t r o u n d h is
t h an e s c as t l e was ha m or t on s o t h e N o r m an s r e g u l a r
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a M E L V I LL E a n d a M O U N T M E L V I LL E in F i fe N ow in .
,
F i fe c h ar t e rs of t h e d ays of A l e x an d e r II ( 12 14 .
w e n d n o tic e of a N o r m an k n i g h t c all e d P h i li pp u s d e
M a lav ill a an d s o M e l vil l e h a s t h e s t r an g e m e an in g of
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is fo u n d in t h e L o t h i a n s in 115 3 ; in al l p r o b a bi l ity ,
t h e r e fo r e t h e b ad t o wn wa s n o p l ac e in S c o t lan d b u t
, ,
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N O R M A N AN D M O D E R N
,
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o m e s po t in N or m an d y fr o m w h ic h Galfr e d or his
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s ,
fo r e fa t h e r s t oo k t h e i r n am e T h e w r it e r d o e s n ot .
k n o w of an y o t h e r v i ll es in S c o t l an d for of c o u r s e s uc h , ,
a vi l e c o m po u n d a s J E M IM AV ILLE ( C r o m ar t ) is n ot a
y
c as e in po i n t 1 B ut w e h av e s till am on g u s s uc h c om
.
m on s u r n a m e s a s B o n vi ll e C ol v ill (s i c ,
an d
S o m e r vi ll e ( 115 8 S u m e r v il la ) ,
.
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w e l l as in M a xw e ll a l r e a d y t h u s 0 119 0 w h ic h is
, , .
,
j u s t Ma ccu s vi l l e T h e m an M a ccu s or M a cu s w e
.
n d m e n ti o n e d in t h e Me l r o s e c h ar t e r s c 114 4 Th e r e . .
a M A X T O N n e ar S t Bo s we ll s
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B ois il s n am e in t o S T B OS W E L L S ; an d w e v e n tu r e t o t h i n k
t h a t t h e n al s yll ab l e b o t h in B O THW E LL an d M A N U E L
2
n l ith o w is d u e t o t h e s am e in u e n c e L
( Li g ) ( s e e i s t ) .
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, ,
t o on e of t h e N o r t h B r iti s h R ai l way s t a ti o n s on t h e
W a v e r l e y r o ut e B E L S E S ; an d L U N D I N L I N K S in F i fe
,
ow e t h e ir tit l e t o t h e fam i l of D e L u n d i n w ho ar e fo u n d
y ,
in F i fe in t h e 12 t h c e n tu r y an d w h o w e r e at t h a t ti m e ,
t h e S c o tti s h ki n g s h e r e d it ar
y h o s t i a r i i d oo r k e e p e r s or , ,
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h e n c e t h e m o d e r n s u r n am e D u r w ar d
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.
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w as t h e Li n d s ays w ho se n am e w e s e e in Lin d s a l an d s
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. .
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, s u ppo s e s In 12 8 0 it s .
n a m e w a s Ru l e b e t h ok a n d B e t h oc w a s wi fe of t h e ,
N o r m an R ad u lph t h e e ar l i e s t k n o wn l o r d of t h e ,
m an or h e r e (c T h e n a m e B e d r u l e is s ti ll l oc al ly
.
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lxxxvi P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
S om ec e n t n am e s ar e of c o u r s e v e r y e as i ly s ol v e d ;
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as for i n s t an c e t h e t h r e e w e ll k n o w n fo r t s p l an t e d
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t h e I s t h m u s of D ar i e n w h e r e A d m i r a l V e rn o n w on a
g r e a t vict o r
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b e a uti fu l h ar b o ur ; but a s m o s t p e op l e kn o w t h e
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u n pr ai s e w or t h y fe atu r e of t h e S c o t h as al ways b e e n
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N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
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b e a pp l i e d on ly t o prie s t W e h av e a l r e a d y
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n am e s . W e h av e b o t h a M O N KT O N an d a N UN T O N t h e ,
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as in B I S H OP B RI GG S ( se e p . l x i) an d B I S H OP T ON : e ve n
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u s e fu l h e r e t o i n for m t h e b e n ig h t e d S o ut h r o n t h at
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m oun t .
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iv e n t h e ir n am e s t o p l a c e s in S c o t l an d ar e t h e A bb e s s
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wa s b e i n g e d uc a t e d t h e r e w ho se n am e is p r e s e r v e d in ,
t h e w e l l k n o wn r ai l way j u n cti o n S T B OS W E LL S h ow
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p r o n u n ci a ti o n , Kirc Oobr y ,
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as e a r ly as c . 14 5 0 ,
wh e n t h e t o w n s n am e s t a n d s
c or d e d a s Kir ku br igh T h e G a e l h as m ad e t h e
re .
C u d ac h an (s e e C L AC HNA C U D D A N)
s ai n t s n am e in to .
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p r e s e r v e d in S t M ar gar e t s Q u e e n s P ar k E d i n bu r gh
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e s p e ci a l l w h e n as is fr e qu e n t l t h c as e tw o or t h r e e
y , y e ,
b e ar t h e s am e n am e .
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yg y
of his own h u m b l e s e lf a tt a c h e d t o s o m e vi ll a e or l
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an d c o n t e m po r ar i e s of S t C o l u m b a or b e l o n t o t h
g e ,
c e n tu r y i m m e di a t e ly t h e r e aft e r t h e 7 t h A ft e r 7 00 t h e , .
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.
a pp e ar in K I L M AU R S is n ot quit e s o p l ai n T h e r s t in .
al l t h e S c o tti s h c al e n d ar a n d p r e s u m ab ly t h e r s t , , ,
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v e c h u r c h e s or c h ap e l s e xt e n d in g fr o m U l ti m a Th u l e ,
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, ,
fr i e n d of N i n i an S o m e h av e t ho u g h t t h a t t h e Ne n
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h as r e c e iv e d t we n ty v e c om m e m o r a ti o n s it is n o -
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m ar v e l t h a t C o l u m b a of Io n a ( 5 2 1 g r e a t e s t of
t h e m al l h as h ad ft y v e S c o tti s h p la c e s ca ll e d aft e r
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n ow fo un d a s C o l u m b a d o v e it s L ati n s h ap e b u t
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r a t h e r in it s C e l tic fo r m C ol u m ; e g on t h e w e s t , . .
,
c oas t t h e r e ar e s ix i s l e s c al le d E i l e an C o lu m or C ol m s
is l e in L o c h E r is or t L o c h Ar ke g t h e M i n c h 85 0
,
, , ,
.
Th e n t h e r e is Ion a it s e lf o ft e n c al l e d al t e rn a tiv e ly ,
Ic ol m k ill i s l an d of C ol u m ci ll e or C o l m of t h e
-
ch ur ch e s F or in s oo t h if m e n c al le d Joh n H e n r y
.
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cl ipp e d d o wn i n t o C om b as in E i l e an C o m b To n gu e ; , ,
or e v e n i n t o C om a s in G IL C OM S T ON A b e r d e e n t he
, , ,
pl ac e of t h e gill i e or s e r van t of C ol u m b a .
W it h t h e e xc e p ti o n of tw o a b o ut t o b e m e n ti on e d ,
P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
K I L SP I ND I E ( E r r ol ) ar e t w o v e ry cu r i o u s n am e s w h ic h ,
c a n h ar d l
y c o m m e m o r a t e an
y s a i n t e it h e r D r
R e e v e s c o n t r a s t is t r u e n ot o n ly of t h e p ar i s h n am e s but
t h e n am e s g e n e r a lly ; e g t ak e t h e c a s e of S t C o l u m b a
. .
,
.
Al l al o n g t h e e as t c o a s t w e n d b u t on e INC HC OL M ,
w h i le a s w e h av e j u s t m e n ti on e d t h e r e ar e s ix
, ,
i n s t an c e s of an E il e an C ol u m ( C ol m s i s le ) on t h e
we st . Ye t t h e m o n as t e r i e s of D e e r ( A b e r d e e n ) a n d
S t S e r f ( Ki n r o s s ) ar e t o s ay n o m o r e s u fci e n t ,
p r oo f t h a t t h e C ol u m b an m i ss i on ar i e s d id n ot n e g l e ct
t he e as t .
S tu d e n t s of t he Or ig in es P a r oc hi a l es kn ow th a t
t h e r e w e r e m an y m or e Ki l s am on g t h e n am e s of t h e
a n ci e n t p ar i s h e s t h an a m o n
g t h e m o d e r n on e s A nd .
,
j u s t a s w e s ti ll h av e c h u r c h e s c all e d C h r i s tc h u r c h or
T r i n ity C h u r ch s o d o w e n d t h at t h e ol d n am e of
,
t h e p ar i s h of S t r a t h y in S ky e an d t h e ol d n a m e of t h e ,
p ar i s h w h e r e M ui r of Or d n ow s t an d s w a s K ILC HRIS T , ,
t h e v ar i an t s K i r kc h r i s t an d C r is t is k ir k a l s o o ccu r r i n g .
T h e r s t N o r s e c h u r c h in Or k n e y bui l t a 106 4 w a s ,
.
,
k n own as C h r is t s K i r k in B i r s ay s uc h a n am e
b e i n g giv e n by t h e N o r s e o n ly t o a c a t h e d r al ch u r c h .
Th e r e w a s a ls o at l e as t on e Kil Io s a c h u r ch of ,
J e s u s an d n e ar B e au ly is K ILT E AR N in 12 6 9 K e l
,
t ye r n t h e G c ea l l T ig hea r n c h u r c h of t h e Lor d ;
.
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w h i l s t on B l ae u s m ap of N o r t h U i s t w e n d a K I L
M an y of t h e s e an ci e n t C e l tic s ai n t s h av e h ad t h e i r
n a m e s s o twi s t e d a n d d i s t o r t e d by c e n tu r i e s of t o n g u e s ,
p e r s on ag e s t h e m s e l ve s ar e h ar dly r e c og n is ab l e I t n e e d s .
cl e v e r e ye s t o s e e S t C om gan in K I L C H O A N an d ye t ,
or B e gh a in K IL B U C HO S t B e g h a d i s ci pl e of S t A i d an .
,
an d A bb e s s H i l d a is t h e w e ll k n ow n E n l i s h S t B e e s
g
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R e c og n iti o n is m a d e a l l t h e m o r e d i fcu l t fr o m t h e
war m h e ar t e d C e l t s fr e qu e n t h a bit of pr e x in g t o t h e
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m y own w h ic h s ig n i e s e n d e ar
s a i n t s n am e m o or m a
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cc og or f G b g
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o u w h ic h i ki n d of e t d im i n utiv e Th u s KIL
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, ,
E t iv e r e al ly m e a n s c h u r c h of m y d e ar l itt l e R o n an
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B u t K I L M A R N O C K is r e a l ly K il m a e r n an og fr o m S t ,
E r n an of t h e 7 t h c e n tu r y Th i s u n acc e n t e d m a e x p l ai n s
,
.
t h e t r u e a n d s ti l l l ar g e ly p r e se r v e d p r o n u n ci a ti o n of t h a t -
Kil rn ac om c h u r c h of m y ow n C o l u m ba an d R o b e r t
,
of G l o uc e s t e r ( 3 7 1 e d it 17 2 4 ) in 12 9 7 w r it e s of ou r
,
.
S c o tti s h m o n ar c h as Kyn g M ac ol om
.
T h e tw o n am e s w h ic h a b o v e al l t h e r e s t h a v e g o n e , ,
t h r o ug h t h e m o s t e xt r a or d in ar y an d v ar i e d vicis s itu d e s ,
a lm o s t r iv a l l i n h fa t e of t h e N o r s e bol s t a b r pp l xiv
g t e ( .
l x v ) a r e Ad am n an an d M a olr u bh a
, Ad am n an a m an .
,
of r o yal I r i s h b l oo d an d A bb o t of Io n a 6 7 9 i
( , s fa r
l itt l e A d am an d in L o w l an d
S c o t s it w o u ld b e
T h e u n a cc e n t e d i n iti al A e a s i ly g o e s ; an d w e
Ad i e .
n d t h a t t h r o u g h a s p ir a ti o n t h e tw o a s pir abl e c on
, ,
s o n an t s h e r e d an d m ,
in m an y c as e s g o t oo Th u s a ll
, .
t h a t is l e ft of Ad a m n an is s om e tim e s n o m or e t h an
e on , as in A R D EO NA I G p r on o u n c e d arjOn aig on Lo c h , ,
T ay h e i gh t of m y own Ad a m n an or t h an e u n as in
, ,
B e n E u n aic h ( E u n og ) D alm al ly In Or kn e y al l t h a t,
.
is l e ft is d a m as in D AM S E Y t h e ol d D am in s e y
, , ,
Ad am n an s i s l e
T h e s ai n t s n am e a pp e ar s a s v e on
.
P ai s l e y ; W h ils t in Ab e r d e e n s h ir e his n am e is pr o
n ou n c e d T e u n an or T h e u n an .
Ma olr u b h a is i t w ho h ai l e d fr o m t h e I r is h B an g or
a sa n .
In 6 7 1 h e c am e o v e r an d fo u n d e d t h e m on as t e r y of
A pp l e c r o s s in W e s t R o s s ; an d in t h a t d i s t r ict his n am e
is s ti l l p r e s e r v e d in L o c h M A R EE w h ic h c on t r ar y t o , ,
Mo d e r n G a e l ic for M ar y is M a i r e b ut t h e o l d e r for m , ,
an d t h a t w h ic h is al wa s a pp l i e d t o t h e V i r i n Mo t h e r
y g ,
is M or e ; t h us w e h a v e in S c o t l an d as in I r e l an d , ,
s e v e ral Kil m or ys h e n c e t oo is T O B E R M O R Y M ar y s
, , ,
w e ll w ho s e L ow lan d e quiv al e n t is M O TH E RW E LL
,
B ut .
t h e n am e of S t M a ol r u bh a h a s h ad t o e n d ur e far m o r e
t h an t h i s In t h e ol d e r for m s of t h e p l ac e n am e s his
.
-
n am e is s o m e ti m e s p r e s e r v e d wit h t ol e r a b l e p l a i n n e s s ,
t h e o l d n am e of A s hig in S t r at h S
( y )k e w a s
e.
g .
,
A s kim i lr u by ; an d in 15 00 t h e n am e of K IL ARRO W
( I s l ay) w as Kil m olr ow in 15 11 it w as s p e l t K ilm or ow
, ,
in 15 48 K il m ar r ow w h i l s t t o d ay t h e m h a s t h r o u g h
,
-
,
a pp e ar s in an o t h e r s h ap e in A M UL R EE D u n k e l d w h ic h
( ) ,
is j u s t a t h M a ol r u bh a M a ol r u bh a s for d an d D r
R e e v e s m e n ti on s S am m ar e v e s F a ir h e l d in K e it h 0
F o r r e s a s al s o e m b o d yi n g h is n am e
, .
Ma ol r u bh a m u s t b e c ar e fu l ly d i s tin g ui s h e d fr o m S t
Molu ag of Li s m or e p at r o n s ai n t of Ar gyl e an d fr i e n d
,
of C o l u m b a w ho d i e d in 5 9 2
,
His n am e is t o b e fo u n d .
u n al t e r e d in Ki lm ol u ag ( T i r e e M u l l an d S kye ) an d , , ,
a l m o s t s o in K il m ol ow ok ( Raas ay ) Th e c h a n g e is .
m o r e vi o l e n t in Kn oc k m il au k M ol u ag s h ill n e ar ,
W h it ho rn K ILM AL L OW ( Li s m or e ) h as s om e ti m e s b e e n
.
t ho u g h t t o c o m e fr o m t h e s ai n t of A ppl e cr o s s but t h e
fo r m K i l m a lu og a l s o p r e s e r v e d s ho w s t h a t t h i s c an n o t
, ,
be . T h e p ar i s h e s of Ra as ay an d K i l m uir in S kye , ,
xcviii P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
a b oun ds . P r o fe ss o r V e itc h ,
in h is
o s t in t e r e s t i n g m
but t h e r e ar e a c t u ally 18 7 g iv e n in t h e P o s t al G ui d e
alon e .
B e s id e s ki l an d l a n t h e S c o tc h C e l t al s o o cc as i o n ally
,
a d ap t e d for h i m s e lf t h e L a ti n (or G r e e k ) e cc l es i a a ,
c h ur ch ; t h u s w e h ave E CC L ES n e ar C ol d s t r e am as , ,
w e l l a s t h r e e o t h e rs s o ut h of t h e T w e e d ; t h u s t oo , ,
c o m e s E CC L E F E C H AN c h u r c h of S t F e c h an t h at
,
,
s ai n t s n am e h avi n g t h e pr e t t y m e an i n g of l i t t l e
r av e n ; a l s o E C C LE S M A C HA N ( Li n l it h o w ) a n d E CC L E
g
S IAM AG IRD L E ( S E P e r t h s h ir e ) w h ic h qu e e r s ou n d in g
.
,
-
a pp e l l a ti o n m e an s c h u r c h of m y own Gr i s e l d a or
G r iz e l an d s t r an e s t of a ll L ES M A H A G O W c h u r ch
, g , ,
of S t In a c h ar t e r of 119 5 w e n d S t
M a c h ut e .
N in ian s S ti r l i n g c al l e d t h e c h u r c h of E gglis w h ic h
, , ,
a pp r o xi m a t e s t o t h e G e a g la i s a c h u r c h ; it s e l f of
.
, ,
c o u r s e l ik e t h e W eg l w y s a m e r e ad ap t ati on of e c c l es ia
,
.
, .
M D ow e l l ( Hi s t or y of D u m fr i es p 3 7 ) m e n ti o n s an
, .
e s t at e of E cc l e s P e n po n t w h ic h h e s ays w as c all e d
, ,
a ft e r a c e r t a i n E l s i or E kl is a kn i h t t e m p l a r of t h e
'
g
-
,
r e i n of D a vi d I
g .
Th a t s am e m o d e s ty an d r e ti rin gn e s s w h ic h k e p t
t o d w e l l m uc h in s e c l u s i o n H e n c e t h e v e r y n am e .
C u l d e e or Cu ilt e a c h m an of t h e r e c e s s
n oo k
, or .
T h e R o m an m i s s i on ar i e s s o u g h t bu s y w e al t h y C an t e r ,
bu r y or Y or k ; but t h e m e n of Ion a l ik e t h e h e r m it s of ,
E gyp t an d S yr i a l o n g b e for e c ho s e r a t h e r s o m e d we l l i n g,
p la c e l ik e wi l d T ir e e a s d id B ait h e an or wi ld e r , ,
R o n a a s d id R on an Th e ir r e tr e a t s or c e ll s or c av e s
.
w e r e w on t t o b e c al l e d d es er t a ad ap t e d i n t o G a e lic as ,
d is ea r t w h e r e it al s o h a s t h e m e an in g of a p l a c e for
,
E CC L ES IA S T IC A L N A M ES .
t he re c e p ti o n of p i lg r i m s
. H e n c e w e h av e D Y S A RT ,
in F i fe s ti ll c all e d by G e o r g e B uc h an an D i s e r t a a n d
, ,
Dys ar t n e ar Mon t r o s e ; an d h e n c e e g t h e ol d n am e
, ,
. .
,
of t h e p ar i s h of G l e n o r c h y D s ar t or C l ac h an d s e r t
, y y .
Th e s e D is e r t s or D ys e r t s a r e s ti l l m o r e c o m m o n in
E r i n s i s le
.
NB. .
pr e xes ar e d e al t wit h ful l y on l y u n d e r t h e r st
Al l
n a m e in wh ic h t h e o u f or au c h t e r s e e AU C H T ER A R D E R
y c c r : g e . .
,
is m e a n t t o b e c o n s ul t e d as giv in g so m e c on r m a t ion
t h r o w in g som e sid e l ight on t h e e x p l an a t io n o ffe r e d
-
,
.
A B B RE V I A T I ON S .
D an ish . o an d S c ot s
L wl .
F r e n ch . S w e d ish .
G a e l ic . IV . W e l sh .
I c e l an d ic . a . a n t e i e b e for e
, . .
,
.
I r ish . an n . a n n o i e in t h e
,
. .
, y e ar .
L at i n . 0 . c ir c a i e
,
a b ou t
. .
,
.
M iddl e E n gl ish ( 00
11 cf . c o m par e .
woe) .
f r . from .
Nor se .
per h .
Old E n glish or An gl o pr ob . p r ob a b l y .
S ax o n .
pr on . p r on ou n c e d or pr on un
A BB E Y H I LL C l o s e by H o l yr oo d Abb e y E d in b u r gh
.
,
.
A BB E Y S T BA T H A N S (B e r wic k shir e ) 12 5 0 E c c s c i b oy
"
,
. . .
than i c hu r c h of S t B oy t h an B ut t ke n of T ir e e w as
C o l u m b a s s u c c e s s o r as Ab b ot of I o n a 5 9 7 A D Abb e y
, . .
,
O F r a ba t e is s o sp e l t in E n g as e a r l y as 12 5 0
'
. . .
,
.
AB B OTR U LE (R ox bu r gh ) a 115 3 R u l a He r e v e i ; 12 2 0
. .
,
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,
Th e R UL E is a r iv e r ; cf B E D R UL E
. .
,
an d ,
as to He r e v e u s HA L LR ULE T h e n a m e p r ob ,
. .
m e a n s t h e l an d s in R u l e w at e r b e l o n gin g to t h e Abb o t
Ab b ot fr L a bbas a bba t is or d is is
of J e db u r gh
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.
, .
, ,
.
so sp e l t in E n g as e ar l y as c 112 3 . . .
A BB O T S F OR D That u s e d b y t h e m on k s of Me lr os e Ab b e y
. .
AB B OT S GRA N G E an d A B B OT S HA U G H (G r a n ge m o u th ) T h e l an d .
h e r e f or m e r l y b e l o n ge d to Ne wb at t l e Abb e y G r a n ge .
,
in t h e L c ha r te r s gr a n a giu m (fr g r an um
.
gr ain n o w .
,
oft e n = a f a r m w as t h e p l ac e w h e r e t h e r e n ts an d
,
tith e s of a r e ligio u s ho u s e u s e d to b e d e l iv e r e d an d
d e pos ite d H au gh is c om m o n S 0 f or m e ad o w l an d
. .
b y a r iv e r ; p r ob fr I c e l h agi a pa s tu r e . . .
,
.
A B B OTS HA LL (K ir k c al d y ) N ow a par is h ; o n c e c o n n e c te d
.
A BB S H E AD (S T ) 146 1 S an c t Ab bis H e id
. F r E bba , . .
,
s iste r of K in g Os w a ld of N or t h u m b r ia an d r s t Ab b e ss ,
of C o l d in gh am c l ose b H a
y c 6 5 0 A, D e d O E ,
. . .
, . .
h eaf od is p r e c is e l y s im il ar in u s e to G c ean n or k e n
, .
an d a c ap e .
4 P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
fe r m lin e A bb e y Th e w o r d is an a d optio n of G
'
. .
a bd h a in e , a bb a c y or ab botr ic , fr G a ba id , ab b e y In . . .
C h a r t u l Ar br oa t h , a 12 00, is E c c l e s ia S a n c ta M ar in
. .
d e v e t e r i M u n r os (M o n tr os e ) qu ae S c ot ic e in
Ga e l ic ) Ab t h e n v oc at ur In t h e Ex c h e qu e r R o ll s o c cu r s
.
Ab d e n of K e t t in s , F or far
.
A B D IE (N e w b u r gh ) a 13 00, E b e d yn P r ob sam e as
. . . . ab ove ,
o n l y w ith r e fe r e n c e h e r e to Lin d o r e s , c l os e b y . L e ss
pr ob ab l y G a ba d un (W d in ), abb ot s h ill
.
. .
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fr G f e a r g a c h e r c e fr f ea r y an ge r t h e f has d is
. .
, ,
.
,
c o n u e n c e of t h e e r c e r iv e r
.
A B E R C A IR N E Y (C r ie ff) G c a r n a c h r o c k y p l a c e fr e a r n a
. .
, ,
.
,
c a ir n r ock,
A ber s e e m s so m e tim e s to o c c u r wh e r e
.
n ow w e s e e n o c o n u e n c e or f o r d .
A B ER C HA L D ER (I n v e r n e ss ) Ol d A b e r c h al l ad ou r G a bhir .
, . .
c o n u e n c e of t h e at e w oo d
)
c (h oil l e d ur er b h
-
w , y t
( c oil l ) C f R. D O U R . . .
C o n u e n c e of t h e d ar k gr e y or b r o w n w at e r G a bh ir
-
.
,
a c h iar d obh a ir (d ur )
-
T h e n am e is n ow p r o n Ab e r . .
b ir d e r .
A BER C OR N ( S . Q u e e n s fe r r y)
B e d e , M o n a s te r iu m Ae bb e r .
a 113 0, S im
c u r n ig ; D u r h a m , E or ie r c orn
. Th e b u r n , . .
f o r m e r l y c all e d t h e C o rn a c , is n ow t h e C or n ar , a n a m e
of d o u b tfu l m e a n in g .
A B ER C RO M B IE (F ife) 1 2 5 0 A b ir crum b n ;
y 14 6 1 Abir .
, ,
cf A N C R U M
. .
c e a n n h e ad )
(g en o f .
,
.
6 P LA C E -
NA M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
fr . N e c h t an , k in g P ic ts c 7 00 w h o f o u n d e d a of ,
.
,
c hu r c h h e r e I n v e rn e ss A stan d s at t h e c o n u e n c e
. .
of N e t h y an d S p e y .
A B E RN YT E (Fo r fa r ) Old Ab e r n at e p r ob G a bh ir n a it e
,
. .
,
.
c o n u e n c e at t h e p l a c e
.
g e n o
. f G t ar bh a b u l l .
,
.
AB E R U C HIL an d A B ER UT HVE N (P e r th ) 12 00 Ab ir r u ot h e v e n .
,
in Ab e r u c h il e is m u t e S e e R UC HIL an d R U T H V E N . .
C a m b r id ge Ab in gd o n B e r k s is n ot t h e sa m e w o r d
.
, ,
.
A B O Y N E (D e e s id e ) c 12 6 0 Ob yn e 13 2 8 Ob e yn ; f o r m s
. .
, ,
apt to b e c on fu s e d w it h OY N E A or 0 w ill r e pr e .
s e n t Ol d G a bk w ate r r iv e r cf A W E ; an d b oyn e is
.
, , ,
.
-
p e r h G boin e g e n of bo a c ow ; h e n c e c o w s r iv e r
. .
,
.
,
wat e r in g pl a c e
or -
.
AB R IA C HA N (L N e s s ) G a hh r ia bhach p r o n r e e agh gr e y
. . .
-
,
.
,
w at e r
.
Cf L E V E N Th e r e is an Au c h l e v yn in R eg is t r
e lm . . . .
A be r d on en s e a 15 00 In Ir n a m e s w e ha v e Agh n ot
,
. . .
Ac h
AC HA NA U LT (R oss s h ) G a c h a d h a n u ill t el d b
y t h e . .
- -
,
r iv e r r iv e r
or gl e n G a l l t
-
,
. .
A C H ARA CL E (S t r o n tian ) G r a c a il a n o is e s u c h as is m a d e . .
,
b y g e e s e or d u c k s
.
A C H A R N (K e n m o r e ) G a c h ch ai r n e l d of t h e c ai rn G
-
. .
,
.
,
of t h e b oo t y
e a r n or ,
c h ct r n a ,
.
A C H B RE C K (B al l e n d all oc h ) S po t t e d e ld ; G br eac .
.
,
sp e ckl e d spot t e d ,
.
h ill ) T h e a c c e n t is on t h e a c h A c h il is = OC HILs
. .
,
m e a n in g h e ight c o gn at e w ith G u ac h d ar t h e s u m m i t
, .
, ,
a n d W u c h e l h igh ; t y is p r o b G t ir l a n d
.
, Cf A c h il -
. .
,
. .
e l l ow
y .
P LA C E NAM ES - OF S C O T LAND . 7
r a ig .
A C HNA S HE L L A C H (W R oss s h ) .
-
. 15 4 3 , Au ch n ash e llic h t ;
15 8 4, A c h n as e l l ac h e fr G . . s e il e a c h , a w i ll o w , or f r .
A C H NA S TA N K (B e n R in n e s
) a 1 5 00 ,
A u c h y n s t in k . .
eld
of t h e poo l G s t an g, ge n s t ain g, a poo l , d itc h
. . .
A C HRA Y , L (Pe r th ). .
S m oo t h el d G . r e id h, sm ooth ,
le ve l . Cf R E AY . .
a kr , O E ce c er , a c er , c o gn a t e w ith L a ge r , lit Op e n
. . . .
c o u n tr , u n till e d l a n d h e n c e M od E n h h
"
y g a cr e ,
w ic . .
is l ite r a l ly till e d l a n d
G ill is I c e l git, a r avin e (s e e . .
p l x i)
. .
A DD , R (C r in an ) In G a bh a in n f h ad a l o n g r iv e r
. . .
,
,
ADD ER B l a c k an d Wh it e (B e r wic k sh )
,
a 113 0 S i m . .
, .
D u r h a m F l u v iu s E d r e p r ob G f a d d ur
, l o n g w ate r . .
,
c
f a b ov
. e an d W d wr w at er a,
s tr e am T h e s e c on d .
, , .
r iv e r s n a m e is p r o n
W h it ad d e r . .
A DD IE WE LL (W C ald e r ) A d ie is d im in of Ad a m ; f or
. . .
A D V IE (B al l e n d all oc h ) P r ob G f h ad a bh l o n g r iv e r
. . .
, ,
Cf A DD an d AV IEMORE
. .
A F F R IC L an d G l e n (I n v e r n e s s )
,
. Pr ob G a bh b(h ) r e ac . . .
,
A IK E T H I LL (U r r ) 15 5 0 Aik h e ad S c a ik O E a c I c e l
.
,
. .
,
. .
, .
e ik an oak ;
,
h ea d m ay o n l y b e a c o r r u ptio n of t h e -
c om m on s u i x et as in th ic k e t B LA C K E T an d in -
, , ,
B IR K E T S H il l n e a r by
.
,
A I L S A C RA IG (F r of C l yd e ) G at t ls e a fai ry ; b u t cf t oo
. . .
,
.
, ,
Ol d G a t a il l a r o c k r o c k y s te e p
.
, , , .
8 P LA C E -
NA M ES or S C O T LAND .
A IR D D H A I L ( W B u t t of L e w is
) H e i ht c ap e
g . o r o f '
.
t h e m e ad o w G clir d Of t h e A ir d of S l e e t
. . . .
o ft e n a d d s it s e lf to Ga e l ic n am e s cf W EM Y SS M igh t , . .
b e fr a m an Air d
.
,
.
A IR D RIE As a c c e n t is on r st s yll p r ob G a ir id h h il l
. .
,
. .
,
an A ir d r ie n e ar C r o m ar t y
,
.
A IR T H (Larb e r t ) 12 9 6 Er t h G a ir id h m e a n in g h e r e a
.
, . .
,
l e v e l gr e e n a m o n g h il l s .
a l so A t h e r an p r ob G a t h r a on w ate r in t h e e ld or . .
-
,
g reen .
A IT HS VOE (C un n in gs bu r gh , S e e m s to be in l e t of
t h e oath , in S 0 a it h, Ic e l I c e l v br , a
e it h r is
'
. .
; v oe .
l it t l e b ay or in l e t .
AK I N ( B r oa d fo r d
)G e n e r al l y Kyl e Akin ; S tr aits of Kin g
.
12 6 3 an d see K YL E .
AL C A IG (D in g w all ) P r o b I c e l e l gr , . . . L . a l ce s , an e lk , a iy,
b ay, as in A RI S A IG , AS C A IG ,
AL D C L U N E (B l a ir Atho l e ) . G . a ll t cl uain
-
,
gl en of the
m e a d ow
.
A L D ER, or A UL ER B E N (P e r t h s h ) . P r ob G . . a ll t -d d r
(d obh a r ) ,
v all e y of t h e w ate r w ith fo r m Au l e r cf A ULTB E A, 85 0
.
,
.
,
G a ll t an l it tl e s t r e am
. Th e r e is a Bal al d ie in F e ar n
,
.
,
A LD NA VA L L OC H ( L Lo m o n d ) G al l t n a bhea l a ich . . .
- -
L O C H ) w ate r of t h e pass
,
.
A L E R (R o xb u r gh )
,
. c 1116 Al n e m ight b e c o n n e c t e d . .
,
w ith G cd u in n or dil n e e x c e e d in gl y fa ir l o v e l y
. Cf , , . .
A LLA N an d A N C R U M .
10 P LA C E NA M ES -
or S C O T LAND .
w ith t h e s w im m in g p l a c e Cf A RD E N T R YVE
-
. . .
ALTV E N GA N B U R N ( Ab er f oyl e ) . G . a ll t m h e n ga in
-
or m ath
g h a m h u in n , a be ar .
A L T Y RE E
( g )
l in . 14 9 2 , Al tr e 15 7 3 , Al t e r . G . a l l t - t ir ,
ri v e r l an d an d cf T RA Q UA IR . .
a ilbh e r o c k in t
, , .
A L V A H (Ban ff) a 13 00 Al u e t h
. as ab ov e .
,
.
D ORE S .
A L V IE (Av ie m o r e ) P r ob = A L VA . . .
ALW HA T H I LL (E G a il l chat t h il l r o c k of
. .
-
, ,
t h e W il d
c at .
A L Y T H (Fo r fa r ) Pr ob \ 1 A L V A ( 119 5 Al ac ik ) P e r h G
. .
,
. . .
r o c k of t e b ir c h e s bh l ost b y a s p ir atio n
c d bh e it h , ,
.
A MI S F IE L D ( D u m fr ie s an d H a d d in gto n ) D u m fr ie s A a . .
, .
117 5 He m pis e l d ; l oo k s as if fr D an h a m p I c e l
,
. .
,
.
h a mp r h e m p , B u t t h e H add in gto n n a m e is p r ob fr
. . .
t h e p e r son a l n am e A m es .
A M P L E G L E N ( Bal qu h id d e r ) Cf Am p l e fo r th Y o r k sh ir e ; . .
,
n e ar b t h e l n is E d in am l C n it b e fr G t ea m
y g e
p e a . . .
p u l , a c e l l c h u r c h t,e m p l e 2 F or l oss o f t c
j ,
,
.
K ILLE A R NA N .
A M UL R EE (
P e r t h sh
) . G a t h M a ol r u bha fo r d
.
-
,
of Mao l St
r u b h a, t h e p atr o n s a in t of t h e d istr ic t Cf . . MA REE an d ,
s e e p x c vi. .
A N C RU M (R ox b u r gh )
1116 , Al n e c r u m b a ; a 13 00, . c . .
Al n e c r om 12 7 5 , A n k r o m , t h e c r ook or b e n d on t h e R .
Al n e or ALE fr Ol d G c r u m ba d h, M od G c r om a d h , . . . .
Al n w ic k .
r iv e r of t h e m e a d o w
d a il , .
AN D RE W S S t (Fife Elg in Or k n e y )
,
F ife S t A 115 8 S t
, , . .
, ,
An d r a e ; c 116 0 ap u d S an c t u m an d r e am ; 12 7 2
. E p is
,
,
c o at u s S a n c ti An d r e e 1 4 34 S t d ow is I t w as
p an c an r ,
.
P LA C E NA M ES
OF S C O TLAND . 11
p r ob K in g K e n n e th M Al pin e c 8 5 0 w h o r s t n am e d
.
,
.
,
S t R e gul u s c hu r c h h e r e S t An d r e w s I ts ol d n am e
.
i v e s h is n a m e to t h e pa r ish c h u r c h of Lha n b r y d E l g in
g ,
.
N B B e f o r e 8 00 t h e S a in t of S c otl a n d w as S t P e t e r
. . .
A N G U S or F O R FA R
,
a 12 00 E n e gu s a 13 00 An e gu s . .
,
.
,
.
S a id to b e fr An eg u s A e n gu s or Un gu s t s on of F e r gu s
.
, , ,
an d K in o f P ic ts 7 2 9 A D
g ,
. .
A NN A N R an d To w n
,
. S ic 13 00 b u t on c o in a 12 4 9 .
,
.
,
Tho m as on An Th e ar tic l e is v e ry r a r e in G n am e s
.
.
,
b u t s e e A N S T R U T HE R Th is l oo k s l ik e a n a bh a in n
-
.
,
t h e r iv e r b u t t h e a c c e n t sho u ld th e n b e on s e c o n d
syll abl e S e e al so n e x t . .
A NN A N DA L E c 112 4 E s t r ah an n e n t
. . a 115 2 S t r at an an t ;
, .
,
c 12 9 5 A n an d r e s d al e
.
,
E st r a c 112 4 is W ys t r a d . .
,
.
= G s t r a t h v al l e Y E S T ER T h 1 9
.
y ; cf ,
e d r e in c 2 5 . .
-
.
T h e h an n en t or a n a n t m ight ha v e so m e c o n n e c t io n
-
,
. .
,
e v id e n tl th e r e has b e e n e a r l o f io to t h a l
y y c n u s n a s e r e
w ord .
A N N A T (I n v e r n e ss an d A pp in ) an d A NNA IT (D u n v e gan ) G . .
a n a it a pa r e n t c hu r c h Th e r e is a w e ll of A n n at or
,
.
Cf a l so B al n ah an ait in G l e n Ly o n
. .
A NNB A N K (Ay r ) .
A NN I C K W A T ER ( I r v in e ) Might b e G a bh uin n r iv e r . .
, ,
O E wic b ay (cf W I C K ) r e fe r r in g to t h e b ay at
. .
, .
,
Or t h e ic k m ay r e p r e s e n t G a c h a d h a e l d
-
.
, .
A N S T R U T HER 12 3 1 A n s t r ot h e r ; 13 6 2
. oy t h ir G an , ,
-
. .
s r u t h a ir the s t r e am , N ow o fte n p r o n
A n ste r .
.
,
Ain s t e r .
CA R NWA T H .
Lit tl e A o n a c h , w h ic h in G . m e an s a h e ight
, a h e ath ,
a d e s e r t p l ac e
Cf ON I C H . . .
12 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
Ad am n a n s e e p x cv
( ) . .
l a n d s of Lis m o r e S e e A RD E N . .
AP P LE B IE
( g )
V Vi
t o n A s in W e s t m o r e l an d
( 11
.3 1 A p l e b i) f r , ,
.
O N (ep li or ap li
. . appl e + D an or N o r th , ,
. .
O E bi by to w n Cf A pp l e to n ( v e in E n gl a n d )
'
. . .
, ,
. .
c o n u e n c e of t h e Gr osa n ( = l it t l e c r oss a th
)
,
b u r n e re .
A l l w h o ha v e s e e n A pp l e d o r e , N D e v on (in 8 9 3 , .
c on u e n c e of R T aw an d R To r r id bg e S im il a r is
. . .
Appu l d ur c o m b e , n e a r V e n tn o r , p r o n Appl e d ic Om b e
-
. .
S e e a ber , p x x v ii . .
APP L EG A R T H ( D u m f r ie s ) O l d ,
A p i l g i r th 1 5 7 8 ,
A l
p ge
. ir t h ,
app l e gar d e n or o r c ha r d I c e l g ar Or , O E gea r d
. . . .
( a . 1 3 0 0 , g a r t h ) ,
a y a r d ,
c o u r t ,
e n c l os ure I n t h e .
C a t h ol icon An g l ic a n u m , 14 8 3 , is
A pp e ll e g ar th
pom e t u m . o
A Q UHOR T IE S (K in to r e ) 13 9 0, 15 00, . A t h q u h or t h y ; a .
Au c h q u h or t y Th e r e is ol d m e n tio n of an Ac h or t h i in
.
t h e b a r o n y of T r o u p , p r o b s am e n a m e Might b e G . . .
a c h a d h n a m h or t a id h ,
-
e l d of t h e m u r d e r in g B u t , of
-
.
c o u r s e , G a t h is a f o r d , or f o r d a b l e r iv e r
. .
AYR .
A R B IR L O T( Fo r fa r
) 12 5 0 A b e re l l oc h f o.r d on R E LL IO T , ,
. .
S e e a be r p xxv ii ,
. .
A RRO LL (F e ar n ) S ic 15 0 7 bu t 14 6 3 Ar kb ol l
. G ea r bil , , . .
,
po in t or e x tr e m it y of l an d (h e r e t h e Tar b at p e n in s u l a ) .
C f U r b al c o m m o n in N I r e l an d an d D arn ar b il K irk
.
,
.
, ,
c o m m o n N e n d in g b ol fr bol s t a hr (s e e p l x iv )
-
. . . .
,
A R B RO A T H . c12 7 2 , Ab e r b r ot h oc
. a 13 00, Ab b ir br ot h . .
G . a ber - br ot h a ch , l th y, m u dd y c o n u e n c e
Ol d G .
br ot h , a d itc h S e e a be r , p xxv ii
. . .
14 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
E on a n b e in g a c o n t r a c tio n fr A d am n an Cf B al v ou l in . . .
A R D ER S IER (Nair n ) it s l ik e , w as al so t h e ol d n am e
. Th is ,
or
of C r o m a r t y 12 2 7 , A r d r os s e r 15 7 0, Ar d or s ie r 16 6 1,
A r d n as ie r G clir d r ois ia r , h igh w e s t e r n pr om on
. .
- -
to ry (r os )
.
A RD GA Y or B O N A R B RI D GE
,
16 4 2 Ar d gye (so n ow p r o n ) .
,
.
Win d y h e igh t G ga oit h w in d Cf M I L N G AV IE .
, . . .
A R D GO U R ( L Lin n h e ) 14 7 9 A r d gov r e ;
. 14 8 3 g o u r .
, ,
-
.
Goats h e ight G gobh ar a goat
.
,
.
AR D K IN G L A S ( I n v e r a r a y) Ac c o r d in g to P r o f M K in n on . .
,
d og ( )
c u, g en . c on or c h oin .
ARD LA M ON T (F ir th of C l yd e ) 15 5 0, A rd l aw m on t h ,
. La
m o n t s h e igh t A L a u m a n is f o u n d at Kil m u n , c
. .
12 40 . Cf K e r ryl am
. on t, B u te .
l dr a c h , far m
or ho u s e or r u in in t h e h igh w oo d (c oil l ) 0 .
Ar d l air , P e r t h s h , is j u st t t ir d l ct r
Cf . AR D C HU LL E R IE .
-
or l ct r ac h .
A R D LU I ( L . Lo m o n d ) . P r o b G a ir d l u ib h e igh t of t h e
. .
-
,
of t h e S ho r e l u ibh or l a id h a
c re e k be n d or f r
or .
,
p l a n t h e rb ,
.
A R D M ADDY (L E t iv e ) H e ight o
w lf ; G
of the d og
. . or .
in ad ad h .
A RD MI LLA N H O U S E G rv an
) H e igh t G
( i .
of the m ill ; .
m uil e a in .
A R D M O RE PT (I sl ay al so in N W Mu l l . . .
,
G . an d m or ,
b ig c ap e or h e ight
.
AR D N A C R OS S B A Y (C a m p b e l to n ) H e ight ap e of the
. or c
c r oss ; G cr ois
. .
A R D NA DA M (Kil m u n ) Ad a m s h e igh t
. .
AR D NA M U R C HA N ( N W A r gyl e ) A d a m n a n , Ar d n am u rr c h ol . . .
a 8 00, Ar d albm u r c ol
.
12 9 2, Ar d e n m u r ic h 13 09 ,
P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
Ar d n am u r c h in N am e e v id e n tl y c h an ge d ; n ow . p r ob .
t h e g r e at h e a d l a n d , r ath e r tha n of t h e h u g e
( c h u a n ); b u t t h e c h b l or c ol of A d a m n an, i s - -
p r ob?
G c oill , a w oo d
. .
Cf A W E . .
A R D P A T RI C K (K nap d al e
) .
H e igh t of St Patr i c k in G .
P a d r a ig .
d r is ,a tho r n .
w ho l e m o u n ta in o u s c e n t r e of R oss u s e d to b e c a l l e d
Ar d r os s G a ir d r ois Of A R D ER S IER .
-
. . .
A R D RO SS A N H e ight of t h e l ittl e c ap e ; G
S ic 146 1 . .
.
r os an .
A RDT OR N IS H ( S o u nd of Mu ll ) . 13 9 0, Ar d t h or an is 14 6 1,
-
t or n ys . G dir d . c ap e of t h e h ill , + N o r s e n e s s ,
n os e or c ap e .
Cf: A RD A LA N IS H .
ARDT UN (M u ll
) P r o n i n G a i r d t u
. n n a h e igh t or c ap e . .
-
,
l ike a t u n or c a sk .
A RD VA S A R (Orn s ay I n v e rn e ss ) P r ob G cl ir d bh dsar or
, . . .
-
bas m h or fata l h e a d l a n d
, .
in g G bh uir id h F in al d h o fte n is al m o s t = k
. . .
A R D W E LL (Wigto n ) P r ob S tr an g e r s h e ight G ga ll
. .
.
,
f o r e ign e r Lo w l an d e r C o r n w a l l is j u st ho r n
,
or .
p e n in s ul a of t h e fo r e ign e r s or W e l s h Cf W A L
. .
LA C E T OW N .
in L e kr on s , E r gad ia
. 114 7 , E r r oge il . 12 9 2 , A rgail
Wyn t oun , c 14 2 5 , Ar gyl e
D is t r ic t of t h e Ga e l s ,
. .
e , S c ot s fr I re l a n d S ke n e sa y s S c f o r m is E a r r
. . .
g a o id h e a l ,
fr ca r r ,
lim it ,
b o u n d a r
y in
. I r A i r e r G a e d hil .
-
( p r on a r r er g al e
.
) B e f o r e th i s i t w a s c a l l e d ,
in. t h e
Al b an ie D u a n , Oir ir A l ban , or c o as t l a n d s of A lb a n ,
~
16 PLA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
fr . oas t b or d e r Al ba in n is n ow t h e r e gu l a r
oir t hir , c ,
.
P ic t av ia or kin gd o m of S c o n e D uk e of Al b an y
Cf . . .
A RI S A IG (N W Ar gyl e ) 12 5 0, Ar as e c h
. 13 09 Ar ys s ayk
. .
,
or G . ho u s e m a n sio n
a r os , , ,
a ig .
A R K L E T, L (L Ka t r in e ) S k e n e th in k s Loirge c l at
. . .
L Ir ge c l at ) s c e n e of b att l e m e n t io n e d by T igh er n a c
.
, ,
an n 7 11 is L Ar k l e t
. Ar w il l b e G di r d h e ight
,
. . .
, ,
an d c l a t or kl e t p r o b is c l e a t h a p r in c e or c h ie fta in .
,
.
A R LA R Y (K in r oss ) Old c h ar t M a gh e r d e r r l y p r ob G
. .
-
. .
d ir d l dr a ic h e h e ight of t h e s it e r u in or f ar m
.
, , ,
A RM ADA L E (Ba t h ga t e S k ye an d Fa r r ) E v id e n tl y N , ,
. .
p r o b O N ar m r O E a r m ar m w hic h c an m e an n ot
. . .
,
. .
, ,
o n ly ar m of t h e s e a b u t a l so ar m of t h e l a n d i e
,
,
. .
,
sp u r or b r an c h as of a d al e or v all e y I c e l an d S W d a l , , . . .
Cf A R D GO U R
. .
Cf C R U A C H A N an d C r oac h in Ga ll o w a y
.
, , .
A R N G A S K (K in r oss ) c 114 7 A r r in gr os k 12 5 0 A r d gr os c . .
, ,
.
Ar d in gr as k or gr os k n e a r I n v e r n e ss
, .
A R N H A LL ( S K in c a r d in e ) P r o n A r n h a so pr ob G a n d
. . . . .
n a b a bh -
h e ight o v e r t h e w a t e r ; cf BAL M A H A an d
,
.
,
for a s im il a r c o r r u p t io n HA LLR U L E , .
c o r r u ptio n s of N fj or d a r th s e a l o c h Cf S N IZ ORT .
, ,
-
. .
,
85 0 .
A R N O T H ILL (Falkir k ) P r ob fr G or n a ch t , b ar l e y Cf . . . . . .
d al e .
Ar th u r tu r y S k e n e th in k s fo ur of his battl e s
of 6 th c en .
f o u ght n e a r L Lo m o n d A t A r th u r e t N of C ar lis l e . .
,
.
,
t h e battl e of Ar d d e r yd w as fo ught 5 7 3 ,
.
ART N E Y G L E N (S In G a l w a ys p r o n Ar t er
. . .
A r th u r (s e e ab o v e ) .
AS CA IG L (S u th e r l a n d ) A S C OG (B u t e ) an d P OR T A S K A IG
, .
, ,
( I s l a y) B u t e A 1 5 0
.3 A s c ok ; aS h tr e e b a
y ON .
, ,
-
. .
as kr O E ces c e an ash
,
N uig (or og or oh ) a
. .
, ,
.
- -
,
b ay .
A S H AN E S S , E S HA NE s s (S he tl a n d ) AS h c ap e , m ight
or .
-
e ith e r b e fr O N a s ka , D an as ke , ash e s , or O N as kr
. . . . . .
,
A S H DA L E (S Ar r a n ) A S H K IR K .
,
A S HT O N ( Gr e e n o c k) .
th r e e s o m e what r e c e n t .
A S HIE S T EE L ( Me l r os e ) Pr ob pl a c e of t h e ash tr e e s fr . .
-
,
.
O E s t e a lt s t ee l a p l a c e th e n t h e sta l l of a s tab l e ;
, , ,
. .
an d cf S T EE L E . .
e as w at e r fa l l or a t h ( t h m u t e ) w at e r or f o r d ; an d
, , ,
s e c o n d e ith e r l ea m h an (p r o n l o u an ) t h e e l m on
,
.
, ,
s l ea m hu in n sl ipp e r y ; cf C raigs l ou an t h e e l m r o c k
,
.
, ,
N e w Lu c e I ha v e n ot b e e n a bl e to as c e r ta in if th e r e
.
b e an y w at e r fall h e r e .
e a s a w at e r fa l l an d I c e l an d N g il a r a v in e
,
C u r io u s
,
. .
,
.
n a m e y e t so s im p l y e x pl a in e d
,
AS S YN T (S u th e rl a n d ) 13 4 3 As s e yn k t A s k yn k t e ; 14 5 5 .
, , ,
As s e n d ; 15 02 A ss e n t ; 15 8 4 S c h in Ve r y d if c u l t
, ,
-
.
w or d Possibl y fr m an n am e d E as uon t a i e D is c o r d
. .
-
,
. .
, ,
n am e S ass o f t e n m e a n s a r o c ky r id g e ; b u t t h e s e c o n d
A s s in d in B r ak ad ail l , in S ky e .
12 5 0, El s tan 146 1, At h il s t an fu r d S a id to b e t h e p l a c e .
w h e r e A t h e ls t a ne , g e n e r al of Ra db e r t of N or t h u m b r ia,
w as d e fe at e d b y An gu s , k in g of t h e P ic ts , c 7 5 0 . .
P LA C E NAM ES -
or S C O T LAND . 19
AT HO L E . B k D ee r , At h ot l a ; T ig h e r n a c, an n 7 3 9 , At h fh ot l a
. .
c 114 0, N or s e A t j okl is ; a
. 12 00, Ad t h e odl e c 13 2 0, . .
A t h ol ie G a t h E h ot l a or F od la (bu t in P ic t C hr on
. .
-
. .
c a l l e d F l oc l a w , o r d of Fo d l a , on e of t h e s e v e n so n s
) f
of t h e f a m o u s l e g e n d a r y C r u it h n e T h e n a m e is m o r e .
p e r fe c t in t h e p l a c e n am e B a df ot h e l , fo u n d a 13 00 in -
.
R eg is t r A be r d on . A n oth e r v e r s io n is t ha t F w as w ife
. .
of an e a r l y W e l sh p r in c e ; c e r ta in l y F od l a w as an ol d
po e tic n am e for I r e l an d Cf BA N FF . . .
w it h d i d ( if: d e l l ,
.
AT T OW B E N (R oss ) A s a b o v e ; n a l a in f b a d a tak i n g
.
c o m m o n so u n d of a w .
AU C HE L C HA N Z IE (C r ie ff) Pr ob h e ight of K e n n e th fr W . .
,
. .
u c h e l h igh
, asp ir ate d fo r m of K en n et h in O h Can ic e
, ,
. .
Cf C HONZ IE
. an d OC HIL S .
A UC HE N CA S T L E ( M o ffat) . P r ob .
pl . of G . a ch , a b a n k, or
of a c h a d h , a e l d pl a ch an n a ,
. .
W h a ia r n ) e l d of t h e ir on
.
, .
a c h a d h n a ca ir n
-
n om ear n
-
e ld of t h e c a irn or
,
.
,
barr o w
.
-c r e w m ight qu it e p r ob b e G c r u bh a ha u n c h s ho u l d e r . .
, ,
of a h ill .
A UC HE N D I NN Y (Pe n ic u ik ) Pr ob e ld with t h e w oo d y . .
g l e n O l d G d i n at
(cf D E NN Y
) tho
. u h o fte n s a id t o
g .
b e e l d of r e G t e in e C f A R D E NT I NN
,
Y
. . . .
e ld of t h e l e v e l m oo r or h igh at G gr ea ic h (p r on . .
g g )
r ai h C f I
. RO N GR AY . .
20 P LA C E NAM ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
AU C HE N M AL G B A Y W
( g )
i to n . m ulg m ig
-
ht b e G m il le a c h .
,
fl o w e r y (
se e AB E R M IL K ) b u t m ea lg in G is t h e m il t of
.
a sh so ,
t h e n a m e m ight
r e fe r to t h e m an u r in g of t h e
e l d .
A UC HI NB L A E (K in c ar din e ) P r ob e l d of t h e o w e r s or . .
b l oo m s G bl ct t h ; G bl d i t h is s m ooth l e v e l
Au c h in
.
,
.
, , .
r e p r e s e n t t h e a r tic l e n a or a n .
AU C HIN C R E OC H (K in r oss ) Ma r c h or b ou n d a r y e ld G
. ,
cr ioch . Cf C R IE C H
. .
Cf D al c r uiv e Pe r thsh ir e
.
,
.
A UC HI N DA C H Y (l Ab e r d e e n ) ( F ie l d of t h e m e e tin g ; G
. ,
d hil ge n ,
d dl a c h a l so a fastn e ss
. D A LLA C H Y n e ar , , .
,
Ab e r d o u r is c al l e d D a c h y ,
.
e n t s e ar c h G t oir
g . .
A UC HI N GI LL (C aith n e ss ) N ow p r o n Ou k in g il l Fie l d of . . .
'
g e l ,
sh gill G ill
-
is e ith e r a r a v in e or a l ittl e b a
.
y
.
S am e as t h e n a m e A f e c k in 13 06 A gh e l e k , , .
l ight or to r c h G l e us . .
in G t s h om ha ir l e ; t h e t has e c l ips e d t h e s
. .
A UC H L E V E N (Ab e r d e e n ) F ie l d w ith t h e e l m s G l ea m .
.
h an .
S imp l y e l d an d In u k e r d y is m u c g dr ad h pIg
-
-
e n c l os u r e
(cf B
A L M U C HY
) Fo r m s 12 9 3 9 4 .
g iv e the .
S a s s e n a c h s p r o n of a u c h t e r to th is d ay
. .
n id u s With fo r m 14 4 7 cf B al l ywat e r u pp e r to wn
. .
,
,
W e x fo r d .
AUC HT E R S T R U T HE R ( La r g o ) c 115 0 Oc h t e r s t r u t h e r B ut . .
,
.
t em p R ob e r t III
. e 14 00 w e n d a c u r io u s f o r m .
,
.
,
Au c h t e r u t h e r s t r u t h e r H igh e l d by t h e s tr e am G . .
s r u t h a ir .
A UC H T ER T OO L (K i rk c a l d y
) 11 7 8 O c h t e r t ul e a 12 00 Oc t r e .
,
.
,
A U G U S T U S Fo r t
,
S o c a ll e d in 17 16 a fte r Wil l iam Au gu s tu s
.
,
D uk e of C u m b e r l a n d .
AULD B A R ( Fo r fa r ) 12 5 0 Al d e b ar . Pr ob G a l l t a ba r r a , . . .
- -
,
g l e n b y t h e h e ig h t ( )
a l l t
.
AUL D E A R N (N a ir n ) c 13 4 0 Al d yr n e (s e e E A R N )
. .A s it ,
.
s t an d s l oo k s l ike G a l l t f h ea r n a gl e n w ith t h e al d e r s
,
.
-
,
b u t in R eg is t r S t An d r e ws r e an u 9 5 4 U l u r n w h ic h.
,
.
, ,
A UL D GIR T H (D um fr ie s ) P r ob G a ll t gl e n + N g ar t h . . .
, ,
.
,
g a rd en Cf A
. P P L EG A R T H in 15
. 7 8 A l
p g e ir t h , ,
.
AUL IS T ON P T (S o u n d of M u l l )
. D o u b tfu l t h e t on is p r o b .
- .
h il l or c astl e G d un ; cf E DD ER T O N ,
. . .
A UL TB E A (Pool e w e ) G a ll t bea t h ( pr o n b ay ) gl e n w it h
. .
-
.
,
t h e b irc h e s
.
S e e AV O N .
AV I C H ( Lo r n ) an d AV O C H (C r o m a r ty) C r o m A , c 13 3 3 , . . . .
An a n e h 14 8 1, Av au c h 14 9 3 , A l v ac h ; 15 8 0, A w a c h ,
n ow pr on Au c h. G a bk a ch aid h , . .
-
w at e r in the
eld B u t f o r m s 14 8 1 9 3 ar e = A L VA
-
. .
AV IEMORE ( In v e r n e s s ) G a bk m or b ig r iv e r i e t h e S p e y . .
,
,
. .
,
.
AV O N R ( Lin l it hg o w an d B an ) an d L ( B e n M ac dh u i)
,
. . .
T h e Lo c h is p r on A an ; t h e R is p r ob t h e Hae fe in
. . .
,
P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND . 23
OE .
, . 7 10 S
C h r on t r atha v e n in S im
. D ur h a m
an n . . .
( a . r e arm 7 5 6 ,
is O v an ia G a bh a i n n , w at e r , . . .
r iv e r ; W or An t on a, n ow A v o n , t rib of R
af on
( f .
. .
S e v e r n , in Ta c it us, An n , x ii 3 1, s hou l d b e r e a d .
Auf on a ) S a m e r oo t is s e e n in G u a d i a n a in S pa in , in
.
-
D an u be, an d in Pu n j a u b ( v e r iv e r s an d p r ob in
- -
.
A a, n a m e of s e v e r a l E u r op e a n r iv e r s E v a n in T w e e d .
d a l e is t h e sa m e w o r d s e e a l so AV E N Fiv e Avo n s in .
S B r ita in
. .
AV O NB RI D GE (S l am a n n an ) ,
AV O N DA L E ( La n ar k
) .
AWE, L an d R a 7 00 Ad am n an Ab a 14 6 1 L oc h q w aw ;
. . .
, , ,
al so O w G a bh w ate r . .
,
.
c 12 3 0 A ir
. c 1400 A a r e ,
p r ob G a bk r e id h .
,
. .
-
,
s m ooth r iv e r sa m e as A RAY
,
.
A Y T O N (B e r w ic k ) c 9 7 0 Atha n 12 5 0 A yt u n .G ath .
, ,
. .
a bh u in n fo rd on t h e r iv e r (E y e ) Ol d f o r m E it u n
, .
t h e E ye Th e re ar e a l so Ayt on s in Y o r k s Cf YT H A N
.
. . .
BA C K ( L e w is b u r n S of H a w ic k ), N bac a b a nk b u t . . .
,
Ba c kfo r d an d Ba c k w o r th in En gl an d .
p l s . Of T h
. e Lo c h ie s 85 0 .
,
.
b a u d r ic ) B al d e win u s t h e F l e m in g o c c u r s in a l o c a l
.
d e e d c 115 0 I c e l g il is a m o u n ta in r e c e s s d a l e
. .
,
.
BAD E N O C H (I n v e r n e ss ) 12 9 0 B ad e n agh e c 13 00 n au ; .
, .
,
-
13 7 9 n ac h 15 2 2 B ad z e n oc h
,
-
Pr ob G bad an a ch , . . .
,
b u sh y ab o un d in g in gr o v e s
, .
of t h e b o at
.
BA I LL IE S T O N (Lan ar k ) .
sto r y is fo u n d in t h e c on te m por ar y c hr o n ic l e r Tr iv e t .
N 0 r e al fo r d e ve r h e r e .
BA L A CLA V A (J oh n s t on e an d Po r tm aho m a c k ) T h e f o r m e r is .
C ha r ge l att e r s old n a m e w as B al n u ig
.
fa r m (cf S c u s e of to u n ) b a ll an d b al l a ar e c o m m o n
. .
in M a n x n am e s an d b al an d b a ll y in Ir is h ; n ot in ,
W e l sh ; ad o is p r ob G f h ad a l o n g Of A D V IE an d . .
,
. .
H A DD O .
BA LA LL A N (S t o r n o w ay) S e e A LL A N . .
d im in .
-
ie .
B A LB IRN IE (M a r k in c h
) S i c 15 17 P r o b G ba d e B r en d on
. . . .
-
or B r a n d o n S e e B IR N IE ; an d cf K I L B IR N IE
.
. . .
BA L B LA IR ( R os s s h ) V il l a ge of t h e p l a in G bl ct r
-
. . .
, . . .
,
on t h e s id e of t h e h ill fr c lia t h b r e as t c h e st
Cf ,
.
, ,
. .
B A LE L IE .
B A LC A RRE S ( C ol in sbu r h
g ) .
Vill ag e of the c on te st G .
ca r r a id or c a r r a is .
B A LC A RY P T (Kirk c u db r ight )
. P e rh V ill age . .
of the t
s an d
in g s to n e s
-
G c ait hr e (p r o n c ar e y) . . .
s topp in g or c h e c k in g ; G c asgad h
. .
BA L C
O N Y (K il t e ar n ) 13 3 3 , B al k e n n y, is fr S t C a in n e c h
, . or
K e n n e th ,
fr ie n d of C o l um b a .
B u t h e r n oc k 17 4 5 , B ad e r n oc k P e rh . .
B ut har s
26 P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LA N D .
BA LL A N T R A E (S A y )
r. V ill a g e on t h e sho r e ;
.
G . an d Ir .
bail -
an t r a igh Of B al l in t r ae , A n tr im
. . .
r l e t h, a ha l f par t , an d t ir , l a n d ), Ir l ei t a r , as in
(f . or .
L e tte r fr a c k, 85 0 . Cf L E TT ER F E A R N
. .
B A L L IN D A LL OC H ( M o ra
y) c 1 3 00 B al in od al ac h V ill a g e . .
,
.
in t h e e ld G d a la ch . .
v il l age of t h e str an ge r or Lo w l an d e r .
BA LL I N GR Y (Lo c h ge ll y ) a 14 00 yn gr y Pr on B in gry . .
,
-
. .
ga r r a d h M ight b e hou s e of t h e o c k
. G gr eigh
. .
BA LL I N LU IG (P itl o c h r y ) V il l a ge in t h e holl o w G l ag .
.
,
g en l u ig ;
. a l s o in Ir e l a n d .
BA LL I NT U IM (B l air go w r ie ) H o u s e by t h e gr av e G an d .
.
Ir t u a im m
. . . .
BA LL O C H (L Lo m o n d l oc h l e t n e a r M u t hil an d ol d n am e of
.
, ,
Taym o u th s ic G be a l a c h a pass
,
Cf W .
,
. . .
H o u s e G l ass e l ,
.
BA LL Y GRA NT (I s l ay) = G R A NT S H O U S E
; G b
.a il e Ba ll y is . .
v e ry c om m o n in I r e l an d ; an d in Ar r a n as B al lyk in e , ,
m e n ac h m id dl e ho u s e m ic ha e l 85 0
- - -
.
,
h am h uin n .
BA L M A C A RR A ( Lo c h al s h ) P r ob V il l a g e of t h e e r e c t r o ck . .
w hos e c ha r t e r is of d ate 14 6 6 .
B A L MA G HIE (C a s tl e D ou gl a s ) h
( Of 1 4 2 0 B a l
-
m ac e t or . .
,
B al m agye Fife ) Pr ob G bail m eig ach ho u s e
,
. . .
,
,
V il lage w ith m an y ar ab l e e l d s .
P LA C E NA M ES -
or S C O T LAND . 27
BA L M A H A ( L Lo m o n d)
. 1 8 06 B e al m ac h a P r ob G ba il
.
,
. . .
m ag h a hh -
V ill age on t h e p l a in by t h e w a t e r ; or n a
,
k a bk
V illa ge on t h e w ate r
,
.
BA L MERI N O (N F ife ) Pr o n n ow B am r n ie c 12 00 B al
. . . .
,
m e r in ac h ; 12 2 7 m or in ac h ; 16 2 9 m e r in oc h - G bail ,
-
. .
l a rge fa r m in t h e e l d
m or a h a ch a d h
- .
,
G m or a l or a il l
.
.
B A L M U C HIE (F e a r n ) 15 2 9 B al m oc h i . H o u s e or far m of ,
.
s w in e G m uc ge n m uic .
,
. .
B A L M U N G O (S t A n d r e w s ) M u n go s ho u s e or far m
. .
B A L NA B (t w ic e in Ga l l o w a y an d I s l a y ) H ou s e of t h e
.
,
a bb o t ; G a b a ba T h e t w o r s t ar e or w e r e n e a r
.
,
.
, ,
Wh ithor n an d S aul s e at P r io r ie s r e sp e c t iv e ly Cf . .
L oc h an abb K il d o n an ,
.
B A L NA B R UA IC H (Ta r b a t Vil l a ge on t h e b an k or s ho r e
,
G br uaeh Cf T IGH N A B R UA I C H
. . . .
B A L NA GO W A N ( In v e r g o r d o n an d A pp in ) I n v e rg o r d o n B . .
14 7 5 B al n ag ov in ; 14 9 0 g o w n T h e s m it h s Vi ll a ge
.
, .
,
S e e BA L GO N IE .
c h ur c h Cf Ball in ak il l I r e l a n d
c il l ,
. .
, .
BA L Q U HI DD ER (C al l an d e r ) G ba ile ch uil t ir fa r m on t h e . .
-
,
b ac kl yin g l a n d c ut t h e b a c k B u t fo r m e r l y it w as
, , .
c a l l e d B u c h fu dd e r cf B UC H A N A N an d ORD IQ U HIL L ,
. .
r id ir e Cf K il r u d d e r y B r ay
. .
, .
BA L T A S O U N D (S h e t l a n d ) S agas B al t e y b e l t is l e ON .
,
-
,
. .
ba l t i D an ba el t + e y or a y or a is l a n d
,
.
, .
B A LT HA YOC K (K in fa u n s ) Pr ob G bail e t h a t b a c k ho u s e . . .
-
,
of t h e gu e st or V is ito r Cf T ayoc k M o n tr o s e
an in n , . .
, .
ho u s e of S t B e yn e r s t b ishop of M o r t l ac h ,
.
B O W L A N D ) B am is a c u r iou s an d u n e x p l a in e d c o r r u ptio n
. .
28 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
BA N C HOR Y D E V E N I C K an d BA N C HOR Y T ER N A N (W fr om .
Ab e r d e e n ) a 13 00, B an c h e r y d e fn yk ;
. . 13 6 1, B an
c ho r d e ve n y : a 13 0 0 B an c h e r i t a r n
y 1 4 8 9 , B an
y ;
.
,
u h or i t e r n e a l s o c 1 3 00 B e n c h or in Ba n c ho r i G
q y s
-
. .
, .
w h ic h t h e L at adj is B en clz or e n s is , as in Ul s t An n ,
. . .
6 7 1, M ae l r u bh a B e n c h or e n s is D e v e n ic k is fr
an n . . .
S t D e v in ic u s , s a id to b e c o n te m por ar y of S t C o l u m b a,
w h o l ab o u r e d in C ait h n e s s P e r h s am e n am e as is . .
s e e n in L an d e w e d n ac k , n e a r L iz ar d Po in t S t T e r n an s
-
.
BA N F F . 12 9 0, B am ph e ; 12 9 1, B an ff e Ban b a, ac c o r d in g to .
I r is h N e n n iu s , w as a W e l sh or I r ish Q u e e n , r e po r t e d
to
hav e c o m e fr S c otl an d B an b a is al so an e ar l y po e tic
. .
p r ov e d P r o f M K in n on th in k s poss ibly fr Ir ba n bh
. .
, . .
,
W e l l C o u pa r An gu s an d B am ff H o u s e P e r thsh ire
,
-
, , .
BA N K E N D (D u m fr ie s ) BA NK F OO T (P e r th ) BA NK HE AD (La n ar k
, , ,
an d Wh it e h il l A b e r d o u r ,
.
B ANT AS K IN (Falkir k ) 16 17 P an t as k on ; 17 45 P e n t as k in
.
, ,
17 7 4 B an t ask in e
,
Pe r h G bu n t e asga n l ow p l a c e . . .
,
w it h t h e e e l s (cf P ol l an as k in M a y o an d P an t as k e l
-
.
, , ,
Far n e ll ) P en of c o u r s e r e fe r s to t h e h ill to t h e s o u th
.
, .
BA N T O N (D e n n y) P r ob G ban d u n w h it e
. . .
,
BA R C A L D I N E CA S T L E (L C r e r a r ) P r ob G bar r c a ll t uin n . . . .
,
h e ight of t h e ha z e l Cf CA L T ON
. . .
30 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
S ag as B ar e y 12 9 2 , B ar r ic h . In 15 4 9 t h e pa r ish is
c a ll e d K il b ar r S t Ba r r s is l e I D U NB A R
( )
. c e l e y S e e . .
.
BA RRHE AD an d
B A R R IIILL (Ayr , Both tau tol o gie s ,
fo r m ed b
y E n gl ish S p e ak e r s w h o d id n ot k n o w that G .
ba r r m e a n s h e a d or h ill .
B A R R OC K Th u r s o)
Pr o b G bar r a ch aid h h e ight in t h e
( . . .
-
e ld Cf A R D OC H
.
. .
g il a r a v in e
,
.
OE . . s ea g a . S e e S HA W .
BA RR Y ( Fo r fa r
) S ic 12 3 4 2 O ba r r a c h , b r u sh w oo d , birc h ,
. . .
or B A R R OC K a l so in S W a l e s . .
B A R S K IM M IN G (M a u c h l in e ) 16 3 9 , B ar s kin n in g . . Pe rh .
g r ac e
f u l h e ight, fr G s g eim h e a c h , ha n d so m
. . e, fr . s g e im h,
b e a u ty Cf C raigs k im m in g, S o r b ie
. . .
BA R T HO L ( O l d M e ldr um ) . H e a d of t h e ho ll o w G bar r
.
t h u il l , fr t ol l , a ho l e , . holl o w c r e v ic e ,
.
BA R VA S (L e w is
) 15 3 6 ,
. Ba r w as Might b e s t r c ak e d h e ight
.
G . bu r r bh as a ch .
BA SS R O C K (Fir th Fo r th ) P e r h G bat h a is fo r e h e a d
of . . .
,
,
fr o n t fr t h e c u r io u s shap e of t h e r o c k (cf P A I S L E Y )
. . .
,
b u t is r e a ll y n atu r a l (cf D U N I P A C E ) A m an Ba s s is . .
m e n t io n e d in B k of L ec a in (C h r o n of P ic ts an d S c ots
. .
,
p .
BA T HG A T E 116 0, B at h c h e t ; 125 0, k e t ; 13 16 , g e t u m
. c .
- -
.
P r ob G bot h Ch et , hou s e of C h e t, C e or G ot , on e of
.
.
t h e s e v e n so n s of C r u it h n e Cf CA I T H N E SS an d D A L . .
K EI T H Th e E n g ba t h w as s o sp e l t fr e a r lie s t tim e s
. . . .
B AT T OC K, M t (K in c ar d in e ) D o u bt fu l G bel t h a ch is a c ow . .
hou s e b u t cf B E A TT O C K . .
s e e p l xxv i eg is l ea a m e ad o w
( ) l .
,
.
P LA C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T L AND . 31
p r ie s t s isl e S e e P A P L AY
.
.
( p r on b ay
) . .
t h e ar tic l e n am s e e p x xxvii ; an d cf BA LL O C H ,
. . . .
t h e s e at Cf p x l
. . . .
B E A M T h e (far m Bo n n yb r id ge ) Pr ob fr O E be am a
,
. . . . .
, ,
tr e e Of t h e ho rn b e am
. .
.
B E A NC R OS S ( Fa l kir k ) P r o n b e a n c o r s e p r ob It
car s e . .
-
,
.
-
.
g r o w n C f b oa rd . S c br od .
,
. .
B E A R S D E N (G l a s g o w ) is c l os e l y a kin to
O E d en u a d en
,
.
,
. .
d e n e E n g d ean S c d en a v all e y
,
.
,
.
,
.
B E A T H (D u n fe r m lin e ) an d B EI T H ( y
A r) . Ayr B , 117 8 , .
B e th G be at h or be it h a b ir c h
. .
,
n al t h h e r e pr e
s e r v e d l ost in A UL TB E A
,
.
B E A TT O C K P r ob G beat h a ch ad h b ir c h e l d
-
. . . .
,
B E A UL Y . 12 3 0 P r ior at u s d c B e l l o Lo c o a 13 00 B e au lie u
, .
,
14 9 7 B e u lie ,
16 3 9 B e aw l y (so n ow p r o n ) F r bea u ,
. .
b y t h e m o n k s Va llis u m br os ce c 12 2 0 ,
. .
B E D R UL E (J e d bu r gh ) 12 7 5 B ad r owl l ; 12 8 0 R u l e b e t h ok ; .
, ,
13 10 B e t h oc r u l l e
,
a 16 00 B e t h r ow ll ; still s o m e tim e s .
,
p r o n B e t h or u l e ; l an d s of B e t h oc on t h e r iv e r RUL E
.
.
B w as Wife of R ad u l ph e ar l ie s t k n o wn l o r d of t h e m an o r
.
,
h e r e 0 115 0 A K yn b e t h ok is fo un d in R egis t r
,
. . .
A ber d on .
,
a . 13 00 .
B EE S W I N G (D um fr ie s ) .
B EG B IE (K ir k c u d b r i ht
g ) . Pr o b G . . beag, littl e , + D an . ba e,
by, to wn V ill age ,
.
B E LH AVE N (D u n b ar
) . Fr . bel , beau, + O E . h a ef en , D an .
n e hav e n
h av n
. .
B E LHE LV IE (Ne w M ac h ar ) . 12 9 2 , B al h e l u y 12 9 3 , h e l wy -
32 P LA C E
A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
14 5 0, B al h e l fy . P r ob G ba il e c h a il bh e,
. .
-
V ill age by t h e
h e a d l an d G
. . c a lbh is l it a b a ld pate . .
ot h pl a c e .
C f B e l c l a r
. e B e l fa s t , ,
in Ir e l an d ,
an d G L E NL IVA T .
B E LLIE (F oc h ab e r s
) P e r h G ba il e a V il l a e ho u s e
g . . .
, ,
B E LL R O C K (off A rb r oath ) F r t h e w a r n in g b e l l fo r m e r l y . .
hu n g on t h e In c h c ape r e e f
.
B E LL S HI LL an d B E L L S ID E (Lan ar k ) .
l E L L S QU A RR Y (E d in b u r gh ) .
m on t n e h il l
,
.
B E L S E S ( H a w ic k ) 15 4 1 B e l s is fr D e B e l A s s iz e a
.
,
.
,
N o r m a n kn ight .
B E NA RT Y H I LL (K in r oss ) Ch a r t u l S t An d r C ab e n n ar t y e . . .
, ,
p e r h r st par t C aes ar s C e b e n n a t h e C e v e n n e s W
.
z
, ,
.
cef n a r id e s o d pa t p h = A r th u r Cf ART N E Y
,g e c n r e r . . . .
B E N B E C U L A (Ou t e r H e b r id e s ) 144 9 B e an b e ac l a ; 14 9 5 .
, ,
B e n d b agl e 15 4 9 , B e n v al gh a, B u c h agl a c 16 6 0, B e n .
b ic u l a ; a l so , 15 3 5 , B e an d m oyl l , an d 15 4 2 , B e an w e al l
( p r o b G m a ol, b a r e
. . M
) g i h t b e G b e in n n a f a og h a il , . .
- -
m o u n ta in of t h e fo r d s , or b e tt e r , be in n n a f a og hl a c h, - -
h il l b y t h e s tr a n d , an app r op r iate n a m e b u t , as Pr o f
.
M K in n on say s, h ow c o m e s it s m o d e r n shap e ?
B E N D ER L O C H E t iv e )
( L Ol d B e n d r al oc h ,
. h ill b e tw e e n .
( G . cad a r
) t h e l o c hs
L E t iv e an d L C r e r an
) . . .
Of . D ORN O C H an d E D D R A C HILIS .
B E NDOC HY (C o u pa r An gu s ) -
. c . 113 0, B e n d ac t h in .
l Fr
.
Ol d G d a oc h a n , a n ge r ,
. ho r r o r .
B E ND OU RA N (Tyn d r u m ) . M o r e c o r re c tl y d oir ea nn ,
m ou n t
of s to r m s
.
B E N H A R (L an ar k s h) P r ob fr G a h
g h a r n e r ill . . .
,
.
B E N HO L M (K in c ar d in e ) Pe rh S t Ch olum or C ol u m b a s
. .
h il l S e e p x c ii
.
. .
34 PL A C E -
N A M ES OF S C O T LAND .
B IE L (D r e m ) b ie l d . P r ob
in s e n s e of S h e l t e r , r e fu ge it
.
is fr O E be ld o, b o ld n e ss , b u t th is s e n s e is n ot f o u n d t il l
. . .
c 14 5 0
. S o p r ob fr M E byl d e, a b u il d in g, fr v e r b
. . . . . .
cf k in an d k in d
. Al so in N or t h u m b e r l an d . .
B IE L D, T h e ( T w e e d s m u ir
) P e r h fr O E b e l cl o bie l d o b o l d . . . . .
, ,
n e ss thou gh in S 0 a bie ld al w ay s m e a n s a sh e l te r
.
,
an d is f o u n d so 0 14 5 0
r e fu g e ,
. .
be ag t ir l ittl e l a n d,
in 15 2 4 c o n fu s e d w ith g ar t h (s e e
A P P L EG A R T H ) .
pl a c e fr C S w an d O E bit a s w o r d or b ill an d
. . . . .
,
,
N bols t a Or s e e p l x iv
.
,
. .
B I N D L E (Po r tm aho m a c k ) .
B I NN Y ( Uphal l ) 12 5 0 B in in G bein n a n a l it tl e h il l
.
,
. .
,
.
h a m ho m e ho u s e V il l a g e ; s h e l t e r v il l a g e
bor ough
-
, , , , .
I t s tan d s j u st 0 11 t h e Bo r d e r s .
B IR K E T S H il l (U r r K ir k c u db r ight ) O E be or c S 0 an d
.
, .
,
. .
D an bir k a b ir c h
. On c i cf A IK E T
,
.
,
. .
B IR K H A LL (Ball ate r ) AS ab o v e . .
B IR N A M (D u n k e l d ) O E bior n beor n w ar r io r in M E . . .
, , ,
. .
, , , , . . .
B IR NE S S (E l l o n ) M ay b e sam e as B U R N E SS in Or kn e y
.
, .
B IR N IE (E lgin ) a 12 00 B r e n n ac h Pr o b B r e n d an s F ie l d
. .
, . .
( G a ch a d h )
. V er
y ol d c h u r c h of S t B
. h e r e H e it . .
w as w h o m a d e t h e fam o u s s e v e n ye a r s v o ya ge ; fr ie n d
of S t C o l u m b a .
iIR N IE K N OW E A s a b o v e or p e r h N bj or n a
'
, . .
,
b e a r + kn owe S c f o r m of O E c n ol l N kn ol l a kn o l l
, , . . .
,
.
,
or h ill o c k .
B IR S AY ( Or kn e y ) 105 0, B ir g is h e rad ; c 12 2 5 , Or kn e y. c . . .
HA R RA Y H e r e t h e J arl s of Or k n e y liv e d
. .
of a to r r e n t . F or t r a n spos e d 7 , cf S c K ir sty an d E n g . .
,
.
C h r istie & c ,
.
a b oar d w oo d Pe rh fr I c el be
'
. . . z , ,
fr w h ic h p l a n k s w e r e g ot B er t h is q u it e a r e c e n t
. .
, .
, , ,
of d ate 15 7 3 p 6 2 ed 18 7 8 In t e m p e s t
, ,
. .
,
w a r m b a r th u n d e r h e d ge is a s u c k e r to b e ast
B ut .
t h e o r igin Of ba r t h is u n kn o w n to D r M u r r ay .
b r ic k I c e l h r ygg r D an r yg a r id ge l it t h e b a c k
,
. Th e ,
.
, ,
. .
B I S HO P T O N (R e n f re w ) A l so r e f e r r in g to t h e B ishop of Gl as .
o w I n E n g l a n d u s u a l l y B ishopsto n
g . .
B IXT E R (W a ll s S h e tl a n d ) M ight b e b r oo k p l a c e fr O N
-
. . .
, ,
.
S e e p l x iv . .
B L A C KB U R N (Bath ga t e L id d e s d al e Ab e r d e e n ) L id d e s B , ,
. . .
,
c 1160 B l ac h ab u r n e I ts C e l t ic e qu iv al e n t is D O U G L A S
.
,
. .
B LA C K F OR D (E d in b u r gh an d A l so a 12 4 0 in .
,
Ch a r ia l bf or ay B l ak e fo r d .
, .
( L i n l ith o w
g c 1200 B l ac k e n is
) B L A
,
C K RI D GE
.
( Bath , ,
g at e
) .
B LA C K S B OA T (C r a ige ll a c h ie ) Boat e n te r s in to m a n y n am e s of
.
B LA C K S HIE L S (E d in b u r gh ) On S c S hie l s g r o u p of h u ts or . .
,
ho u s e s s e e p l x ,
. .
B L A C KW OO D (L e s m ahago w an d Nit h s d al e ) .
bit of t h e e ld In Ir bl a d h, bl ocl, bl a g
-
an . .
is a d iv is io n , p ar tition .
30 PL A C E -
NA M E S OF S C O T LA N D .
p r ob j u st su f x as in th ic k e t (of A IK E T ) Th e r e is a
.
-
. . .
B l ac k e t P l a c e in E d in b u r gh Of E c c l e s iam S c e B r igid e
. . .
d e bl ac k e t , t e m p A l e x a n d e r I I
. .
B L A IR A D A M (K in r oss ) Pl ain of A d am (t h e p r op r ie to r ) ;
.
G bl cl r , m e an s a
.
e ld or pl ain an d al s o a b attl e e l d , .
B L A IR A T HO L E . Oft e n s im pl y B l a ir ; as ab ov e an d s e e ,
A T HO L E .
B LA IR D R U M MO N D
B L A IRGO W RIE G bl cz r goz bhr e p l a in of t h e goat (goblz a r )
-
. .
,
.
H ybr id s .
B LA IR IN G ON E (C l a c k m a n n a n ) G bl dr n a g oblz ain n e l d of -
-
. .
,
t h e s m ith or S m it h e l d
.
l aige .
B L A IR S S MI T H Y (Ab e r d e e n )
.
B LA IRVA D D IC K (D u m b a r to n ) c 12 4 0 B l ar v ot yc h P r ob . .
,
. .
fr ba d a bu n c h th ic k e t gr ov e
.
, , ,
.
t h e e lm s
.
B L A N E F IE L D (Lan a r k ) P r ob o w e r y e l d (s e e S TR A T H
. .
~
B L A N E ) b u t W bl a en is sou r c e
. .
B L A NT Y RE (Lan ar k ) 12 9 0 B l an t ir e P e r h l an d at t h e
.
,
. .
s ou r c e W bl a e n G t ir l an d . .
,
.
B L E B O (F ife ) P r ob 114 4 B l ad e b ol g bu t S ic 15 7 0 ZG
. .
, .
.
t h e m ou th of t h e b ag or w o m b
bl a d a bolg
- -
.
,
B L IN G E R Y (Wic k ) c r y is c o rr u p of G a i r id h
. sh e alin g -
. .
, ,
s o ft ) is fr O N bl ekkj a bl en lrj a to c h e at d e c e iv e
. . .
, , , ,
r e fe r r in g to t h e app e ar a n c e or s it e of t h e p l a c e .
Vue bu t Au c h n ab on y Ga ll o w ay is fr G ban bh a , , . .
,
y o u n g pig .
38 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C O T LA N D .
B OHA L L Y ( L R a n n oc h
.
) P r ob G . . . bo c h al l a id ,
-
c ow fe n c e
or h e d ge ; an d cf C A L L Y. .
m an d n O fte n in t e r c ha n ge Cf D u m an d D un b a r to n . .
,
D u m an d D u n fe r m l in e an d L BROO M , . .
B OI S DA L E (l o c h an d pa r ish Ou te r H e br id e s ) c 14 00 Bo y s , . .
,
bu i (p r o n b oy ) a g obl in te n an t of a tom b
.
,
d al
, ,
,
d a l e of w h ic h t a ll is a c o r r u ptio n
, C an B aega b e .
S t B e gh a ? S e e K ILB U C HO .
B OLD Ol d B oil d ; G be a ll t c ow r iv e r , .
,
.
Cf Ox fo r d
. .
B O L T O N (Had d in gt on s h ) c 12 00 B ot h e l t u n e B ot e l t u n e .
, , ,
B ow e l t u n ; 12 5 0, B ou l t u n ; 12 9 7 , B ol t on e O E bot l . . .
t u n , d w e llin g, e n c l os u r e , i e , a c o ll e c tion of h o u s e s , a
. .
s e e p l x iv A t e ast n in e Bo l to n s in E n l an d
( ) . l .
g .
M ORE B A T T L E , BO DD A M, an d B O T H W E LL .
B O N A LL Y ( E d in b u r gh
) . G . bon n -
a il l or a l l,
f oot of the
r ock or c liff .
B O N A R B RI D GE (S u th e r l a n d ) 12 7 5 ,
B u n n ac h .
(
foot Of the
G . bon n d ir d , f oot of t h e h e ight
.
B O N C HE S T ER B RI D GE (H aw ic k ) an d B O N C HE S T ER H I LL
(A b b ot rule
) E a r l y h is to r y . u n kn own . L . bon u s , F r .
p e r h t h e on l y S c o t tish in stan c e
. .
B o N E s s , or B ORRO W S T O U NN E SS 17 8 3 , Bo n e s s in 17 45 is
.
f o u n d B or r ou s t ou n , N W Of K ir k in til l o c h , an d in 15 3 8 , . .
i bid , R e ay ; n e e x am pl e of c o n tr a c tio n
. Th e o r igin al .
v il l age of B or r ows t ou n is a m il e in l an d fr t h e n e ss an d .
s e apo r t Th e fu ll fo r m w as a c o m m o n n am e for a S c
. .
m u n ic ip al b o r o u gh ( O E bur g , fo r t , sh e l te r pl a c e an d . .
-
Bo r ou gh to wn is still u s e d in I re l an d B ur r o w s to u n
-
.
-
(i n Or in in , c 12 0 0 ,
b u r r gh e s s t u n . i s used as an
P L AC E NAM E S -
OF S C O T LAND . 39
o r d in a r y S c w o r d b y H e n rys on Al l a n R am s a y an d
.
, ,
e v e n S c ott A n t iq u a r y c h
( ,
.
B O N HI LL (Al e x an d r ia ) c 12 7 0 B u t h e l u ll e c 13 2 0 B u c h. .
,
.
,
n wl ; c 135 0 B ul l ul
. G oo d e x a m p l e of c o r r u ption
,
. .
D if c u l t to e xp l a in ; r st par t e it h e r O E bot l M E . .
,
. .
pr ob fr G a ll t ge n u il l t a r iv e r
. . . If s o Bo n h ill
,
.
,
.
,
m ay m e a n t h e l ow gr o u n d by t h e s tr e am
.
,
t h e f oot Of t h e w oo d f B U N K L E
) Th e r e i s a p l ac e
.
n e a r Fa l kir k al w a y s c a ll e d Th e Foot of t h e W oo d
.
B O NN I N G T O N (L e ith R atho La n ar k P e e bl e s an d R e n fr e w )
, , , , .
E n l an d P s B
( 1 2 9 6 B on i t on e
g
, g ) e e b l e c 1 3 8,
0 B o n . . .
,
is f o u n d in E n g 0 13 00 d o u bt fu l if fr F r bon bon n e . .
,
. .
, ,
oo d On i n g b e f t on cf p l xxv i
g
-
. . . . .
,
ab ov e ; on r igg cf B I S HO P B RIGG S an d L d or s um
-
,
. . .
bl ac k tho r n s or fr s ge od an d so t h e foot or l o w e r
.
, , ,
pa r t of t h e tr ia n gul ar b it of gr o u n d ( be tw e e n R
.
T u m m e l an d G l e n n c as t l e B u r n ) Fo rm e r is favo u r e d .
b y R e v B W Ba r b o ur t h e l ate p r op r ie to r an d b y t h e
. . .
, ,
t h e l atte r b y M r A J S t e w a r t of M on e yd ie Th e gr e a t . . .
d ou bt fu l .
G a ll o w ay) Boar d or m e n s al l a n d l an d h e l d on t h e
.
,
r e n ta l Of a f oo d s u ppl O E S w d D b a r d a
y an an
-
.
,
. .
, ,
.
at ta bl e b o ar d
.
,
.
40 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LAND .
B ORLIC K (P e rthsh ir e ) . Pr ob G . . n i h or l ag , b ig ho l l o w c f .
V OIR L IC H .
B OR N IS H (S U ist)
. . . ss or c ap e w ith t h e f o r t
N bor g n is -
,
ne
n es, D an . n ce s , l it a n o s e . .
m uir m oo r , O E . . an d D an . m or .
BURR A ) . On a ig, s e e A S C A IG .
B ORR OB OL ( S u th e r l a n d ) P r ob N fo r t pl a c e
. . . bor g bol , -
,
fo r t r e ss On bol, s e e . p l x iv. .
B ORT H W I C K ( M id l o t h ia n an d R o x b u r gh ) M id l B . . .
,
s ic
C a r n fo r th .
a f or t Q f B ORG U E
. . .
B O S WE LL S , S t ( M e l r os e ) 12 9 6 , W illiam d e B os e v ill e
. Fr . .
B ois il , P r io r Of M e l r os e , 0 6 5 0, a n d p r e c e pto r of t h e .
r e at C u th b e r t w e ll a r is e s th r o u gh in u e n c e of N o r m
g
-
.
s u f x v il l e , or v il , to w n (Cf M AX W E L LT ON )
Th e .
B OT HK E N NAR (G r a n e m o u th )
g . 12 9 1, -
n er G boz h cean n ia r
. .
- -
,
h u t or ho us e on t h e w e st e rn p r o m on to r y (cean n a
,
h e ad ) .
B O T H W E LL a 12 4 2 , B ot h e u il l
. . a 13 00, B ot h v il e , w il e .
-
c 13 4 0, e u yl e
. Pr ob G bot h, h u t , ho us e , + N o r m F r
-
. . . . .
v il l e
(L v il l a , v il l a g e or f a r m
) . Of M a x w e ll M a c cu s
. .
v il l e ; an d for s im il a r f o r m atio n s, of BO DD A M, an d .
BOLTON .
B O Y N D IE ( Ba n ff
) c 117 0 c ha r t e r c h u r c h of I n v e r bon d in
. .
, ,
-
.
s potte d e l d N d a l d al e va l l e y
.
, , , .
B R A C K LIN N F A LL S ( C al la n d e r ) G br ea c l in n e S p e ck l e d
. .
, ,
foa m y poo l W l yn n
. .
,
B RA C O (D u n bl an e an d C r u d e n ) Th e a p r o n as in fate ; . .
p r o b G br e ac a ch a d h s potte d sp e c kl e d e l d
. . Of ,
,
.
.
B RA EHE AD (La n a r k O N br d O E br d e w br a w
, . . . .
, ,
t h e e y e l id a b r a e is p r op e r ly t h e ste e p b a n k of a r iv e r
b a n k s an d b r a e s O b o n n ie D oo n h e a d O E h eaf od
.
, . .
B RA EM A R . 15 6 0 Th e B r a y of M a r r e m ap 16 5 4 B r a e of
, , ,
th r o u gh t h e G fo r m br digh t h e u pp e r p ar t th e n a .
, ,
,
b r ae or s l op e .
c e r ta in l y f r O N br d fo r m e r e it h e r th r o u h N or G
.
g . .
, . .
B R A I D (E d in b u r gh ) 116 5 B r a d e G an d Ir br dg h aid or
.
,
. . .
t h e u pp e r pa r t a b r a e In t h e fo r m e r c as e r e fe r r in g to
,
.
l e n w h e r e H e r m ita ge of B r a id n ow is an d = B r aid R
g , ,
A n tr im in t h e l att e r to t h e B r a id H ill s
, .
B RA I D W OO D (La n ar k ) B r a id is S c for b r oa d ; O E br d d . . . . .
HEA D ) G oe is t h e I c e l gj d
. . .
of F in ga l s d og ; a n d Q Ir br a n is a r a v e n as in
. .
,
B r an k il l .
B RA N D ER (L . Aw e ) . G . B r an d obh a r or d iir ,
t h e d og
Bra n s w a t e r
.
B O RG U E .
PL AC E -
NAM E S OF S C O T LAND . 43
B RA N X HO L M ( H a w ick
) a 1 4 0 0 B r an c h e s h e l m B r a n ks is
. .
,
.
p r o b a m an s n am e (of n e x t) Th e E n g br a n c h F r
.
. . .
,
.
br a n c h e is fo u n d in R ob e r t of G l o u c e s t e r 12 9 9 I O E
, ,
-
. .
a n d D an h ol m s m a ll is l a n d in a r iv e r I c e l h bl m r
.
, ,
.
,
is l a n d a l so app lie d to r ic h l an d b y a r iv e r s s id e
Cf . .
B ran k s o m e Bou r n e m ou t h ,
.
BRANX T ON (C ol d str e am ) 12 9 1 B r an k is t on e P r ob as .
,
. .
a b o ve + t on O E t un p l a c e vil l age
, ,
. .
, ,
.
B RA W L (S t r ath y Th u r so ) c 13 7 5 B rat h w e ll
,
G br a t h is . .
,
. .
in fo r m a t io n b e tr ayin g t r e aso n an d br d t h is a q u e r n
, , , ,
h an d m il l ; we l l is ha rd l y O E we l l we ll a a w e ll ; p e rh
-
. .
, ,
.
G n i h ea l l a b ar e r o u n d hil l
.
, ,
.
B RE ADA L B A N E G B r aga d or B r ag e t Al ba in n .
,
B RA EM A R ) Th is is p r o b t h e B r un al b an of P ic t C hr on
. . . .
,
c 9 7 0 t h e e a s t s l op e or b r ae of D r u m al b an e g r e at
.
, (t h
d iv id in g r id ge Of S c otl a n d ) ; w h il e in sa m e Oh r on .
B r u n h e r e or B r u n e ir e ( G ia r w e st) is p r o b ab l y t h e .
,
w e s t s id e B r u n is an Ol d w o r d for a b a n k or s l op e or
.
B RE A KA C HY (B e a u ly K in c r a ig an d C a ith n e ss ) Of C ha r t e r
, ,
. .
r e D on Va ll e y 0 117 0 B r ec a c h a t h q u o d in t e r pr e t at u r
.
, ,
c a m p u s d is t in c t is c ol or ib u s G br e a c a c h a d h spotte d
. .
,
or m ottl e d e l d on e Of t h e v e r y fe w c a s e s w h e r e t h e
s e c o n d syll abl e of a ch ad h is still r e p r e s e n te d in a p l a c e
n am e cf 12 9 7 G ar v iagh a or GARIO C H
.
, .
B RE A K I S H (B r oa d fo r d ) Pe r h G br e a c in n is spotte d . . .
,
is l a n d or m e a d o w
.
B RE C HI N P r on B r e h in P ic t Ch r on an n 9 6 6 M ag n a c iv it as
. . . . .
,
.
,
B re c h n e (ge n c a s e ) c 13 7 5 B r e ac h y n . Pe rh G br ea c .
,
. . .
a bh u in n spotte d or foa m y r iv e r ( t h e S E s k ; cf
,
. .
M E T H V E N ) or poss ibl y fr a m an B r ac h an or B r y c h an .
,
.
Of S k e n e , C el t ic S oot h , ii 3 6,
. . ed . 18 8 7 .
B REI GE ( H o l y to w n ) . G . br e a c, sp e c kl e d ,
or perh . br e bc h,
t h e b r im , b r in k .
B RE RA C HA N G L E N (P itl o c h r y ) Al so sp e l t B riar ac h an ; c . .
13 9 2 , G l e n br e r it h Pr o b G br a t h a ir a c h a n n a, fr iar s
. . .
r oth e r s ) e l d s G a o
(li
t b . i t h m a
y b e a t h ,
f r d -
. .
B R E S S A Y (S h e tl a n d ) P e r h O N br es t r ay, isl an d Of t h e
-
. . . .
44 P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C O T LA N D .
cr a c k or b u r st or fr O N brj os t S w br os t an d S O
. . .
,
.
, ,
is l a n d l ik e a b r e as t
.
B R ID G E N E S S P r o n B r ign e s n o b r id ge h e r e pr ob .
, .
G br e a c spo t t e d
. n e ss , ,
.
B RIM S or B RI N S NE S S (Th u r so ) 15 5 9 B r ym m is O N an d .
,
. . .
O E br im s u r f or t h e s e a ; 3 is t h e M od E n g pl
. .
, ,
. . .
br e d or d Of S t r a n gfo r d Lo u gh . . .
BRO D I C K (Ar r an ) c 13 06 B r at h w ik : 14 8 8 B r ad e w ik . .
, ,
.
O N br e z Or v ik b r oa d b ay br oa d in 13 t h an d 14 t h
. .
,
c e n tu r y E n
g w as br a d e
() . .
BRO D IE (Na ir n ) S ic 13 11 ; 13 8 0 B r ot h ie P r o b G .
,
. . .
br ot h a c h m u d d y Of A R B ROA T H ; an d on d a n d t h cf
, . .
,
.
BO D D A M .
B R OGA R ( S te n n is ) P e r h M E br od g ar t h b r oa d yar d or
. .
.
,
.
g a r d e n ; or f r O N br d t h e e y e lid a b r a e . . .
, ,
.
br oc a b r ook
.
,
BROO M (l o c h in w e st of R O S S an d P itl o c h r y ) Lo c h B 12 2 7 , . .
, ,
B r ao n ; 15 6 9 B r e yn e ; 15 7 3 B r u n e ; 15 8 6 B r u m e , , ,
.
G br a on d r iz z l in g r ain d e w JV
.
,
" an d n O ft e n in te r
,
.
c ha n e
g .
B R OO M LE E (D o l ph in to n ) F r O E br oni b r oo m sa m e
. .
,
. .
,
r oo t as br a m bl e ; Ic e is O E l a h pastu r e fa ll o w l a n d . .
, ,
.
B r oom c l a d h il l (s e e KNOWE ) ; S c l a w is O E
-
. . .
hl a ew a h il l 13 2 5 B r om il aw D r M u r r a y giv e s n o
,
. .
,
qu otatio n for br oo m y a 16 4 9 . .
D an an d S w br o g e n br oe r a b r id ge an d a o a r iv e r
. .
,
.
, , ,
.
On c e t h e o n ly im po r ta n t b r id g e in S u th e r l a n d w as h e r e .
B RO U GH (Th u r so al so B r o u gh N e s s S R on al d s ay an d B r o u gh
, , .
,
of B ir sa y an is l e t ) Th u r so B 15 06 Br u c ht B y
,
. .
, ,
.
c o m m o n tr a n spos it io n of r fr O N an d D an bor g OE . . . . . .
E n g c l oug h, O E c l e of a, a
. . . cl ef t ,
r av in e ,
o
g gr e . Of .
Wa l te r S c ott s G an d e r c l e u c h
.
B UC H A N (Ab e r d e e n Abd n B , s ic in B k D e er ,
an d M in igaff) . . .
ba og h a n , a c a l f ; b u t M in ig B , l ik e B oh au n , Ga l w a y, . .
is fr G bot h a n ( p r o n b oh a n ), a littl e h u t
. . . .
B UC H A N A N ( S L Lo m o n d ) c 12 4 0 B u c h q u h an an e ;
. Of . . .
,
12 9 6 B ou gh c an ian,
Pr o b G bogh ch an on l ow gr o un d . . .
,
( l it f oot
.
) b e l on gin g to t h e c a n o n .
l an d
.
B UC H LY V IE (Ab e r fo yl e ) al so E A S T ER an d W E S T ER B UC H L Y V IE ,
A e r d our F c l av ie s ; poss ib l y
( b if e) A b erd B ,
ol d B o . . .
, ,
G bogh l cn n h a ic h l ow p l a c e of gl e an in g
.
,
.
B UC K E T (tr ib of R D on ) . 16 5 4 B u c h e t l G bu ca id a
. .
,
.
.
,
b u c k e t p im p l e k n o b , ,
.
B UC K H A V E N (L e v e n ) Fo u n d e d c 15 5 5 said to b e fr G . .
'
. .
be uc a r oa r ,
r oa r in g sto r m y hav e n ;,
O E h c f e n D an
,
. . e
,
.
h av n .
C L EU C H an d BRANXHO L M .
B UC K IE ( Ban ff) G be u ca c h n o is y r o
. ar in g fr be u c a r oar
.
, , ,
, .
, ,
e sp e c ia l l of t h e s e a ; h e r e too is B u c k pool
y , ,
.
B U DD ON N E S S (Bar r y) Pr o b sam e as Bo dd e n Po in t n e ar . .
,
M on tr os e w h ic h is p r ob G bot h d un h u t h il l for
,
. .
,
h a r d e n in g Of t h cf BO DD A M ,
. .
B U IT T L E ( C astl e D o u gl as ) 12 9 6 Bote l (p e r h n ot th is B )
-
.
,
. .
15 7 2 B u t ill ,
P r ob O E bot l = O N bol ( for boOl ) a
. . . . . .
,
B ULL ER S O F B UC H A N (P e te r h e a d ) A r agin g r o c k y r e c e ss in .
, ,
w h ic h t h e s e a b o il s as in a c a u l d r on S W bu l l er n o is e . .
, ,
r oa r D an ,
bu l d e r tu m b l in g n o is e
. G D o u gl as in 15 13 ,
. .
u s e s th is as a S o w o r d bu l l ye r .
,
.
t h e r iv e r
.
P LA C E NA M ES -
OF S C OTL AN D . 47
B UNA VOU L IN (M o r v e n ) .
A t t h e f oot or e n d of t h e m il l G .
bu n n a m h uil e a in- -
.
t h e R A WE
. .
l eeks G an d Ir . . c r e a m h (o
f C l on c r e w ,
L im e .
)
r ic k , or
fr G . .
) a t
cr a e bhr
(
eper on . cr ew ,
.
B U N E SS A N (M ull
) A t
t h e foot of t h e l ittl e w at e r fa l l
. G
.
ca s a n Cf M or e s s an Ab e r fo yl e
. .
,
.
B UN K LE ( B e r wi c k sh ir e ) B ON K LE .
n och
.
B U N R OY Re d e n d
. G r u ad h Cf B ogr oy . . . .
d o e s n ot r e c o r d .
b u il t b y t h e N o r s e c 8 8 0 Th e y c al l e d t h e c ap e . .
T or fn ae s .
or h il l fo r t -
.
B U RN O F C A M B US O E bur n a O N br u n n r a bu rn or b r ook
. . .
,
. .
, ,
l it a spr in g or f o u n ta in ; al s o in M e d L e g c 116 0
. . .
,
. .
,
.
,
M el r os e Ch a r t ad b u r n a m d e fau h o e
p S e e C A M B U,
S
.
.
B U R NB A N K (L an ar k sh ) an d B U R NB RA E (M e thv e n an d F al .
k ir k ) S e e a b o v e an d BRAEHEA D
.
,
.
S e e BOR G UE an d cf BURWI C K ,
. .
B U R N HE RVIE (K e m n a y A b e r d e e n ) P e r h H ar v e y s b u r n
.
,
. .
Cf . HA LL RU LE .
B U R N MO U T H ( B e r w ic k ) .
B U R N S W A R K, H il l of (Lo c k e rb ie ) S e e B IR RE NS W ORK . .
R o m an c am p h e r e .
B U R NT I S LA N D (F ife ) 15 3 8 17 10 B r u n t is l an d S a id to b e .
,
.
fr . t h e b u r n in g (bur n t , in Sc . br un t , O E . . an d ON
. .
P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
br in n a n , to b u r n ) of a fe w s h e r m e n s h u ts on isl e t to
w e s t of p r e s e n t ha rb o u r , l e a d in g t h e m to s e t t l e on t h e
m a in l a n d N am e a 15 00, W e st e r K in gorn e
. . .
or ba y, fr . borg, fo r t .
B U RR AV O E (S h e tl a n d ) . AS ab ov e , + Ic e 1 . v or , a l ittl e b ay or
in l e t .
B U RR A Y (Or k n e y) . c 12 6 0, B or gar ; 15 2 9 ,
.
v u lgo B nr
ge
an d Cf B u r r a d o n N or t h u m b e r
B ur r a y z
B U RR A . .
l an d .
B U R R E LT O N (C o u pa r A n gu s ) l B ir r e l l s to w n , poss ib l y fr
. .
O F r bu r e l (n ow bu r e a u ), c oa r s e , w oo l l e n c l oth , b a iz e ,
. .
fr ie z e ; f o u n d in E n g f r 0 1300 till l as t c e n tu r y e g , . . .
, . .
To w e r e m n an ts of bl a c k e bu r r e ll
.
B U R (S ) W IC K (S of Or k n e y) . . 12 2 5 , Or kn ey S a g , B ar d v ik
c . . .
Pr o b N ba r O v il t, t h e
. .
e d e or b r im of t h e b ay
g .
B U S B Y (G l as g o w ) 15 4 2 B u sh ie ; 17 8 7 , .
,
B u sh by .
B ush
to w n O N bu shr D an bus h S c bues , . .
,
.
,
.
a b u sh ,
D an .
B U S T A (S h e tl an d ) C o r r u ptio n of N bols t a Or p l a c e
. Cf .
,
. .
Bosta L e w is an d BOU S T
, ,
.
S t B r e n d a n ) ; b u t D r M L au c h l an say s fr Boe t e of
.
B u te s on Of K e n n e t h I I I w h o liv e d e ar ly in 1l t h
,
.
,
c e n tu r
y .
B U TT O F LEWI S ( 17 16 Bo w lin g h e ad
.
) D r M u r ra
y sa y s ,
.
fr v e r b b u tt to ju t ou t ( O F r bu t er ) T h e o n ly
. . . .
,
qu ot f r bu t t c ap e w h ic h h e giv e s is fr F l or io s It a l
. .
:
, ,
.
.
D ic t ion a r y 15 9 8 c ap o ,
a c ap e or b u t of an y ,
l an d s e n d M o r e l ik e l y to b e fr D an bu t sho r t b l u n t
,
.
.
, ,
.
stu m py B ut t o c c u r s in E n g = b u tto c k as e ar ly as c
. . .
14 5 0 .
B UT T E RG A S K S ic 14 6 1 . Pr ob G . . bot h a r cr a s g,
au s e w ay pass (cf A RN G A S K ) fr Ir bo t h a r c o m e fo u r
c -
. . .
On M r W J Lidd e ll s p r o b a b l y w r o n g
B at t e r s t ow n s . . .
th e o r y ,
see p . liii .
50 PL AC E NA ME S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
C A E RD ON (T w e e dd a l e
) Fo rt on t h e h il l W c a er. I r
.
,
.
c a h er G ca t ha ir (p r on c ar ) a for t + W d in G an d Ir
,
. .
, , .
, . .
B ry t ho n ic fo r m ca er A r m o r c ea r h er pr e d o m in ate s in ,
.
, ,
th is r e gio n p r ob o r igin of n am e s C ar r an d K e r r . .
C AI LL EA C H H EA D (W R oss s h ) G ol d w ife s h e a d
-
. . .
. . .
, ,
P e rh ho r s e e l d ; G c ap a l l (L c a ba l l us ) ac h ad h
.
-
. .
,
w h ic h l ast so o fte n o c c u r s as a u c h or a c h g
C A IR NA QU HE E N (Ba l m o r al ) C air n Of m e m o r y or r e c ol
.
l e c tio n G e dr u n a c u im hn e It w as t h e r e n d e z v o u s of
.
-
.
t h e c o u n tr ys id e .
C A IR N B A W N L (W S u t h e r l a n d ) G c dr n bdn w h ite c a ir n
. .
,
. .
,
or h e ap c o ll e e n b a w n
Cf Ir
. . . .
C A IR N B E D D IE G c airn of B e th or M a c b e th .
.
F or in t e r ha n ge Of t h an d d of B RO D IE an d B U D D ON ;
c
,
.
-
ie is E n g d im in T r a d itio n po in ts to t h e r u in s of
. .
M s f o r t (n ow p l o u gh e d ov e r ) b e tw e e n B ir n am an d
.
D u n s in a n e .
w ate r fa l l
.
g re e n as g r a,
s s o r bl u e , .
C A IR N G R A S S IE ( S to n e ha v e n ) C a ir n of t h e bl e ss in g ; G
. .
ise e O f d s r a c e p r osp e r it a d iv i b l ss i
g r a g n ,g r g .
y n e e n g , , , .
c d r n a l oo s e h e ap of sto n e s
,
.
C A IR N N OR R IE (M e t h l ie Ab e r d e en ) Pr o b e as t c a i r n or
. .
,
h il l G n oi r t h e e ast .
,
.
s l in g .
C ar r an t u al K il l a r n e y is fr Ir t ua t h a il l e ft han d e d
, ,
. .
,
-
,
m e a n in g h ill l ik e a r e v e r t e d S ic k l e (c a rr a n ) .
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 51
C AI T HNE S S Ir is h N e n n iu s , C at ; a l so Ol d Ir C ait h ; c 9 7 0,
. . .
P ic t C hr on , K at h e n e s s ia c 12 05 , L a g/ a n i on , C a t e n e s ;
. . .
12 3 2 , K at an e s s 13 2 9 , C at h an e s ia In O N C at an e s , . . .
b u t in Or kn e y S ag s im p l y N e s s N az e , n o s e or n e ss of
. .
Gatt, G ot , l e ge n d a r y s on of t h e e po n ym o u s C r u it h n e ,
f ath e r Of t h e Pic t s R h ys th in k s C a it or Gatt m ay be
.
c o n n e c t e d w ith B e d e s Ur bs Giu d i or IN C HK E IT H
G ae l s .
c a l l it G a ll a ibh , str an g e r s l a n d
.
a bu n d a n c e of p e at fo u n d th e re Oth e r w is e fr I c e l .
, . .
ka ld r S W ka ll c o l d
,
.
, .
C , c 12 2 5 , Or kn e y S ag , K al fad al (l c al f s gl e n , fr
. . . .
I c e l ka lfr , S W ka lf ) ; b u t M id l C , 12 5 0, K al d or , an d
. . . .
a l so 12 9 3, C al d ov e r e ; 12 9 4, C a l d e r G c oill e d o bha r . .
w oo d b y t h e w at e r or str e a m ( ill ) Cf
or ( l air ,
c o . .
n a m e s , s e e m s g e n e r a l l y to b e c o m e c a l S e e be l ow . .
C A LD E RB A N K (Air d r ie ) .
Th e ook s or cr w in d in g s of t h e R C a l d e r . .
C A L D ERHEA D (S hotts ) .
C A L D WE L L ( R e n fre w ) P r e s u m ab l y ol d w e ll ,
Sc
. c fr . .
c a uld , OE . . c a ld , I c e l ka ld r . .
c h r on s , Ka l f e
y M u l l C in d o , M yl arkal fr (in G An
.
-
. . . .
r a l bh
) I c e l kd lf r , S W h a l , a c a lf h e n c e a s m al l is l e t
.
f ,
. .
n e ar a l a r e on e
( f C a lf f + e g or a g N
g o o .
.
s u fx for is l a n d .
C A L I F ORNIA (Po l m o nt
) . Fan c y n am e .
C AL L AN D ER ( S P e r t h s h . par ish e s Of F al . an d Fa l k ir k
) . Th e
k ir k Po l m o n t an d M u irav on w e r e o n c e c a l l e d C al at r ia
, , ,
in Ir a n n a l s C al at h r os an d by B rito n s C at rae t h or
.
,
C al l a n d e r is fou n d as K al e n t e r 12 9 6 , C al e n t yr 13 5 0, c .
C al l an t e r Th is c an ha r d l y b e au ght e l s e b u t
. G c oill .
w oo d of t h e l a n d , or a n d ur (d obh a r ) , of t h e
t ir ,
an
w ate r p r ob t h e t wo n am e s ha v e b e e n ass im il a t e d
. .
C A LL ERNI S H (W of L e w is ) P r o b G c oill a ir d w oo d on
. . . .
,
t h e h e ight N n oe s n e ss c ap e Cf A R D T OR NIS H
. .
.
,
.
, ,
C A LL IG R A Y (H ar r is ) P r ob G c oill n a gr e a ic h w oo d on
,
. . .
t h e h igh at Cf A U C HE N G RAY
. . .
C A LL Y B r id ge Of (B l a irg o w r ie )
,
G c oill e a w oo d . .
,
.
of t h e p r o m o n to r y
or .
C A L T ON (E d in b u r gh an d G l as go w ) P r ob G c oil l d u in . . .
,
w oo d on t h e h ill G c a ll t uin n is t h e ha z e l ; an d
.
t h e P ic t s .
w oo d s
.
C A M B U S (S t ir l in g) G an d Ir ca rn us a b ay c r e e k c r ook
. . .
, , , .
F or in tr u s io n of b of C A M ERON C RO M AR T Y an d C UM B ER ,
.
, ,
NA U L D an d cf C am b o N or t h u m b e r l an d (in 13 t h
.
,
c e n tu r y C am b h ou C a m o u )
, ,
.
sam e c r ook of t h e Fo r th .
CA M B US CU R R Y B A Y (Ta in ) S ic 14 8 7 B ay of t h e gl e n ;
. .
G c oir e Cf C URRIE
. . . .
12 9 6 C am b u s s h e n e l
,
B e n d Of K e n n e th or C an ic e .
,
in A d a m n a n C ain n ac h u s fr ie n d of C o l u m b a an d patr on
, , ,
Of K il ke n n y .
C A M B US L AN G (G l as g o w ) Lo n g b e n d S c l an g O E l a n g
.
,
. . .
,
l on g I c e l l a n gr ; a h yb r id
,
. .
C AM B U S MOR E (T h e M o u n d ) B ig b ay (Lo c h F l e e t) ; G
. .
c a m u s ni br .
of C A M B U S .
12 7 4 C r an e s b y ; 14 5 5 C an n as by
,
A c r an e in I c e l is ,
. .
t r a n i D an t r a n e ; so 12 7 4 is p r ob a m is tak e Pon t s
. .
, .
m ap a 16 2 0 giv e s C on an s b ay w h ic h D r J OS A n d e r s o n
, .
, , .
C o n an ; bu t t h e e ar lie s t fo r m m ak e s it m ost l ik e l y
c an o n s p l a c e Can on is fou n d 0 12 05 in La yam o n
. .
as a n a m e f or a c l e r gy m a n B a g is t h e n o r th e r n fo r m .
an d c f . D U NC A N S B A Y .
c an , a l ak e , e a sp u ig
( L ep isc o
p u s
) ,
a b ishop . .
or pot O N an d S W kan n a , O E . . . . . c a n n e, G cu n n a a.
,
c an , + a g or c g N for
is l an d . .
C ANNY , R . P e rh
fr S t K e n n e t h (s e e . .
C A M B U S KE NN E T H) G . c a n n a c h, is s w e e t w ill ow , m r tl e
y
.
C ANON B IE (D u m fr ie s ) 12 9 0, C an e n b y an d C an n e by . .
C a n o n
s t ow n
= C A NIS B AY ; O E can on ic, M E c a n on . . . .
or n u -
A n Au s tin p r io ry f o u n d e d h e r e in 116 5
. .
C AN T Y B A Y (N o r th B e r wick)
ite m ak e s it p r ob . I ts s .
KIN T YRE h e ad e n d of t h e l an d o n ly ac c e n t is h er e on
,
, ,
C AP P L E GILL H o r s e gl e n ; G c ap a ll a ho r s e
.
, ,
d in av ian in u en c e w e n t .
C A P U T H (D u n k e ld ) P r o n K ayp ; iit f u l l
. o f h e ig ht s l ik e .
t h e n in e host a g e s c o m m o n i n I r e l a n d Q u i t e pos s i b l y .
a ta u to l o gy fr W c a er a f o r t E n g burg h bu r y s e e
. : , , .
,
C A R B E T H (K i ll e ar n
) P e r h f or t a m o n g t.h e b i r c h e s G . .
PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 55
c a t h a ir
(p r on . c ar r
) be a t h ; or
M ac be th s
fo r t ,
c f .
C A IR NB E DDIE .
bol s t a Or p l a c e (s e e p l x iv )
,
Cf S h aw b os t S k e ab ost . . .
,
.
br c a s p r in g or b r oo k
,
Cf C A RB ON c l o s e b y T hr e e . .
,
.
in E n gl an d .
C AR D EN D EN (D u n fe rm l in e ) Pr o b . . G c at hair d ion a f or t of
.
,
p r ot e c tio n ,
d en , O E d en u, . . a d e ll d e an or d e n e ,
,
,
Ofte n fo u n d in pl a c e n am e s -
.
C A R D OR C A N (N e w to n S te w a r t) Ol d G ar r owd or k an H er e .
,
.
c ar as in s e v e r al c as e s is fr G ceat hr am h a d h (p r on ,
. . .
c arr ou a l an d q u ar te r fr ce it h ir fou r s e c o n d s yl l ab l e
)
-
, , .
,
p r ob a m an s n am e (cf: D o rk in g) p e r h fr o m G an d Ir
.
. . .
t or e a b oa r
,
cf E d e n d u r k T r o n e
y .
,
.
d e e p pa r t of t h e str e am fr d u bh b l ac k
Cf P A RD OVA N ,
.
, . . .
C A R D RONA (Pe e bl e s ) S ic 15 3 4 ; c 15 00 C ar d r on ow 15 3 0
. .
, ,
-
on o . Fo r t on t h e r id ge (G d r on n ag) Ol d B r itis h
. .
fort h e r e .
C AR D RO S S (H e l e n sb u r gh ) 12 08 33 C ar d in r os C ad in r os .
, ,
on t h e p r o m o n to r y
.
C ARE S T ON (B r e c h in ) Ol d f or m C arald s t on
.
, .
C AR F IN G c dr r on n W hite or glist e n i n g r o ck
.
,
.
C AR G I LL 12 9 6 C ar gh ill E ith er fo r t in t h e gl e n , .
( s e e A U C HIN G I LL
) o r G c dr r gil l
(g e n of g e a
, l l ) r o c k o f . .
,
l ike l y N K ar in es s K ar i b e in g a N o r s e p e r s on al n am e
, .
,
cf : Ga r n e s s n e ar K ir k w al l
, .
C A (E ) RLA VE R OC K (D u m fr i e s ) S ic 12 9 9 W ca er a for t ; . . .
,
l av e r o c k is S c f or a l a r k O E l a wer ce or f e r c e S om e
.
-
. . .
,
He n l or d in Nit h s d al e c 6 00
, , . .
56 P A L CE- NA M E S OF S C OTL AN D .
C AR L O P S (P e n i c u ik ) c 14 2 5 W yn t ou n K ar l yn l ippis
'
C ar
. .
, , .
l in e s l o u p Old w o m a n s l e ap fr n o r th e r n M E an d
, , . . .
O N ke r l in g Ol d w o m a n ; fe m of K ar l as s im il ate d
. .
, .
,
S c for a l e ap O N
w add in = w e d d in g , .
,
. .
. . .
, , .
,
vil l age o n ly fo u n d e d in 17 8 4 .
Cf S T ORNOWAY
. .
r o c k of t h e e c ho Of s p e a k in g Cf C r aigl owr ie
lit
,
. . .
,
G all o way .
C AR L UK E c 13 2 0 C arn e l u k e 15 6 7 C ar l ou k .
, , .
l C air n of S t L u k e I ts Ol d n am e w as E glis m al e s c oc h
.
(f
c LE S M
. AHA G OW n e a r b y) i e c h u r c h of Z Th e , ,
. .
,
m a is p r ob t h e e n d e a r in g p r e x an d oc h t h e d im in
.
,
-
.
(s e e p x c v
) s o L e s c. m a y b e t h e n a m e h e r e c o r r u pte d
.
in to Lu k e .
( A r m o r c e a r ke r
) M M i c h a e l s fo r t
i ch ae l.
, ,
.
C A R M UIR S (Fa lk ir k ) 17 7 4 C a e r m u ir s Pr ob fo r t in t h e .
,
-
. .
m oo r s S c n i u ir s O E I c e l an d D an m Or a h e ath .
,
. .
,
.
, .
,
R o m an w al l .
r c o rr ie of t h e m o n k
c oir e m an aic h g l e n o , .
c .12 4 0 Ke rm ill G c dr r m a ol b ar e r ou n d e d r o c k
,
. .
,
,
.
Cf M g l s p e llin g of M U LL in t h e sag a s
.
,
Of c o u r s e m ill .
-
m ay b e t h e ge n Of G m c a l l a h il l an d t h e C ar w ill . .
,
L oo k s lik e G c dr r n a bein r o c k Of t h e h id e or w il d .
,
b e as t s s k in P e rh fr G beat h a b ir c h ih qu ie s c e n t
.
. . . .
, ,
58 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
pr ob s e e n in tr ib e s, C arn on e s an d C e r on e s m e n tion e d
.
,
W ca er + G a bh ain n f or t on t h e r i v e r
. . Cf C A M B U S ,
.
.
ar e c o rr u ptio n of Ir an d G e dr u c airn r o c k . .
, , .
a tid al r iv e r e v e n ab ov e th is .
f a r n e G osp c 9 5 0) car r a r o,
c k (cf Ir . c a r r a ig s e a c l iff , . .
,
-
,
r o ck ) C ar is in som e Ir p l a c e n am e s C ar l o w & c
. .
-
, ,
.
,
c o gn at e w it h s c a u r .
w ith t h e ye w s G iu bh ar n ow p r on yu r e Will ia m .
,
. .
of C ar ib r is w as Ba il ie of E d in b u r gh in 145 4 .
an ol d C e l t T h e n al s yl l abl e is O E t u n t un e vill ag e
. . .
, , .
G br ea c s p e c kl e d
.
,
.
( Fo r fa r
) O F S T ROWA N a l s o FRIAR S C AR S E D u m fr ie s
, ( ) ,
.
D r Mu r r ay s e ar lie s t qu otation is fr B ar b o u r 13 7 5
.
, ,
ke r s s b u t in c ha r te r of W m Ly o n c 12 00 w e n d .
,
.
,
Fil io W al t e r i Fal c on er in l ie C ar s e d e Go wr ie an d in ,
o ath of fe al ty to E d w ar d I 12 9 6 Johan S t r iv e l yn d e .
, ,
C ar s C of Fo r th ) In S c still c al l e d ker s s as in
. . .
,
a r iv e r Root d ou b tfu l ; p r ob O N ca r r D an ka er
.
-
. . .
,
.
,
pool m ar sh fe n l an d I c e l kj a rr c op s e woo d ; c o m m o n
, ,
-
,
.
,
-
in M E as ca r r . .
t h e s o ld ie r l it a yo u th 0f A RN G A S K an d al s o C ARS E
. . .
, .
h awtho r n s .
PL A C E NA ME S - OF S C OTL AN D . 59
C A RS P HAIRN ( Ki r k c u d br i ght
) . C AR S E W ith t h e ald e r s
bu t s e e C A S T L E B AY T e r r as is s till a S c s urn am e an d . .
e , 13 7 6 , in Lid d e s d a l e
f
o .
T arr is h ol m .
C AR T, R . T h e B l a c k an d Wh ite C ar t j oin t o
f o r m t h e R C ar t G c ar a id a pa ir T h e W ate r Of
.
.
,
.
,
of s tr e am s Cf C ar tm e l Lan c as hi r e
. .
,
.
C A RT ER FE LL an d HAU G H (C h e viots ) S ic a 15 40 Lo o ks . . .
l ik e G ca t ha ir (or W c a er ) t ir fo r t on t h e l an d
.
. .
,
C AR T LAN D C RA G S (L an ark ) .
C A RT S D YK E (G r e e n o c k ) .
C A RWHINE L OW R (S ,
. P r ob W c aer Gwen
. . .
d ol e w fo r t of,
l e ad e r in t h e B attl e of Ar dd e r y d 5 7 3 ,
.
C A S HE L D HU (S u th e r l an d ) G an d Ir caisea l c ir c u l ar . . .
,
ston e fo r t G d h u bl ac k d ar k Fifty C as h e l s in
,
.
, , .
I r e l an d c o gn at e with L c as t ell um . .
A RN G A S K .
b e tw e e n t h e h ill s Cf ab ov e an d K ask yb ar an
. na .
,
be ar na ) Fife op en in g b e tw e e n h igh l an d s
, , .
w ith t h e E n g pl s . . . .
c a s t l e it n e e d s to b e r e m e m b e r e d O E
, c as t e l o r igin all y , . .
w as = L c as t el l um t h e Vu l gat e N T s tr a n s l atio n of
. . .
,
G r Il 7 vil l age or t on
. ( l-7 ,
on l y th r ough F r in u e n c e
.
d id it c om e to m e an a fo r tr e s s
.
C A S T L E C A M P B E LL (D ol l ar )
Fo r m e r ly C as te ll Gl oum e .
( 2 =G
g oc h l e u
. m m ad l e ap ) N a m e c h an e d in 148 9
g , .
,
fr W c a er f o r t
. . Ol d R o m a n f or t h e r e
,
. .
C A S T L E C A VAN Ol d G ca bh an a e ld Ir c a bhan .
, , .
,
60 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
h ol l ow hol l o w pl a c e C o m m on in Ir i s h n am es b ut
a ,
.
3
,
C A S TL E D OU G LA S M o d e rn afte r a m an w h o buil t m il l s
.
h er e .
C A S T L E KENNE D Y (S tr an r a e r ) .
C A S TLE M IL K (D u m fr ie s an d Gl a s go w ) D u m fr ie s C 118 9 . .
, ,
K as t e l m il c S e e AB E R M IL K an d CA S T L E BAY J ig/ s
. .
a
C AS T L E S TA L K E R (A ppin ) On I s l a n d S talk e r s ic 15 01 .
,
( G B il e in a n s t a l c a ir e
. f a l c on e r s - f r O E s t ae l can
,
. . .
,
D an s t al ke to go w a r il y s tal k
. S a id to h av e b e e n
, ,
.
(p r on S w e en
) S. w as A b b o t Of I o n a 7 6 6 . D r .
,
.
M L au c h l an s ays fr S w e yn a c h ie f wh o d ie d in 103 4
.
,
.
C A S T LE T ON or T OWN (R oxbu r gh B r a e m a r Th u r s o ) R ox , ,
.
b u r gh C 12 2 0 C as e l t ou n E ight in E n gl an d
.
,
Cf: ,
. .
p l xx iii l xxiv
. .
.
C AT A C OL (L R a n z a ) '
143 3 C at agil l
. P r ob G c a t h n a gill
.
,
. . .
,
b attl e of t h e g ill
O N g il r a v in e Cf AUC HIN G I LL . .
, . .
,
an d for in t e r c ha n ge of c an d g o f A U C HNA G A TT ,
. .
C A T HARINE S S t (L Eyn e ) M o d e rn
. . .
,
K at k e r t c 13 7 5 C at ke r t B attl e (G oa t h ) on t h e R
.
, . . .
C AR T
On K e n cf C A E RD ON
.
, . .
,
h e ight or h e ad an d cf BRAE S . .
C A T RA IL or PI C T S W OR K D I T C H (said to r un fr o m P e e l F e l l
,
t o M os s il e e n e a r j u n c tio n of Tw e e d an d Gal a)
, Dr J . .
A H Mu rr ay a Bor d e r m an h im s e l f in f o r m s m e tha t
. .
, ,
th is is an in v e n t e d n am e for an in ve n te d r a m p ar t b oth ,
d u e t o t h e im agin atio n of C ha l m e r s ( C a l e d on ia
1
Of t h e l a n d ; G r in n
'
. .
62 PL A C E NAME S-
OF S C OTL AN D .
C HANNE L K IR K (Lau d er ) Ol d , C h il d e s e h ir c h e , s a c r e d to S t
.
bir th , b u t p r e s e n t n am e m e a n s c h u r c h on t h e r i v e r
( L e a d e r , c o m m o n f o r m e r m e a n in g of c h a n n el O F r
) . .
c h an e l , L c a n a l is , c an al
. Cf C h an n e l se a, on R L e a, . . .
E ss e x .
C h an n on r ie
T h e r ic , O E r ic e , or j u r is d ic tio n of t h e
. . .
c an o n s e e C ANON B IE ) e w o r d c a n on r y d o e s n ot
( h
T .
s e e m to o c cu r til l 14 8 2 T h e G n am e of F or tr o s e is . .
A c h an on ach, t h e c a n o n r y
.
C HA P E L ( t w o in F ife , an d fo u r oth er s
) C o m m o n , t oo, in .
D r M u r r ay s d ic tio n a r y ) is S O sp e l t in E n g c
see . .
12 7 5 .
C HA P E L HA LL (Air dr ie ), HO P E (St M a ry s L H O B K IR K )
-
. see ,
C HAP P E L E RNE (C a r m ic ha e l
) C hap e l ho u s e O E e r n e, .
. .
ho u s e ,
c ot Cf W HI T HORN an d B l ac k e rn e , K irk c u d
. .
br ight .
C HAR L E S T ON (D u n fe r m lin e ) Al so n e a r S t A u s te ll . .
C HA RT E R S HA LL (Ban n o c k b u r n ) C har t er is (i m u te ) is a .
c om m o n S c s u rn am e . .
C HE RR YB A N K (P e r th ) C h er Iy c 13 5 0 c h er i is in O E.
,
.
, ,
.
c ir is G kir s ch e
,
. .
C H ES T ER R IG an d H I LL ( Tr a qu a ir ) L c as t r a c am p
. .
, ,
c as t r u rn fo r t
(cf C
,
h e ste r and t h e m a n y . c h e st e r s in ,
-
E n gl an d ) Re m ain s Of c ir c u l a r or oval h il l fo r ts fo u n d at
.
-
al l or n e ar l y al l t h e pl a c e s c ite d
,
T h e R om an s c e r tain l y
,
.
w e r e in P e e bl e ssh ir e b ut it is d o u b tfu l w h e th e r th e s e ar e ,
ag a in s t P ic t S c ot an d S a x o n th e ir l a s t r e tr e ats
, , ,
.
C HI C K EN H EAD (S to rn oway)
Tran sl ation of G n am e . .
,
c e an n n a c ir c C ir c is n ow o b s ol e te . .
of S t N in i an S e e p x c ii an d cf C HA LL O C H an d
. .
. .
,
T IP P E R LINN .
C HI RN S I D E S ic 12 5 0 . H ill s id e l ik e a c h u rn
O E cyr in , M E
. . . . obyr n e, S c kir n . .
g e n O f S t .K e n n e th m o r e p r ob fr chon ge n of G c u a ,
. .
,
. .
,
d og Cf C arc h On z ie W o od s C all an d e r w h il e L C on
. .
, ,
.
is n ot far aw ay .
C HRYS T ON (Gl as go w ) P r o n as C hr is t is ; so j u s t C h r is t s
. .
n am e Of S tr ath S k e
y ,
.
C IR M HOR (C o rr i e ) G gre at c o m b or c re s t
. . .
a ig , b ay . Cf AS CA IG . .
Ofte n al s o for c hu r c h .
C LA C HAN EA S Y (Wigto wn ) Vil l age of J e s u s G Ios a . . .
Cf C HRY S T ON
. .
C LA C HNA CUD DA N (s t on e at a s tr e e t c o r n e r In v e r n e ss ) G ,
. .
sto n e of C ud achan or S t C u thb e r t Cf S c n am e
. . .
C u d d ie an d K il l ie m ac u dd ie an K ir k c ol m c h u r c h Of
, , ,
m y C u thb e r t
.
C L A C HNA HARRY ( In v e rn e s s ) Pr ob C l ac h c h ar r a On i c h . .
, ,
s to n e of str ife qu ar r e l tr o u bl e G c ar r a id bu t
, , ,
.
K n oc k e n h ar r ie G al l o w ay is l ittl e r o u gh h ill fr G
, ,
,
. .
c a rr a c h r o u h l it m an
g , gy ,
. .
C l ac m an a S to n e of M an an n p r o b s a m e as t h e M an
. .
,
an n an M ac Lir Of Ir l e ge n d w h o gav e h is n am e to t h e .
,
I s l e of M an Th e d is tr ic t c a ll e d in G M a n an n in W
~
. . .
, ,
M a n aw s tr e tc h e d fr C l ac km an n an o v e r t h e Fo r th
, .
64 \ PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
b al d h il l
.
C LAREN C E F IE LD (An n a n ) .
C LA S HB RE A C (M or v e rn ) 14 9 6 C l ash b r ak e S pott e d .
,
.
,
in n am e s in Ga ll o w ay an d I r e l a n d .
ho ll o w G m a c ge n m a ic or m uc g e n m uic .
,
.
, ,
. .
n e ch tr e n c h or furr o w of t h e ho r s e
,
.
C LA TT (Ab e r d e e n ) a 15 00 C l at G c l eit he c on c e al e d
. .
, . .
,
r = C LE T T
( p l ace
) o , .
C L AVERHOU S E (D u n d e e ) P r ob fr a m an (cf C l av e r d o n . . .
, .
,
-
in g an d l e y E n gl a n d )
, P e r h fr S c cl av er to go ss ip
-
,
. . . .
, ,
f o u n d a 16 05 ; cf G c l a ba ir e b a b bl e r
. . .
,
.
,
.
"
Cf C am b u s O M ay an d s e e A L LAN
. .
,
r ean s to n y p l a c e
,
fr c l a c h a s to n e as in C l ogh e ran e ,
.
, ,
an d C l e igh r an Ir e l an d Cf t oo Ir c l aigean n ,
G . .
, , .
,
.
fu r r o w In t h e sa m e d is tr ic t 1s C l as h l oc h ie (G l oc h a )
,
. .
L e v e n on w h ic h t h e pl a c e stan d s
,
.
c lif an d ; O E c l if M E c l ef Cf w om an = O E
. .
,
. . . . . .
wif m an .
CLE P IN G T ON (D u n d e e ) . P r ob .
C l e ph an e
s vill age .
Cf .
C l e ph an t own , N aIrn
66 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
C L U D EN,
. R (D u m fr ie s ) P e rh W c lwyd af on or (in W ar m
. . . .
,
r iv e r Cf A V ON an d R C l wy d Wal e s
. .
,
. .
,
C LU G S T ON (Wigto n) A C l ogge s t on is fo u n d in 12 9 6 .
,
l wh e r e
P e r h = B all yc l u g I r e l an d ; Ir c l ug G c l ag
.
L
.
, .
, .
,
a b e ll .
w ith E n g pl ur al . .
C l u an an o c c u r s Cf C l u n S al op al s o C l un it e r (c l uan . .
,
u n oo n
a t ir-
) D ,
.
tio n of l an d in p e n n yl an d s ; G c lit ag b e in g gt h of a
.
,
far thin g .
C L Y D E R T a c it us (c 8 0 A D ) an d P t ol e m y (c
, . C l ot a ; . . . .
a 7 00 Ad a m n a n C l oit h e
.
,
a 12 4 9 C l u d D ou b tful ,
.
,
. .
h av e b e e n a pr e C e l tic d iv in i t y an d s ays t h e n am e is -
,
n ot = W e l s h R C l w yd w h ic h m e an s w a r m Cf a l so.
, . .
Joyc e Ir is h N am es 2 n d s e r ie s pp 3 7 1 7 2
, , , .
.
C LY D E B AN K (Gl as go w) .
C LY D E S DAL E 12 5 0 M at t h e w P ar is C l u d e s d al e
.
, ,
.
m e a d o w on t h e w at e r
.
C L YNE (Go l s p ie an d E R o s s sh ) G e l s C c 12 40 C l un .
-
. . .
, .
,
.
R o s s C 13 7 5 C l yn G c l aoin a s l op e
.
, ,
. .
, .
arden
g .
C LY T H L
( yb st er
) . G . c li a t h a c h, a s id e , the sl op e Of a h ill
fr . c lia bh , t h e b r e as t .
an ge l s
h ill p r ob r e lic Of D r uidi c s un or re w ors hip
.
1
S ee J S t e . ve n s on , D ocu m en ts Il l us t r at iv e f t he His t ory of S cot lan d
o ,
v ol ii , 3 a n n
. . . . 12 9 6 .
. P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 67
s e e Al e x C ar m ic h ae l on P a c e N a m e s Of Ion a, S c ot
(
l .
-
.
G e ogr M ag , F e b an d M ay
. Cn oc in n am e s is
. .
u su ally s p e l t K n o ck .
C OA L T ON (D ys a r t ) .
C OA TB RI DG E an d n e ar it C OAT D YKE an d C OA T S
,
W c oed a . .
,
w oo d G ooid b r u sh w oo d sti c k s
,
. T WO C oat h am s in
, ,
.
n o r th of E n gl an d an d th r e e C o ats in E n gl an d ,
.
S h a w is p r op e r l y a w oo d O E s c ag a b u t in S e O fte n ,
. .
,
.
is c o r r u ption Of K olb e in Hr u ga s C a s tl e a n a m e
n ey , ,
POW B U R N .
C O C K ENZIE (P r e s ton p an s
) K e n z i e is p r o b G . . . C oin n e a ch ,
Ke n n e th ; t h e r s t s yl l m ight b e G c obh . .
, a v ic to r y,
tr ium ph .
C OC KMU IR (Le ad m u ir ) .
C OC KP E N (D a lk e ith
) 1 2 5 0,
K ok p e n ; . a . 1300, C oc kpe n .
W c och p en , r e d h e ad or h ill
. .
C OIGA C H (U l l apool
) 15 02 , C oge ach (t h e m od
. p r on ) ; .
C OIGNA F E AR N ( In v e rn e ss
) F ir st s ll d ou b tful
y (s e e ab o v e
) . .
of t h e al d e rs
n a f h ear n a , .
w o o d of t h e youth or s old ie r
.
68 PLA C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
C OI L T ON (Ayr ) . KY LE
Fr . Kin g C o l e . S ee .
C OIR NAN U R IS K IN (B e n V e n u e )
- -
G c av e (c oir e a d e ll or . .
,
l ik e l y fr t h e N o r s e p e r so n a l n am e K ol K Ol S p l a c e
,
. .
,
C OL D B A C K IE (To n g u e ) S e e C A L D WE L L an d BA C K I t m e an s
. .
c o l d h ill r id g e
.
C O L D IN G HA M c 7 2 0 E d di C ol u d e s b u r g .
, ,
15 00 O fte n s p e l t w ith a G ; 16 39
, C au l d in gh am , .
C ol u d s p l a c e or ho m e
.
C O L D S T REA M 12 9 0 Go l d e C al d e s t r e m e r e fe rr in g to t h e R
.
, , .
Tw e e d .
C OL D WE LL S (C r u d e n ) Cf C A L D WE LL . . .
c bil c u il a c o rn e r n oo k or c oill a w oo d ; s o th is w il l
, , , , ,
e ith e r b e c l e ar w h it e G n o ok oo
( )
onn o r w ,
d .
.
. .
, ,
. .
C O L IN T ON (E d in b u r gh ) C ol l in t ou n C o l in s
c 15 4 0 . .
, .
. .
v
,
at t h e s w im m in g pl a c e (for c attl e to b e d r iv e n ov e r )
.
Cf ARD E NT R YVE
. Liqu id s n an d r Ofte n in te r c han ge .
,
an d m h is v .
C O LL (isl a n d , an d in L e wis
) S ic 144 9 ; . c . 15 9 0, C o ll o w .
G , Ir , an d W c ol l , a ha z e l
. . . .
C O L LA C E ( P e r th
) 1 2 5 0 K ul as 14.03 C u l l ac e P r ob G , , . . .
cu n oo k of t h e w at e r fa l l if th e r e b e on e th e r e
il eas ,
, .
C O L L E S S IE (N e w b u r gh ) 12 8 8 C u l l e ss y Pe r h G c oil l or .
, . . .
w oo d n oo k Of t h e ph e as an t or
c ivil
e as a ige
or ,
s qu ir r e l an d cf a b o v e
. .
C O L L I (E )S T ON (E ll e n an d A r b r oath ) C ol lie is a c o m m o n S c . .
s ur n am e al so S c for s h e e p d og
,
.
-
.
C O LM ONE LL (G ir van ) c 12 40 m an e 1 F r S t C ol m on e ll a
. .
,
-
. .
,
70 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
d dr ) a it e, ge n tl e r iv e r p l a c e (cf C ONON ) T h e r iv e r
. .
w o u l d b e t h e Lu ggie W at e r .
"
C ONIS B Y (I s l ay) P IOb fr D an kon g e, a k in g
.
'
. . . .
Cf C o n iston
.
an d C ON N ING S B U R G H On D an by or bi,
. . a v ill age ,
see
p l x iii
. .
w h ir l pool r e fe r r in g to t h e fal l s on L E t iv e
,
. .
C ON N IN GS B U RG H or C U NN IN GS B U RG H (S h e tl an d )
,
Pr ob fr . . .
Ic e l kon un g r , D an kon g e, a k in g
. C ONIS B Y m ay b e . .
fr sam e r oot
. Cf Ki n gs to wn , Q u e e n sb o r o u gh, 85 0
. . .
B u t , of c o u r s e , O E c on in g, cu n n in g , M E c u n n y, c on y,. . . .
w as t h e r e gu l ar w o r d for a r a bb it
.
C ONON, or C ONAN
R os s s h ) G c aoin a bh ain n or d n
(E .
-
. .
,
e n tl e p l e as an t r iv e r
g ,
.
C ON T IN (S tr athp e ffe r ) 12 2 7 C on t e n 15 10 C on ta n
. P r ob , , . .
H e a d C ar spha irn ,
.
C ONWAY (B e a u l y) c 12 20 C o n e w ay . a 13 00 C o n v e th
.
,
.
,
.
f oo d r e n t cf BORE L AN D
-
,
B u t C on v a an d C o n vo y Ir e
. .
,
l a n d ar e fr Ir (an d G ) c on m h a gh ho u n d s p l ain
. . . .
, ,
C OOD HA M (K il m a r n o c k) P r ob W c oed a w oo d + O E . . .
, ,
,
. .
h a m ho m e v il l a ge
,
Cf C o d fo r d Bath
,
Th e r e is a . .
,
.
C oot h am C o m m on in S u s s e x .
14 00 n e ar H a wic k
,
.
( cf E n .
g c oom b O E . cum b a va ll e y or a b o w l )
,
. On .
,
.
l e e s e e B R OOM LE E
,
an d o f C oom b H ill T w e e d sm u ir .
,
.
L e o of H al l e s ay s r oot is s a m e as O E c im ba n to j oin ,
. .
,
.
C OP IN S HA Y (Or k n e y ) 12 6 0 K ol b e n s e y N C o l vin s
c . .
,
. .
K olb e in s I s l e Cf C O BB IN S HAW
or On a y cf . . .
,
.
BARRAY & c ,
.
C OP P E R C LE U C H (S e l kir k ) C opp e r b e e c h gl en S e e B UC
-
. .
C LE UC H .
P L AC E NA M E S - OF S C OT L AN D . 71
C OR B Y (R ox b u r gh ) av e n c r o w ; N
. C or bie is S c . for a r , .
an d S W korp L c or v us
. Th r e e in E n gl an d ; an d cf
,
. . .
C O R G A R E F
( S t r ath d o n
) G c oir e g a r bh r o u g h r a v in e o
.
r .
,
c or r i e .
C ORNHI L L (C o l d s tr e am C ou l t e r , ,
R P A H Fo t W illi a ) 2 G h d h o p l d
C O ( m c orp a c a c r s e e -
C r . .
, ,
g r av e yar d i s
-
that at K il m al l ie
,
C f .
Lo c
.
h a
,
n n an C o r p . .
- -
,
C a ll a n d e r .
C ORRA LINN ( La n a r k ) C or r a is sa id h e r e to m e a n r ou n d
.
(cf .
G c or r a n
. a r e ap in
g hoo k ) L i n n i s
,
W r ath e r -
. .
C OR R AN (L Lin n h e ) G a r e apin g ho ok in Ir c ar r an as
-
,
.
. . .
,
in C a r r a n Tu a l .
C ORRIE (Ar r a n an d D u m fr ie s ) Ar r a n C 18 07 C u r r i e G . .
, ,
. .
c oir e a c a u l d r o n ; h e n c e
,
a gl e n r avin e , ,
.
r av in e Cf C A TA C O L
. . .
in g in c r a n b e r r ie s
.
r is in g r av in e or gl e n
.
C ORR IE VRE C KA N (J u r a) a 7 00 A d a m n an V o r t e x or . .
, ,
C ha r yb dis B r e c ain c 13 8 0 B or d u n C or e b r e k an e .
, ,
.
r a n d s o n Of t h e fa m o u s Nial l c 4 5 0
g , . .
c om m on Cf C or s apool I s l ay
. .
,
.
C ORS O C K (K i r k c u d b r ight) 15 2 7 K ar s ok S c C AR S E G .
,
. . .
a c h a d h e ld Cor s in C o rn m e a n s b og fe n
,
.
C f C o rs .
,
. .
c l e u h Y ar r o w O n o ck cf BEA TT O C K
g ,
.
,
. .
s t or ph n e
y G c r ois t or r on n
. c r os s o f t h e. c l e ar
( li t ,
.
W A LL Th e r e is an In ch e t u r n c 113 0 in c har te r s of
.
, .
,
D un k e l d bu t that is G in n is t u a r on n
,
m e a d o w of .
,
t h e w hit e bl e ac h in g gr e e n Th e r e is a T or ph in H il l j u s t
-
.
72 P A L C E- NAM E S OF S C OTL AN D .
C AR F IN A T h or n n or T u r ph in s on of t h e N o r s e
.
,
p r o b ab ly giv e n r is e to n o p l a c e n am e
.
( p r on c ar
) c atha . f o r t of t h e b attl e ,
.
Cf U s k , E sk
. .
C OT HA L (K in aldie ,
Ab e r d e e n ) D o u b tfu l . . Cf .
C ou t h al ,
13 2 9 , in A r br oa t h C h a r t , v ol . ii .
C OU LB E G an d C OU LM ORE (S u th e r l a n d ) . G . c il l be ag an d
m h or ,
l ittl e an d b ig b a c k (of t h e
h ill ) .
C OU L I S S N
( gg G
'
i . 13 5 1, C u l u ys 15 5 0, C u ll e s . . c il l l ios
(p r on l is
) .
,
at t h e b a c k Of t h e ga r d e n
.
t h e b ac k
.
m oo r ; G m oin e
. .
C , c 12 10, C u l t yr
. . 12 2 9 , C u l t ir A b e r d C , c 117 0, . . . .
K u l t r e an d C u l t e r ; a 13 00, C u l t yr
A t t h e b a c k of . .
t h e l an d G t ir , W t r e Cf B A L QU HIDD E R S im e on. . . .
.
C (O ) U L T ER ALL ERS B i a
( gg ) r . S ee ab ov e . All e r s = ald e r s
OE . . a l or , a l e r , O N bl r . . .
C OU NT E S S W E LL S (Ab e r d e e n ) .
12 9 4 C op e r ,
. An gu s C , c 116 9 , C u b e r t ; 12 9 6, C ou pr e . .
in An e gos C an it b e G c u ba r r , d og h e ight, or h il l ?
-
. .
G bear r t a m
. e an s
c l ipp e d , p r u n e d , sho r n
.
GOURAN C E ( Lo c k e r b ie
) P r ob fr a m an . . . .
C OU S LA N D (D a l k e ith ) C o w s l an d O E cu
S ic c 1160 . . . . .
,
I c e l ki t Lo wl S c coo a c ow Cf C ou sl e y W oo d S u ss e x
.
,
. .
, . .
,
.
C O V E (D u m b ar to n Ab e r d e e n L E w e ) O E c bf a c ha m b e r
, , . . . .
, ,
c ave I c e l ko S W kof wa a h u t T w o in E n gl an d
,
.
,
.
,
. .
w a r n in g, w ar c r y of C l an G r an t S tan d f ast
-
. Of .
,
C r a ige l l a c hi e
.
p u t ag, a s m a ll r id g e of l an d .
( p r on v e e a li
g )
. littl e r o c k of t h e r av e n ,
.
t h e c a lf or bh od aich t h e c h u r l r u stie
.
, , ,
C RAI G HA LL (E d in b u r gh ) .
c r e aga n d im in Of c r e a g c r a g r o c k
, .
, , .
c r e ag a be ir n c ra at h p ith h e c om m o n
- -
g t e a
g p o r , as s w t
E n g p l u r al
. .
c o r r u ptio n of s o m e G w o r d D if c u l t to s ay w hat . . .
h e ad .
C RA IGL OC K HA RT (E d in b u r gh ) 15 2 8 C r agl ok h ar t Pe rh .
,
. .
fr a m an ; b u t cf B ar an d D r u m l o c k ha r t Gal l o w a y
. .
-
, ,
an d D r u m l ou gh e r I r e l a n d fr G an d Ir l ua c h a ir ; , . . .
,
r u sh e s .
C RA IGL US C A R (D u n fe r m lin e ) P e r h r o c k of t h e s u d d e n . .
r l ois g to b u r n c o r n b u r n t in t h e e ar as in K n o c k
( f .
) , , ,
al u sk r au n C l ar e & c , , .
m oil ar d is sa id to o c c u r if S O = G m aol d r d r oc k Of , .
,
t h e b ar e h e ight
.
r o ck
.
C RA IG N E U K (M oth e r we ll an d K ir k c u d b r ight) E n g c or r u p . .
C RAI G NI S H ( Lo c h il ph e a d )
g 14 3 4 C ra
ggin ch e 16 0 9 C re i
g .
, ,
n is .R o c k of t h e m e a d o w G an d Ir in n is
. . .
C RAI G O (M o n tr o s e ) P r ob G c r eag a bh r o c k by t h e -
. . .
,
w at e r Cf T oe ol d f o r m of T ay = t a hk
. . .
,
l ik e l y r o c k of t h e f o r t
,
G r at h Cf R O T HIE M A Y & c ,
. . .
, .
C RA IG R OW N IE (D u m b a r ton ) P r ob r o c k Of t h e l ittl e h e ad . .
l an d G r u d h an d im in of r u d h a (cf R OW ) M ight
.
,
. . .
b e fr D an r bn r bn n e t r ce S W r on n t h e r o w an or
'
.
. .
, , ,
m o u n ta in ash -
.
C RA IG R OYS T ON (B e n Lo m o n d ) R o c k Of R oy s p l a c e
.
R ob R oy Cf R oys to n T w yn ho l m
. .
,
.
C RAI G S T h e (Bo n ar B r i d ge
, ,
w ild d og
or in
(
.
r a il G c ar r a ill e
. . r oc k F or o m iss io n of t h e
r st a cf C RA M O N D T h e C ar r R o c k s ar e j u st e a s t
, . .
of C r a il .
C r alin g D o u b tfu l cf C R AI L
. N O p r oo f that it is = ,
. .
t r av e r lin g fr G t r e am ha r a b ar e hil l s id e as in
, . .
, ,
C RA M ON D (E d in b u r gh ) 117 8 C ar am on t h 12 9 2 C r am u n d e .
, ,
12 9 3 K ar am u n d e W c a e r A m on t h f o r t on R AL M ON D
. . .
, ,
.
F or d r opp in g of t h e r st a cf C RAI L d an d t ar e O ft e n , .
s u f x e d as in D RUMM ON D 85 0 Cf too C r am on e r y
, , . .
, , ,
M in igaff an d C r am al t C r a ig , b o w e d or b e n t c l iff (G
.
a llt
) w h ic h it e x a c tl
, y is i n T w e e dd a l e ,
.
C r an e s c h aw e s ; c 116 0, C r an e s t on O E cr an , a c r an e ; . . . .
on s h a m, cf C o bb in shaw B u t Ir cr an n , a tr e e , is
. . .
c o m m o n in Ir n am e s , C r an c am C ran l om e ,
& c . .
,
C RA S K , T h e (S u th e r l a n d ) . G . c r os g, a cr oss ,
cr o s sin g pa s s ,
.
Cf A RN G A S K
. .
C RA T HE S 16 00, C r at h as P r ob G cr oit , a . . . .
C RA T HIE (B r a e m ar
) . Pe r h .
= C RAT HE S , or fr . G . cr ea t h a ch ,
76 P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
b r u s h w oo d C r at lie , Ir e l a n d , is Ir ook
. . c r u it s lia bh , cr
b a c k e d h il l
.
GRAVIE ( Ba ) G W oo d y, fr a tr e e
n ff . . c r a obh ac h ,
. c r a obh , .
Cf C or n c r av ie , S to n e yk ir k,
. W igto w n ,
an d C orr ie c r av ie ,
Ar r an .
C RAW F OR D ( La n ar k
) Joh n of C r a u fo r d w as w itn e ss to a
.
c r d we a c r o w or poss ib l y G c r a obh p r o n c r av a tr e e
, ( ) . .
,
a s im il ar c o m b in ation is fo u n d in G LA S S F OR D .
for d e ion e 14 9 2 C r aw fu r d e J O h n e T h e J oh n (G Ia n )
,
. .
n am e is a l m os t u n iqu e .
j R A Y (B l a ir g o w r ie ) Th is too m ay b e fr G cr a obh a tr e e.
, ,
. .
, .
or
g a r d e n w it h t h e c l u s t e r of ho u s e s .
c r ic h b ou n d a r y b e tw e e n E an d W Ga ll o w a y
,
. . .
C REI C H (N F ife an d Bo n a r B r id ge )
. Fife C 12 5 0 C r e yh . .
, , .
Bo n ar C c 12 4 0 C r e c h 12 7 5 C r e y c h
.
,
. C REE an d
, ,
.
of .C o i l a c r e ic h -
Ba ll at e
-
r T h e n a m e C r e ag h ,
is c o m m o n .
in I r e l a n d .
C RE B AN R an d L (Ar gyl e )
,
. G cr earad h a bhain n (or an )
. . .
,
b e n d in g Of t h e r iv e r fr c r e a r or c r ia t h a r a hoop s ie v e
.
, , , .
C REWE (G r an to n ) is c o m m o n in I r e l an d = Ir
C re w .
, .
c r a e bh G a l a r g e tr e e
c r a obh Of B U N C HRE W
,
.
,
. . .
C RI ANLARI C H (N Of L Lo m o n d ) S e e m s to b e G c r e a ch a n
'
. . . .
m e an s c a l v e s
.
13 6 7 C r e igc h t on (t h e S c p r o n stil l so u n d s t h e c h as a
,
. .
g u t u r a l ) Bo r d e r or b o u n d a r y to w n
.
G c r i ch C f . . .
C REE an d C REI C H .
C RIE FF .
( A P e t n a c r e fe is f o u n d in S tr ath G u a y in
- -
G . Ir c r u in , W cr wn , r o u n d ,
c r ui n n , , O E byr ig, a
. . . .
bu r gh or for ti e d p l a c e Th u s t h e w or d is a tau to
.
in s a m e r e gio n .
C ROO K (B i S t r lin g K ir k in n e r
) I
gg a r i , c e l kr okr S w kr ok ,
. .
, .
,
t h e G C A M B US D OON & c
.
,
.
C r oc s t ou n 12 6 2 C r u ik s t on Pl a c e giv e n by R o b e r t
,
.
d e C r o e to h is d a u ghte r on m ar r yin g a S te w ar t t e mp , .
Mal c ol m I I I S to w C p e r h S im il ar in o r igin
. . . .
C RO S B Y (Ayr ) C r os s to wn . Pr ob F r c r os F r On . . .
,
.
D an s u fx by s e e p l x iii
. Fo u r in En gl a n d
-
, . . .
L c r ux
. .
C RO S S AI G (Kin tyr e ) A s ab ov e N a ig a b ay .
,
.
, .
tr an spo s e d in C or s apool I s l ay ,
.
bol s t a5 r p l x iv ,
. .
C RO S S F OR D (Lan ark an d D u n fe r m l in e) C RO S S G A T E S (D u n ,
N o r th M av in e an d C RO S S R OA D S La n a rk
( ) (C ull e n
) , .
n am e s al so o c c u r in E n gl a n d bu t n ot C r o s s kir k ,
.
C r os sl e e in I r e l a n d m e a n s gr e y c r os s
,
an d that n e a r ,
S to w m ay b e t h e sa m e fr G l ia t h gr e y w ith t h l os t , . .
, ,
b y qu ie s c e n c e .
C RO S S M I C HAE L (C astl e D o u gl a s ) -
.
b attl e of La n gs id e 15 68 w h e n Q u e en M ar y w ish e d to , ,
y to D u m b a r ton an d w as w a rn e d S h e c o u l d n ot c r os s ,
t h e C l yd e b e c au s e Of t h e e n e m y s h e c r ie d B y c r o s s
, ,
c r u c ix
) i m y l oo f in m y pa l m
or ha n d ) I w ill .
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 79
Cf , too , t h e g ip sy s l an g
. ph r as e ,
C ross m y l oo f,
an d s e e
till yo u r fo rtu n e
.
C ROS S RA G U E L A BB EY M
( ya b o l e
) . a . 12 00, C os r agm ol .
D o u b tfu l .
C ROW L IN (W R o ss sh
) . G c r a obh l in n c -
poo l w i th t h e .
,
tr e e s or fr cr o a c ir c l e .
,
.
b y Willia m Al e x an d e r an d c a ll e d a ft e r t h e fr o n tie r f o r t ,
on Lak e C ha m p l a in j u s t ( 17 7 5 ) c apt u r e d fr om t h e F r e n c h ,
.
C ROY (K il s yth an d Fo r t G e o r g e al so on e n e ar G ar tn e ss on , ,
m ap Of 17 Kil s yth C s ic 13 6 9 Fo r t G e or ge C .
,
. .
,
s ic 14 7 P r ob G c r ois Ir e r och L cr ux a c r os s . .
,
.
,
.
,
.
Cf K n oc k n ac r oh y
. C r os s h ill thr e e in Ir e l an d .
C RUA C H LU S S A (K n ap d al e ) G h ill Of p l a n t s ; G l u s l us a
. . .
.
,
Cf Ar d l u ss a J u r a
.
,
.
C RU D EN (Ab e r d e e n ) a 13 00 C r ow d an ; al so C r u d an e
. .
,
.
tio n s ay s Cr oj u D a n e S l au ghte r Of t h e D an e fr
:
,
,
.
r e at b attl e h e r e b e t w e e n C n u t an d M a l c o l m I I I A ll
g .
s u c h sto r ie s ar e v e r y d ub io u s .
or p e op l e w h o p a in t e d t h e f o r m s (c r ot h a ) of b e asts ,
sh e s & c o v e r th e ir b o d ie s H e n c e t h e n am e P ic t i or
,
.
, .
P ic ts tho u gh Pr o f R hys n ow th in k s P ic t is a n on .
A ry a n w o r d
C UC HU LL IN H I LL S p r op e r l y C U ILL IN S (S k ye ) 17 02 Qu illin s
, .
,
.
C oo lin or C u ill in is G c u C h ul a in n ho u n d of G u l an n
.
, ,
h e r o in Oss ian n o bl e s on of S e m o N ot l ik e l y to b e
,
.
fr G c uil ion n
. . hol l y ; b u t cf C ollin Hil l Gall o w ay
,
.
,
.
C U FF H I LL (B e ith ) l G cu bh a oo '
g t h e c
. u c k . .
,
.
C U IC H R (Kin r o s s ) G c u ach d r in k in g c u p a qu ai c h cf
-
. .
,
.
, ,
.
,
D U NIQ UA IC H .
C UI L (Ba ac hu l i s h
) G uil, a c or n e r tir e d n oo k
l l . . c ,
re .
80 P AC E NA M E S
L -
OF S C OT L AN D .
C UL B O K IE (D i n w al l )
g 15 4 2 ,
ok y .
-
.
Ba c k of the c re e k
G . boc a n , or b ow , G bogh a
. .
C RIE FF .
C U LD U T HIL (In v e r n e s s ) . A t t h e b ac k of t h e d ar k t
s r e am
G d h u t h u il
. .
C el n iu s F l u v iu s Of Pto l e m y ; G c u l a bh a in n or at
. (i n ,
t h e b a c k Of t h e r iv e r
.
r o m ar t C
C UL L IC U D D E N ( C y) 12 2 7 C u lic u d e n 15 3 5 ,
u lli .
c u d d in .P r o b G Cll l n a ch ud ain n , t h e b a c k of t h e
. .
t u b or l a r g e d ish N e ar b y w as a D r u m n e c u d yn e or
.
Cf D RU M
D r om c u d yn . . .
C U LL I P OO L ( Ob a n
) . G . c ul na p(h ) ol l ,
the b ack Of the
pool
C U L L IV OE (S h e tl a n d ) S aga s , K ol l av ag . . Pr o b . fr . a m an ,
C oll a s b ay I c e l v br , a l ittl e in l e t, ON b ay
'
. or . . c a gr , a .
( ) h of the
t .
G . l od an C f
. C U M L OD D E N . .
C U L NA HA (N igg) G . . i
c ll na h d th,
at the b ac k Of t h e kiln
or k il n l ik e h il l
-
.
C U LRAI N ( Bo n ar B r id ge
) G c il l r a oin t h e b ac k Of t h e e l d . .
,
or r oa d B u t C u l d r ain Ga l l o w a y is fr G t l r a ighean
,
. .
,
.
,
t h e bl a c k tho r n s
.
C UL RO S S (A ll oa ) c 1110 C u l e n r os s
. al s o K ylle n r os
. At , .
t h e b a c k of t h e p r o m o n to r y G r os . .
C U L S A L M ON D (I n s c h ) S ic a 16 00 A t t h e b ac k Of t h e
. . .
S al n i on d w h ic h m ight m e a n d ir ty h il l G salach
,
.
m on a d h (cf C RI M ON D ) . In Ga r io c h a 13 00 w e n d a .
,
.
,
C u l s am u e l l e .
C U L T E R C U LLE N (E l l o n ) C u r io u s . c om binatio n p r ob ,
. r e c en t .
S e e C OU L T ER an d C U L L EN .
w ith E n g . p lu r al .
82 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
C YDE R HA L L (D o rn o c h ) c 1160, S iw ar d h oc h ; 16 4 0, B l a eu
,
. .
or H a u gh (O N h a ug r , a gr av e m o u n d , cf N h bi, a
'
-
. . . .
h il l ) h e w as b iIr ie d h e r e in 1014
C YRU S , S t ( Mo n tr o s e
) . A fte r S t Cyr ie n s, C ir icius , or Cyr , of
Ta r s u s . S e e E G LIS G IR IG .
D AI LL Y M
( y a b o l e an d U r r ,
G d e a l gh e ,
.
,
tho rn s .
D A IRS IE ( C up ar ) 12 5 0 D e r v e s yn . 16 3 9 D e r s e y Fir st , ,
.
or p r o m o n to r y G d a il ol d e r d a l W d ol is n ot .
, , .
,
t h e sa m e w o r d as d a l e (O E d a el I c e l an d S w d a l a . .
,
. .
,
v al l e y d e l l,
Un l ik e t h e E n g an d N o r s e e n d in g .
-
d al e t h e C e l tic d a l is a l w a ys a p r e x an d m e a n s a
, ,
m e a d o w or p l a in .
a m h a ich e ld of t h e n a r r o w n e c k
,
.
D A LB EA TT IE (K ir kc u d b r ight) 15 9 9 D al b at ie Fie l d of t h e .
, .
bir c h tr e e s G bea t h . .
u p e l d of t h e f o r a y d iv is io n of t h e spo il (cr e a c h)
or .
e a m in g r a d ian t so sh a o
g l ,
in in
g m e d w ,
.
D A L E (H al k ir k ) c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag D al
. . I c e l N an d . .
,
. . .
S w for d a l e va ll e y
.
,
D A L GA RD IE (P e r t h sh ) D A L NA C A RD OC H G an d c in C e l tic
. .
O fte n in te r c han ge .
e ad ow
g a o t h a n ac h ) m .
D A L G U IS E (D un k e l d ) Fie l d of r s G gu it hs e ach Cf .
. . .
KIN G US S IE .
PL A C E NAM E S - OF S C OT L AN D . 83
c o rn e r an gl e or .
D A L IB OR G or B UR G H (Lo c h m a d d y ) M e ad o w Of t h e b or g
-
.
or f o r t S e e BOR G UE
. .
F or d h = j cf B ar rjar g r e d h e ight fr G d ea r g
. . .
,
.
, ,
P e rh fr C e on e of s e v e n so n s of gr e at C r u it h n e fath e r
. .
, , ,
a c c o r d in g to t h e l e ge n d of t h e P ic ts B u t s e e on , .
IN C H K E IT H an d cf KEI T H ,
. .
t h u a t h (p r o n h u a) e ld to t h e n o r th
,
. .
D A L MA LL Y I ts Ol d n am e w as D YS AR T Pr ob fr S t M al u og
. . . . .
S e e K ILMA L L OW .
D A L M E L L IN G T ON (G ir v a n ) . t S am e as D A L MA LL Y, O E t on ,
. .
t un , ha m l e t, v ill a ge .
D A L M ENY (E di g )
n bu r h
118 0, D u m an 1e 12 5 0, D u n c
. .
m an yn Of c o u r s e d u or d h u is bl a c k, an d d i m is a
.
h ill P e r h t h e n am e is d h u m oin e, bl ac k m o ss ; bu t
.
.
on -
m a n yn , cf . C L A C K MANNAN .
I c e l , an d D an m or , a m oo r m o r ass h e ath
. .
, , .
sa m e w o r d .
D A L N A G LA R (Gl e n s h e e ) F r G gl ead h ar a l o u d n oi s e . . .
, ,
c l a n g Of a r m s .
D A L NA M E IN (D al n ac ar d oc h ) F r G m ein or e a m in e a . . .
, , ,
v e in Of m e tal .
S a m e w o r d as hosp ita l .
ne ar Av ie m or e . Rh ym e r s
or bar d
s g l e n G . na
bh air d , g e n . of bar d .
D A L Q U HA R RA N C A ST L E (D a illy ) D o u b tfu l ; p e r h e l d of . .
d ru n k e n n e ss or l as c iv io u s n e s s or m a d n e ss G m (h )e ar a n . .
Q u is w, an d w e ha v e m h w in D A L WHINNIE , & c .
D A L R E OC H (D u m b a r to n ) G . . r ia bh a c h
(p r on . r e oc h or
) g y
r e , b r in d l e d
r e e u gh , .
D A L RY (E d in b u r gh , Ayr s h ir e , C astl e D o u gl a s , an d T yn d r u m ) .
K in g s m e a d o w G r igh (pr o n r y or
. . ree, as in D al
r e e , T yn d r u m , an d POR T REE ) .
D A L RY M P L E (Ayr sh ir e ) . 14 6 7 -
r um
py ll . G . d ai l r a m p a il l ,
e l d of t h e ta il or ar Po lm on t p B utto ck
rum . Cf .
,
ne .
D A LS ER F (H am il to n ) Fo r m e r l y M e e h e yn or Ma c ha n .
r w h ic h cf M E T HVEN an d E C C LE S MA C HA N F r om S t
( f o ) . .
S e r f 5 t h c e n tu r y Pr io r of Lo c h l e v e n
, , .
D A L S E TT ER (L e r w ic k ) V al l e y of t h e s a e t or N for a
. .
,
s u m m e r h il l or d air y fa r m En d in g s e t t er al so o c c ur s
, , .
-
in C a ith n e ss .
D A L S WIN T ON (D u m fr ie s ) 12 9 2 D al s u yn t on e ; al so c 12 9 5 .
, .
,
O E t on t un a v ill a g e
. . S e e S WIN T ON
, ,
. . o
D A L T ON (Ayr ) D a l m ay b e G or N o r s e p r o b t h e f o r m e r
. .
,
. .
b u t cf C r aigw h in n ie Ga l l o w ay
.
, .
D A L ZIE L (M oth e r w e l l ) a 12 00 D al e l l
y iel 13 5 2 D al eel . .
, ,
-
,
.
N ow p r o n D al z el l p r o b G d a il ia l e l d Of t h e s u n
. . .
,
gl e am .
D A M HE AD (K in r oss
) .
D A M P H or D AI M E (L B r oo m ) G d am h an ox
,
. . .
, .
D A M S E Y (Kirk w all ) c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag D am in s e y an d
, .
,
. .
,
se e p xcv
a y ey, ) , . .
D A R NA G IE (N e w L u c e ) G d obh ar (pr on d or or d ar ) n a . . .
g a oi t h e w at e r or s tr e a m
,
o f t h e w in d s W ith d ar .
,
d or cf W d wr r iv e r
,
. .
, .
a v al l e y or gl e n ge n e r al ly d e e p an d w oo d e d c ogn at e , ,
w ith O E d en n a d e n c a v e l u r kin g pl a c e
. .
, , ,
-
.
D E ANB U R N HA UGH (H aw ic k ) S e e H AU G H . .
D E AN S T OU N ( D o u n e ) P l a c e or hou s e (O E t un S c t oun )
. . . .
,
in t h e D EAN or gl e n
, .
D EAR G B e n (R oss S h )
,
G d ea r g r e d -
. .
, .
D E ARN R (C ar r br id g e )
, . .
D E C HM ON T (C a m b u s l a n g an d U phall ) T r ib e D ecan t a e l iv e d .
in t h e n o r th of S c otl a n d (cf D e ga n w y Ll a n d u d n o ) an d .
,
t h e n a m e M ac D e c e t is c o m m o n on in s c r iptio n s in D e v o n ,
A n gl e s e a an d I r e l a n d S O p r ob D e c e t s h ill FG
. .
,
.
m on a d h Cf C RI M ON D
. . .
D E E R (Ab e r d e e n f
,
. a n d K ir kc u dbr ight) F or e ar l y f o r m s .
,
cf A B ER D EEN a l so Pto l e m y s L D e v a In G D ea bh a d h
.
,
. . .
( p r on d e v a y).w h ic h is l it d r ain in
g ,
it a l s o im p lie s .
,
h astin e ss .
D E E R NE S S (Kir k w al l ) P r ob n ot d e e r n e s s or c ap e I c e l . .
'
.
an d D an d yr a d e e r ; r a t h e r fr t h e d oo r l ik e r e c e ss in
.
, ,
.
-
m an , l D e ga . Cf AR D A L A N IS H
. .
D E L N Y (I n v e r g o r d o n ) S ic 14 6 3 ; b u t 13 9 8 , D e l g e n y G . . .
a thor n or b o dkin .
D E LT IN G (S h e tl a n d ) N d al pin g , d e ll . .
or vall e y Of t he
thin g or m e e tin g Cf TIN G WA LL
. . .
D E M YA T . S e e D U NM YAT .
D E NB U R N an d D E NHE A D (S t An d r e w s , an d Au c h m a c oy ,
E lle n ) .
D en is S c for D EAN, w oo d e d gl e n
. .
D E NHO LM ( H awic k
) S e e D EAN an d BRAN K S HO LM .
-
.
D ENINO or D UNINO ( S t An d r e w s ) 12 5 0 D u n e yn a c h ; 15 17
,
.
, ,
was te
.
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 87
is a c o m m o n Ir n a m e , p r o b = S t D e n is or D io n ys iu s ,
"
. .
r st b ishop of Pa r is , b e h e ad e d c 2 8 0 . .
D ENNY ( S t ir lin )
g . Ol d G . d in a t , a w oo d e d g l e n or D EA N
UN NET Th e r e is a D e n n y Botto m n e a r T u n
(cf . D ) .
b r id ge W e l l s .
D E NN YLOA N HE A D (D e n n y) . Cf LOANH E A D h e a d of t h e l oa n
.
,
or l a n e (O E l cin e ) . . .
D ERRY (b u r n , C r ath ie
) G an d Ir d a ir e, d oir e , . . . an oak or
oak w oo d
-
T w o in E n gl a n d
. .
b ay a lg is N o r s e .
t w o w ate r s O E f or d a f or d Cf D e s fo r d an d D e s
. . .
,
.
,
b o r o u gh L e ic e ste r ,
.
D E S K IE BURN (E lgin ) A s ab o v e . .
D E VA N HA (Ab e r d e e n ) Pto l e m y s D ev an a w as at N or .
m an d ik e s 8 m il e s w e s t of A b e r d e e n (cf D AVEN )
,
Las t . .
A ghava n n a gh W ic k l o w B u t cf n e xt , . . .
D E VA N NO C (L Lom on d ) .S ic 17 7 6 18 04 T av an ac h .
,
.
h e r m it o n c e d w e l t h e r e .
D E VE R ON R (Ba n ff)
,
. a 13 00 D ou e r n e M u s t b e t h e s am e
. .
, .
w o r d as Ptol e m y s Ir D ab r on a ; G d obh ar an d im in of
. .
,
.
w at e r s tr e a m Cf D e vo r an C o rn w all
d obh ar ,
, . .
,
.
D EVON R (K in r oss )
,
. c 12 10 G l e n d ov an G d u bh a bh ain n
. .
, . .
or an b l a c k d a r k r iv e r T h e d is tr ic t s e e m s to hav e
, , .
b e e n in habit e d b y t h e M aeat ae an ou tl ie r of t h e gr e at ,
tr ibe of t h e D am n on ii in h ab ite r s an d n am e r s Of t h e ,
E n g D e v o n in W D yv n ain t R h ys thin k s t h e n am e s
.
, . .
id e n tic al in m e a n in g an d o r igin .
b l a c k a dj u st e r or c o r r e c to r fr ce ar t r ight j u s t A ,
.
, ,
.
lightho u s e n ow on t h e r o c k S o m e s ay it m e an s bl a c k .
r o c k to t h e w e s t e r
.
88 PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
D HU S K E R, L (Er ib ol ) G d h u sg e ir ,
. . .
bl a c k r ock o f N .
s kj aer or s ker , a r o c k or sk e r r y
.
D IN G WA LL 12 6 3 , D ign e w al l ;
. 12 9 0, D in g e w al ; 14 6 3 ,
O N pin gav ol l , m e e tin g of t h e th in g or
D in gv al e
'
. . .
D INNE T (Ab e r d e e n ) Ol d . G . d in a t , a w oo d e d gl e n . Cf .
D ENNY an d D UNNE T .
D INWOO D IE (D u m fr ie s ) . 15 00, D u nw e d y ; 15 7 8 , D u m
c .
Wi d d ie . Pe rh G . . d un bhea d a ig , h il l of t h e g o s s ip or
w an to n
.
D I PP IN ( A a ) 7 T h e D ipp in g Ro c k s , 3 00 fe e t
S r r n . 1 8 0 . of
p e r p e n dic u l ar b a s al t .
D IR LE T (C a ith n e ss ) . P r ob . d ir l -
cle t,
s ta c k l ik e r o c k
w ith
t h e ho l e in it Th e r e a C LE TT her e xt
. is an d s e e n e .
D IRL E T ON (N B e r w ic k an d K ir k in n e r )
. N B e r w D , 12 7 0, . . . .
D irl t on ; 12 8 8 , D r il t on e ; l oo k s l ik e
v il l age b y t h e
d r il l s or p l an t e d r o w s (of potato e s , T h e S c d ir l .
O E t h yr l , a ho l e h e n c e n os e t h r il or n ostr il
. . .
.
, .
c hir u a h e ap of s to n e s a r o c k
, ,
.
D OC HAR T L an d R ,
c 12 00 G l e n d oc h ar d ; 14 2 8
. . .
, ,
pl ou gh e d l an d S e e D AVA an d cf D awac h n ah ar d .
,
.
,
C oig e ac h .
D O C HF OU R (In v e rn e s s ) C ol d . pl o u gh e d l an d G fu ar
.
,
c old .
Cf P IT F OU R, A vo c h
. .
D O DD, c o m m o n n am e of r ou n d e d h il l s in t h e sou th Of S c ot
Cf Lo w l S c d ad d y, d od d it , w itho u t ho rn s, or
l an d . . . .
Cf D o d r id ge , Fo r d
. .
D OL L AR (A ll oa ) an d D O LLAR L AW ( P e e b l e s
) . 14 6 1, D o l e r ;
90
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
D OVE C R A IGS
Bl a ck r ock s ; '
G . d u bh ,
bl a c k .
Cf t h e . am e D uff n .
Cf BA L L Y G RAN T & c
.
,
.
D OWN F IE L D (D un d e e ) D o w n as in Ir D o w n ; p r ob
. .
,
.
G an d Ir d un a hill h il l for t
. .
, ,
-
.
h il l w ith t h e c o m m o n E n g p l u r al Th e r e w as a
,
. .
than ag e of D u n y or D o wn ie at M o n ikie an d th e r e
is Po r t D o wn ie a b ov e F a l kir k ,
.
Ir e l an d .
a sh e e p p e n b ooth c attl e f ol d
~
, ,
-
.
D RE G HORN (I r v in e an d Mu ss e l b u r gh ) P r o b c o r r u ptio n of . .
D RE M (H a d d in gto n ) S ic 12 5 0 G d r u in z t h e b a c k ; . . . .
,
h e n c e a h ill r id ge
Cf D r im agh I r e l a n d -
.
.
,
.
b a c k a r id ge ,
Of D r im n a an d D r im m in (Ir d r uim in )
. . .
,
Ir e l a n d .
D RI P Th e (S tir lin g on t h e Fo r th ) an d D RI PP S (R e n fr e w )
, , ,
.
R e n f D 115 8 L e D r ip. .
,
P r o b S c d r eep a j u m p or ,
. . .
,
d r op d o w n s am e as d r ip O E d r yp a n I c e l d rj i ipa to
,
. . .
, , ,
d r ip or d r op .
D RO MA L (R o s s S h )
, . G ge n of d r uim t h e b a c k a h ill . .
, ,
r id ge I t stan d s Wh e r e t h e gr e at b a c kb on e Of S c otl an d
.
( D r u m A lb a n
) c r oss e s t h e v a l l e y at t h e h e a d of t h e
R B r oom
.
Cf D r o m a n d D r o m agh in I r e l an d
. . .
G m or b ig an d s e e ab o v e Al so in Ir e l a n d
.
, ,
. .
D RON (B r id ge of E ar n ) S ic c 119 0 G d r on n t h e r u m p . . . .
, ,
b a c k a h il l r id g e
,
-
.
w in d y h ill r id ge
.
D RON L EY (D u n d e e ) G d r on n E n g l eg or l e e a m e a d o w
. .
,
.
,
.
Cf D r on e l d S h e f e ld
.
,
.
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 91
D RUM (f a r m , Bo n n b r id e ,
y g G d r u im L d or su m , . .
t h e b a c k h e n c e a h il l r id ge lik e a b e a s t s b a c k S ir H
-
. .
s e e n in Pto l e m y s (c 12 0 A D ) K a AnSO I/ i os S v u g, w h ic h
p . . .
S k e n e th in k s is tr an sl ation of C a l e d on iu m D or s um or
D r u m Alb an , t h e gre at d ividin g m o u n tain r id ge of -
S c otl an d h ill, ar e c on
D r um an d d u m or d un ,
.
s t an t l y in t e r c ha n g in g in S e n am e s . .
D RUM B LA D E ( H u n tl y
) . 15 00, b l at e
a .
-
p e rh . fr . G . bl a d h ,
s m ooth or bl d t h a , ,
o w e r , b l oo m .
c (h ap ul l a m ar e
) , .
D RUM C LO G (S tr athav e n ) Pr ob fr G c l og a b e l l W as . . . .
, .
th e r e a c hap e l h e r e ?
D RU M ELD R IE (Lar g o ) P r ob fr G ild e ir t h e e l d e r t re e
-
. . . .
, .
c 13 05 , D u m e lli ar e ; 13 2 6, D r u m m e il l e r ; 14 9 2, m e l
.
O F r m ed l e r or m es lier , t h e m e d l a r t r e e , b u t th is is v e r y
. .
-
u n l ik e l y , e sp e c iall y a s n ot f ou n d in
( )
m e dl e r s ic i
s
E n g till c 1400 in R om a un t of t h e R os e
. . P e r h fr a . . .
m an , or fr O N m e l r , pl m e l ar , b e n t gr as s
. . . . .
r id e
g .
D R UM G L OW H I LL (Kin c a r d in e ) . R id ge of the cr
y or sh ou t
G g l a od h Of D UN G L OW
. . . .
D R U M LA N R IG (Tho r n h il l ) 16 63 , l an e r k As it s tan d s l o ok s .
-
.
LAN AR K .
D RU M L E M B L E (C a m pb e l to n ) .
D RU M L I T HIE (F or d ou n ) G r ay (G l ia t h) hill r i d ge . .
-
.
D RU M M ON D (S P e r t h s h an d Wh itho r n )
. P e r t h s h D 12 9 6 . . . .
, ,
D r om an c 13 00 Gil b e r t d e D rym m on d
. G d ro , .
.
m a in n a r id g e fr d r u im
, t h e b ack S e v e r al D r u m
, .
, .
m o n d s in U l st e r ; a l so in I r e l a n d D r u m m i n & c Th e , ,
.
d h as n ot a d d e d its e l f in D RY M EN .
G . m uc l a ch , f r m u c , a pig Cf D r im n am u c k l ac h ,
. . .
Ar gyl e , an d G or t n am u c k l agh , I r e l a n d .
D R UM NA D RO C HI T (I n v e rn e s s
) .
Hill r id g e -
b y t h e b r id ge
G d r och aid D ru m d r oc h at , M in iga , an d K IN
. .
'
Cf .
D R OC HIT .
D RUM OA K (A b 12 5 0, D u m u e c h , al s o D u l m aok,
e rd e e n
) . c .
M az ot e, t h e Ir ish v i r gin , fr i e n d of S t B r id e or B r id ge t,
5 t h c e n tu r y .
D R U M OC HT E R (D al n as id al
p ) . U pp e r
h ill r id ge G ud eh -
.
d ar a c h, fr u a ch d ar , t h e . top Of t h e n am e s in Au c h t e r
. .
fu r r o w ; G s h e u c h
. .
D RU M S M IT T A L (K n o c kb a in
) .
Vapo ur y, m isty (G . sm uid eil )
hill r id ge -
.
D RU MVU IC H H ill r id ge of t h e bu c k G bh a io -
. .
D R YB U R G H (S t Bos w e ll s ) S ic c 12 00 c 1160 D r ie b u r h f . . .
,
c 12 11 D r ybu r g D r ib or c h a l so b r u gh ; 15 44
.
,
b r o u gh , ,
-
,
-
.
BROUG H ) ; b u t c o m m on l y said to b e fr G d a r a ch br u a ch . .
,
oak b an k Of BROU G H T Y
. . .
D r iv e s d al e P r ob fr O E d r if an D an d r iv e to d r iv e
. . . . .
,
.
,
.
D RYM EN (S of L Lom o n d ) . P r on D r im m e n ; 12 3 8
. . .
,
D r um yn a l so D r u m m an e = D RU MM ON D . .
qu o d Latin e s on at li gn u m r e c te e x te n su m 14 9 7 ,
al s o a D r yn o c h .
D U B F ORD (B an ff ) Pr ob bl a c k (G d u bh ) fo r d ; d u b is
. . .
al s o S c f or a poo l p u dd l e
.
, .
94 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
D UM F RIE S 12 8 8 , D (O)u n fr e s
. 13 9 5 , D r u m fr e iss , fo r m er l y
c a ll e d C ae r fe r e s S k e n e th in k s b oth t h e s e = for t of
.
t h e F r is ian s , h e r e a 4 00 Oth e r s s ay fr G p hr e as ,
. . . .
c op s e , s h r u b s , S h r e w sb u r y Of t h e S c su r n am e . . .
M on fr ie s , 2 G m on ad h p h r ea s :
. .
D UM G RE E (K ir k patr ic k J u xta ) G d u n g r e ig he hi l l of t h e -
. .
,
herd ( o f d
e er ,
D U N (M o n tr os e ) S ic 12 5 0 G an d Ir d un a h ill th e n a
. . .
, ,
an d L e n d in d u n u m so c o m m o n in C ae sar Lu gd u n u m
g
-
.
, , ,
C am al od u n u m , & c .
D U N A L A S TAIR ( P t o ch ry
) G A e x a n d e r s h ill
i l l . . .
D UN B AR (H a d d in gto n an d Kir kb e a n ) H ad d D c 7 2 0 . . .
, .
,
E d d i D y u n b ae r
,
a 12 00 D u n b ar r e Fo r t on t h e .
,
.
d e dic a t e d .
D U NB AR NE Y (B r id ge O f E ar n ) a 115 0 D r u m b e rn in H ill
. . .
,
w ith t h e g ap ; G be a r n a Cf D UM B AR T ON
. . . .
D UN B EA T H (C a ith n e s s ) S ic 14 5 0 ; Ul s t A n n r e an n 6 8 0. .
,
.
,
D UN B L ANE Ol d c h r o n
. D ubbl ain c 12 7 2 D u m blin . .
,
.
Hill Of B l a n e s on of Kin g Ai d an w h o fo u n d e d a,
c h u r c h h e r e in t h e 6 t h c e n tu r
y .
D UN B O G or D IN B U G (C u pa r )
, c 119 0 D u n bu l c c ; 125 0 . .
, ,
-
bu l g M as s iv e b e l lyin g h ill fr G bulg t h e b e ll y
.
, ,
. .
,
.
Cf : D r u m b u l g Ta r l a n d , .
D UNCA NS B A Y (C aith n e ss ) c 12 2 5 Or kn e y S a g D u n gu l sb ae ; . .
,
. .
,
c 17 00 D u n g asb y
.
,
pr e s e n t s p e l lin g o n ly l ate r tha n
17 00 D on a l d s ho u s e or v ill a ge
D on n gh a l is t h e
. .
Old G fo r m of D o n ald n ow D bn u l l ; an d in Or kn ey
.
,
.
S ag w e r e a d of a l ot h c e n tu r y C e l tic c h ie f D u n gad or
.
D un g al w h o pr ob ga v e h is n a m e to thi s p l a c e
,
F or
. .
-
ba y = D an by or bi v ill age cf C ANI S BAY
.
, ,
. .
D U N CA N S B U R G H (Fo r t Will ia m ) A m o d e r n n am e . .
D U N C A N S T ONE (I n s c h ) .
P LA C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 95
D UN C OW (D u m fr ie s
) . P r ob .
h ill of t h e g ow or sm ith
G .
g ob h a .
9 65 ,
D or su m C ru p H il l w ith t h e haun c h or
.
sho u l d e r ; G c r u bh a
D U M C R IE F F , on l v h e r e t h e b
. .
is h ar d .
D UN D EE 119 9 , D u n d e ; 13 6 7 , D u n d e e
. N O r e aso n . to
d isp u t e t h e c o m m o n d e r ivatio n , G d un D e (g e n of
. .
D ia ), h ill Of G od Ga d sh il l
l
C
: .
D U N D ONA L D (
Ay r s h ,
s i c 14 6 1 ) a n d D UN D ONNE L L
.
( U ll a
poo l ) ; cf D u n d ou e n al d , 118 3, in Fo r far
.
H il l of .
D on ald ; G D bn u ll or D om hn u l l Th e r e is a D u n
. .
d o n a l d in C o u n ty D o w n .
D UN D RENNAN (K i r k c u d br i ht
g ) 12 9 0 d r ayn an e ; 14 6 1 .
,
-
,
-
d r a n an H il l Of t h e thorn bu s h e s G d r a ighn ea n a n
.
-
. .
Cf D R YNA C HA N ; a l s o D r e e n an an d Agh ad r e e n an Ir e
.
,
l an d .
D UNE C H T (Ab e r d e e n ) S e e EC HT . .
m an .
D UN F E RM L INE S ic
12 5 1, b u t c 114 5 , fe r m e lin
. 116 0, .
-
-
f e rm l in g N o e xp l an atio n v e r y s atis fa c to r y ; for if it
.
d if c u l ty b e c o m e f er m lin g Far l an s H il l,
an d if it b e
Far l an (n ow s e e n in t h e s u r n am e s M F ar l an e an d P ar
l an e ), a c c o r d in g to l e ge n d , w as , w ith N e m e d , r st
c o l o n is e r Of I r e l an d Pr ob a pr e C e l tic n am e , R h ys. .
th in k s T h e m is b e s t ac c o u n te d for by d e r iv in g fr
. .
M e l yn
.
D UN G L OW (K in r o s s ) H ill or fo r t of t h e sho u t or c ry
.
G gl aod h
. .
s ays . a
o un d (s e e BA S S ) t h e t w o m ou n d s h e r e
fr ba ss , m ,
p l a n atio n is G d un n a ba is h il l of d e ath .
, .
G an d Ir ouack a qu ai c h cf R Q u ai c h sou th of
. .
,
. .
,
K e n m or e .
G t iom pa in t i b e in g c h in G T iomp a n al so m e an s
.
,
.
c m b al s p e r h w ith r e fe r e n c e to s o m e r e l i io u s r ite s
y g
. .
D UN K E L D S ic a 115 0 ; b u t Uls t A n n an n 8 6 5 D u in
. . .
, .
,
c aill e n ; P ic t . C hr on D u n c al d e n
.
, W yn t ou n , c 14 2 0, .
D wn k al d yn e .
Hill w ith t h e w oo d s
C a il l en or .
c h a il l e in is ge n .
p l Of G. c oill e ,
a w oo d S a
. m e r oot as .
C a l e d on ii .
D UN K IR K ( K e ll s K i r k c u d b r i ht
g ) ,
P r ob h il l of t h e . .
r ous e G c ea r c e c i c
g g n . r e , . .
D UN L O P ( f
O 1 2 5 0 D u n l opi n F or far
) P r o b .
,
,
. .
h il l of t h e b e n d an gl e or l ittl e gl e n G l ub Cf
, ,
. . .
Cr up for cr u bh a , s v . . D U N C RU B .
D UN M ORE ( Fa lkirk
) . B ig hill G . m br , big .
t r ib e M ce a t ce
D U N MYA T ( O )
c h il s , or D u m or D e m yat fr .
or M i a t i (s ic in A d am n an ) Ve r t u r ion e s , o u tlie r s of
t h e D a m n o n ii Cf D EVON V a ll e y n e a r b y .M ia t i is . .
p r o b fr W m e id dio, to d a r e ; s o P r o f R hys
. . . . .
D UN NA IS T ( W R o s s sh ).
-
. G . d un -
an
h ill of t he
fo r t
.
D UNNE T (C aith n e ss ) c 12 3 0, D on ot f 12 7 5 , D un os t ; . .
145 5 , D u n n e t h D ou b tfu l e a r l y fo r m s m ak e it u n l ik e l y
.
to b e D INNE T .
d ie d 4 8 1 .
D U N N IK IE R (K ir k c al d y ) G d u s ky, d a
r k br ow n
. . d i man c ia r ,
l ittl e h il l
.
D UNNIN G 12 00, D u n in e , l at e r D u n yn . G .
Au c ht e r m u c hty P r ob h ill
D UN S HE LT ( ) Of the
or A LT
-
. .
h u n t G s ea lg . .
D UN S INANE (D un k e ld ) c 9 7 0 P ic t Ch r on D u n s in oe n
. .
,
. .
,
an d p r o b t h e A r s e n d oim or in
( . T ig h e r n ac a n n -
, ,
.
P r ob h il l w ith t h e br e as ts or d ugs G s in ea ch a n
.
.
,
fr s in e a b r e a s t
.
,
.
D U N S T A F F NA G E C A S TL E (O b a n
) 1 3 2 2 A r d s t ofn ie h e .
,
.
H ybr id ; p r ob h il l of t h e in c h (G in n is isl an d or . .
,
s t av .Cf S T A FFA . .
( G s ia r
.
) h il l Cf B a l s ie r (O ld B a
.l s
y )
ir an d B a l s h e.r e , ,
Gal l o w ay .
D U NT OC HA R (D u m b a r to n ) 12 6 5 D r u m t ou c h e r (cf D U M .
,
.
F RIE S Fo r t of t h e
,
Ir t bch ar (n ot in .
M od . Cf C an t ogh ar I r e l a n d .
,
.
D UN T UL M (U ig) 14 9 8 tu l l e n Fo r t on t h e hi ll o ck G
.
,
-
.
.
t ol m , ge n . t u il m .
D UN VA L A N RE E (B e n d e r l o c h ) . G . d un -
a -
bh a il e -
n a r igh, -
h ill
of t h e k in g s ho u s e v il l age
or .
D u n n e v e gan e . 2 Fo r t of t h e fe w, s m a ll n u m b e r
G .
b(h ) e a g a in .
D U P P L IN C A S T L E (P e r t h ) P ic t C hr on , D u pl yn Bl ack . . . .
G , w h ic h has l in n e
. On p for b, cf D or s u m Cr up for . .
D U N C R UB .
w ild b e asts ho m e or l a ir ; cf I c e l
OE . d e or h a m
.
,
. .
d yr S W d iur a w il d b e as t ; s am e as E n g d e er
,
.
, . .
D E N an d D o u r ie M o c h r um a l so D oor y an d D ooiagh
, , ,
'
Ir e l an d .
D URNE S S ( W S u th e r l an d ) c .12 30 D yr n e s D e er n e ss . .
, .
I c e l d yr D an d yr a b e a s t d e e r
.
,
.
, , .
PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D . 99
D U B OR (G l e n c o e ) ( 13 4 3 ,
D u r d om an , i e , . . .
d eep
15 0 1, D u rr ou r e G d obhar or d ur oir , . . at e r s e d g e
w
.
Cf D u r r u s , so u th of I r e l a n d
.
D UR (R ) IS D E E R (Thor n h ill ) 13 2 8 , D u r r ys d e r G d or us . . .
d oir e , e n tr a n c e Of t h e gr ov e or f o r e st Th e r e w as an
.
an c ie n t f o r e s t h e r e Cf D e e r h as s , n e ar by . . .
D U T C HM AN CA P , T h e ( s Mu l l ) W of
S i l e Off . .
D U T HI L (C a g ) G d h u t h ui l b l a c k s t r e a m oo d
rr b r id e . .
,
or .
D YC E il G d e as sou th or d ia s
.
, , ,
an e ar of
orn
c .
D YE R (K in c a r d in e )
, . .
D YE S T ER S BRAE an d R IG (Gal l o w a y ) s t er is t h e Ol d f e m a l e
-
.
s u f x cf S p in s t e r w e b st e r or fe m al e w e av e r n ow on l
.
, y , ,
a p r op e r n am e & c ,
.
D Y K E (Fo r r e s ) S ic 13 11 .O E d ie b a n k of e ar th c a s t u p . . .
,
fr a d it ch w h ic h is t h e s a m e w o r d
.
,
Wh e r e v e r d yke or .
d ykes e n te r s in to a n a m e as in B at t l e d yk e s Fo r fa r , , ,
C l e av e n D yk e on I sl a an d R ae d yk e s on Y th an it , ,
u s u a ll m e a n s t h e sit e Of an a n c ie n t c a m p
y .
e a r l y as c 12 2 0 . .
c 15 3 0 G B u ch a n an D e s e r ta
.
,
. G d is ea r t fr L d es er ,
. . . .
t u m d e s e r t p l a c e th e n a h e r m it s c e ll or hou s e for
, ,
r e c e i v in p r im s a r t s ic 14 4 6
g i l g D y s ( ) or C l ac h an d s e r t
.
y
w as t h e ol d n a m e Of t h e pa r is h of G l e n or c h y oth e r s too , ,
in S c otl an d D e s e r t D is e r t & c c o m m o n in I r e l a n d
.
, ,
.
,
.
E A G ER E GG ER NE S S (Wigto w n ) E agr e n e ss , i e , pe
Of
-
. . . ca
t h e tid a l w a v e or b o r e (of t h e S o l w a y ; O E
)
. . c ay or ,
egor , I c e l t e gir , t h e s e a . .
E A G L E S F IE L D (E c c l e fe c ha n ) . Al s o on e n e ar C o cke rm ou th .
. . . .
100 PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
fr L (an d G k ) e c c l es ia, a c hu r c h ,
e ag l a is , . . . O E h am , . .
ho m e , p l a c e , v il l age On l y h a m in th is .
-
q u ar te r , an d
e v e n th is is a h yb r id .
E AR L S T ON 114 4, E r c h e l d on ; c 118 0, c . .
E r c il d u n e ; a 13 2 0, E s s e d ou n e 13 7 0, He rs il d ou n e
.
O E d at a, a h il l
. . .
EARN , R . P r op hy S t B er c h an , a 1100, E ir e n n . v er y ol d .
M S .
,
S r.a ith h ir e n d , i e ,
S t r ath e a rn P r o n e r an , whi c h . . . .
l ook s l ik e G ear an or a bh a in n , e as t
.
(o w in
g)
r iv e r B u t D r S k e n e s ay s fr E ir e , I r ish qu e e n , m e n
. .
t ion e d in t h e Ir N e n n iu s , W h o, t r ad itio n sa ys , w as f r . .
S c otl a n d E ir e or E r in , a c cu s a t iv e E r in n , w as al so an
'
.
old n am e Of I r e l a n d , G k 16 a an d J u v e n al s q
e r n a, .
c o r r u pt e d in to H ib e r n ia ; so R h ys He thin k s it pr e .
C e l tic , an d d o e s n ot a c c e pt W in d is c h s m e an in g, fat ,
fe r t il e l a n d cf S a n s k r it p i va n , f e m p iv ar i ; G k a lum
. . . .
E r e n w as t h e Ol d n am e of t h e R F in d ho rn Cf BAN FF . . . .
b o u n d a r y of t h e e ld Cf D ORNO C K
. . .
E A S DA L E ( Ob a n ) G e a s w at e r fal l. N d a l d al e va ll e y ;
.
, , .
, ,
s e e p xl vi . .
w at e r fa l l s G eas Cf E S S Y . . . .
E A S T HA V EN (Ar b r o ath ) .
E AS T N EU K o FI F E S c n e uk is G an d Ir u iuc a n ook
. . . .
,
or c o rn e r .
d t h an a l ittl e fo r d
,
.
E C C L E F E C HAN L E cc l es ia F ech an i c h ur c h .
,
of S t F e c ha n ( G ttl e r ave n d im in of
a ch a n li
.
, , .
t h e a c h ) A b b o t o,
f Foth e r W e s t M e ath tim e of K e n ,
'
tige rn Cf S T VI G EAN S . .
.
102 PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
E D EN R (Fife an d R o xbu r gh ) P e r h c 12 0 P t ol em y ;T in n a
,
. . . .
, , .
Pr ob W eid d yn or G ea d an n fa c e s l op e Of a h ill
. . .
,
, .
E D E N S HE A D (K in r o s s ) .
pe rh E d ga r s to wn
.
.
t h e h ill
.
E D IN B UR G H a 7 00 N e n n i u s
. Th e M o u n t Agn e d = We l sh
.
, ,
b a r d s M yn yd Agn e d (2w h o w as A
b u t in c 9 7 0 P i c t . .
, .
is al w a y s t h e tr a n s l atio n Of d u n In t h e L c h r on ic l e s ) W .
, .
f r t h e C astl e R o c k d o w n to H o l yr oo d )
. This e x a c tl y .
s u its t h e e as e bu r gh b e in g t h e E n g f or d u n ; an d w it h th is
, .
agr e e s t h e Or kn ey S ag sp e l l in g c 12 2 5 E id in iab or g . . .
, .
, ,
M e d an b u r gh or M aid e n b u r gh d o e s o c c u r an d w e n d ,
p u e l l ar u m or the C a s tl e Of ,t h
e M a id e n s B u t w itho u t
.
,
d o u b t t h e n a m e Of K in g E d w in of N or t h u m b r ia (6 16
,
3 3 ) d id in u e n c e t h e l ate r sp e l lin gs in d e e d in u e n c e d i e ,
Ol d e st sp e ll in gs w e ha v e v iz H o lyr oo d C har te r c 11 8 ,
.
, ,
. 2
,
E c c l e s ia S a n c ti C r u c is E d win e s bu r ge n s is an d S im e o n ,
D u r ha m (d ie d E d w in e sb u r c h B u t in l ate r .
E d e n sb u r g .
, . .
t h e w in d .
E D NA M (K e l so
)
1100, A e d n ah am 1116 , E d yn gah u m
. c .
12 8 5 , E d in h am 13 16 , E d n a m H om e or v ill age (O E . . .
h a m ) on t h e R iv e r E D EN Cf E d e nh a m , Bo u r n e , an d
. .
E D RO M .
E D RO M O E E d r ham , . .
-
ho m e
or
Vill age
on the R . A DD ER . Cf E D NA M . .
P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 103
E D ZE LL (B r e c h in ) .12 04 , E d a l e c 12 3 0, A dd e l e
a . . . 2G .
e a d h a , an as e n t r e e ,
p N d a l , d al e . .
( L e c c l e s ia , a c hu r c h , t h e n am e is a v e r y e x c e ptio n a l
.
)
on e for Or k n e y P e rh fr s o m e m an , E gil s isl e
. . . .
E G L IN T ON ( y )
A r 1 2 0 5 ,
E.
gl in s t ou n ,
g E glin t ou n e . Fr .
C ir ic iu s , an d n ow S T C YRU S .
E G L IS M ON IC HT Y ( M on i e t h
) . 12 11, E gl is m e n yt h ok . S ee
M ONI K IE .
E I GG (H e b r id e s ) A d a m n a n , Ege a ; Ul s t An n , an n 7 2 5 ,
. . .
a f o un t ain
T h e G eag, g e n e ig e , m e an s a n ic k or
. . .
ha c k .
E I LD ON H I LL S (Me l r os e ) . 113 0, S im D u r h a m , E l d u n u m
a . .
h il l Cf E r c ild un
. . or EAR L S T ON .
d ie d , 6 17 , in E igg . P e r h fr d un an , a l ittl e f or t or
. .
h ill .
E I L EAN M UN D E or E L ANMUN D E (G l e n c o e )
, I sl e of M u n n u .
,
C ol u m b a s fr ie n d S e e KI LM UN
. .
Of t h e at or s l aty r o c k s Cf H O L M
. . .
E IS HORT L (S kye )
,
. P e r h G eisg g e n of iasg sh No r s e
. . .
, .
, ,
s u f x or t ar t or ar t h fr ith b ay or fj o r d
, , , , ,
.
E LC HIE S (C r a ige l l a c h ie T h e s is t h e c o m m o n E n g , .
p l u r al a d d e d to a G w o r d . .
E LC HO (P e r th ) c 12 3 0 E l c h ok
. 2 G e a ll a ch ge n ea ll ch a
.
, . .
,
.
,
a b attl e .
ELD ERS L IE (R e n fr e w ) 13 9 8 sl y Al d e r l e a or m e ad o w.
,
- .
104 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
(f
c C OU L.T ER A LL ER S
) T h e e ld e r in S e is b ou r t r e e , . .
L s am bucus
. .
s e al He lgyn S aid to b e fr H e l gy a N o r s e ge n e r a l
,
. .
, ,
in g n ob l e
.
E L G OL L (B r oa d fo r d ) P e r h G d l gobh a il r o c k at t h e fo r k
-
. . .
, ,
if that s u it t h e s ite .
E L IE (F ife ) P e r h on t h e oth e r s id e
. G e il e oth e r .
.
,
.
Of B A LE LIE. an d E ly .
E LL IO T (Fo r fa r
) Ol d , E l l oc h (s e e A R B IR L O T )
. Pr ob G a ill . . .
or ll a c h a id h, r o c k in t h e e ld
a
p e r h c on n e c te d w ith . .
Ir . a il ea c h , a sto n e fo r t, as in Ar d e l l y, I r e l a n d .
E LL ON 12 6 5 , El on . P r ob G . . a il ean ,
a
p l ain Cf A LL AN
re en
g . . .
E L L S R ID G E HIL L, B
( gg )
i a r or 1 2 9 3 E E L S RI C K L E
l i
g g
r i w h ich .
, ,
m u st b e G ( ll Gir ig r o c k of K in G ( Q)
s e e E G L IS G IRI
.
g , . .
A v e r y c u r io u s c o rr u ptio n .
E L P HIN (Lo c h in v e r ) P r ob E l pl i in I r e l an d ; G an d Ir . .
,
. .
w h it e r o c k or c l iff
a i ll j h ion n
, .
M ay b e as t on t i in h am l e t ; m o r e p r ob , ,
.
fr so m e m an
. E l p in is t h e n a m e of on e Of t h e P ic tish
.
kin gs .
E L S IC K (Po r tl e th e n K in c ar d in e ) S ic 16 5 4 cf E l s w ic k , . .
,
d u b io u s c o m b in atio n .
W E DA LE cf R Al w e n N Wa l e s an d E l w an d (c 116 0 . .
, .
,
.
,
A l e w e n t Al oe n t ) oth e r n a m e Of A ll a n Wate r M e l r os e
, , , .
.
106 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
N . e yr ibol ,
pl a c e the
on to n gu e of l an d s am e as ,
G ea r bil an d Ir
. . e a r ba l l .
C f A R R O L L an d E
. rr ib u l , ,
Foyn e s .
E R IC HT R an d L (N
,
. S tr e a m fr om t h e as c e n t
. .
or r is in
g s l op e ; G ir id h Of C oi re E ir igh Lo c h
. . .
,
Katr in e .
E R IS KA (Y) (L C r e r an an d S U is t) . C r e r E 15 5 8 Yr is kay . . . .
, ,
.
s ay it is t h e N E ir iks ey E ric s is l e .
,
.
E R IS OR T L (L e w is ) Pr o b E r ic s b ay N or t ar t (s e e
. . .
,
.
,
p lv )
. .
r u sh in g Of Fa l l s of B o gie an d E rc at t an old fo r m of
.
, ,
.
A R D C HA T T A N .
E RRO L ( Fi r th of T ay ) c 11 9 0 E r ol yn c 15 3 5 A r ole . .
, .
,
.
D o ubtful .
E R S K INE ( R e n fr e w ) 12 2 5 E r s k in ; 12 6 2 Ir e s kin a 13 00 .
, , .
of A R D C HA T T AN .
Es c h B e r w E a 113 0 S im D ur h a m E s c e ; c 12 00
. . .
,
.
,
.
,
.
,
Ax U s k & c , , .
E S K A D A L E (B e au ly ) 15 3 8 E s c h ad illis S e e ab ov e an d D AL E .
,
.
, .
E S K B A N K E S KB R ID GE E S KD A L E & c
, , ,
.
E S S LE M ON T (E l l o n ) a 16 00 E s s il m on t h t G e ois l e m on ad h
. .
,
. .
-
,
E TA L (C ol d str e am ) Pr o b G a it e al a j un ip e r or a . . .
,
g l im p se .
A th y G dt h an a l ittl e for d
. .
,
.
P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 107 .
or e it e ag a w h it e p e b bl e ; a l so n a m e for t h e str e ak s of
qu ar tz w ith w h ic h t h e r o c k s th e r e ab o u n d .
E TT RI C K ( S e l kir k ) c 12 3 5 E t h r ie He t t e r ic h E t ryk
. 17 7 6 .
, , , ,
A t r ic D o ub tfu l .C an it b e G at h ar r a ch an al i en ? . .
,
E U N A IC H B e n (D a l m a l ly)
,
Pr ob = E NO C H . . .
E VAN T ON (D in gw al l ) E v an s to wn
. .
Or kn ey S ag c 12 2 5 E ij u al s oE fja l as t . .
, .
, ,
,
.
E WE L ( W R os s
, . Pr ob = A VV
. w ate r . .
c 12 8 0, E w yc e d al e
. 12 9 6 , L e Val e d e E w it h e c
.
N e w t s or e ft s d al e O E efet e,
13 00, E wy t e s d al e
. . .
E YE M O UT H an d E YE WA T ER E ye is p r ob .
C e l tic for w at e r Cf A Y T ON
. . .
y u i a o
,
i i s l a n d p
,
e n in s u l a Cf I
, ON A , . . .
E YNA R D L S e e E NA RD
,
. .
F
F A D, L (B u te ) G
. . . Cf In c h fad . L Lo m on d
. .
I c e l f ag r , D an f eir ,
. . fair p l e asan t an d cf
, . A PP L E G A R T H ,
Old , Appl egir t h .
FAIR I S L E Orkn ey S ag F r id ar e y t h e g o d d e ss Fr e ya s
. . .
, ,
-
is l e Of F r id ay B u t J 0 B e n 15 2 9 s ays F ar ay
. . . .
, , , ,
qu as i c l ar a (f air ) in s u l a .
l eeth D an l ei fa ll o w
, .
, .
F A LA (S M i dl oth ia n )
. 12 5 0 F au l aw e F a h l a w p al e d u n .
, .
,
,
M e l r os e C h a r t .
F A L K IR K . S ic 15 46 bu t S im D ur h am (d i ed . an n . - 106 5 ,
108 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
q u e v a r ia c ap e l l a d ic it u r 1 3 8 2 ,
F aw k ir c
( w h ic h s till is
c h u r c h of m ottl e d s to n e , Of w h ic h Fah or F aw k ir k is
-
O E f ah , v ar ic ol o u r e d
. . Cf F as id e Fa r m , N e w to n . .
M e arn s .
b u t a 115 0, Fa l kl a n d
. D o u b t fu l P e r h c on n e c te d . . .
h id in g T h e Ol d f o r m s s e e m to p r e v e n t an y d e r ivatio n
.
fr O E f ah , as in FA L K IR K
. . . .
F AL LOC H, R (L Lo m o n d ) G f a l ach a h id in g a v e il
. . . .
, ,
.
FA L K IR K .
FA LM OU T H (C ull en ) S o sp e l t in Or d n S ur v e y Map . It s . .
r e a l n am e is w ha l e s m o u th l o c a ll y p r o n f a l s m ou
.
, ,
I c el h va l r S W an d D an hv a l a w hal e
.
-
,
. .
,
.
FA ND OW IE (S t r at hbr aan ) c 12 00 F an d u fu it h P r ob G . .
,
. . .
d a rk b l a c k S l op e
fan d u bh F a it h m ay fu r t he r
, , .
r e p r e s en t f ua ch d c ol d , .
F A NNYS ID E L (S l am a n n a n )
, . P r ob fr G f e an n ag a r id ge . . . .
,
of l a n d a p e c u l ia r w ay Of l a in
y g o u t gr o u n d so m e ti m e s ,
c al l e d a l az y b e d
-
.
F AR G R (Kin r o s s )
,
. c 9 6 0 P ic t Ch r on A pu r fe ir t . See .
,
. .
,
-
.
A B ERAR G IE .
FARNES S (C r o m ar ty an d W ig F in Ac t a S an c t . .
, ,
Farn e s s C r o m F 15 7 8 Farn e s Pr ob G f a ir e
. .
, . . .
,
w atc h in g + N u ces n o s e n e s s c ap e
, C n o c n a fair e or
.
, , ,
.
- -
,
, .
I c e l a r ri far
.
'
,
.
FA RR (N S uth e r l an d ) c 12 3 0 F ar I c e l f ar m e an s a
. .
, . .
u p t h e R iv e r Nav e r h e r e .
110 P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
F E RB YD E N (M o n tr o s e ) S e e ab ove an d D EAN .
,
.
FERRYHI LL (Ab e r d ee n ) Al so in D u r h am . .
F E R R YP ORT ON C RAI G (N Fi fe ) . .
I c e l t l a to to u c h lightly
.
,
.
FE TT E RA N GUS (Min tl aw ) H e r e an d in n e xt Ol d G f ot hi ) . .
b it Of l a n d e ld is s o fte n e d in to f e t t e r ; o fte n it
, ,
is ha r d e n e d in to f or cf p xxviii an d F E D D E RAT an d , . .
, ,
A N G US
F E TT E R C A IRN c 9 7 0 P ic t C h r on Foth e r .
, . .
,
k e rn Fie l d in t h e c o r n e r G c e dr n
. . .
F ORB E S ) ; 12 5 1 F e t h ir e s ac h Lan d ab ou n d in g in
,
.
w at e r fal l s ; G e as a ch fr ea s w ate r fa l l
. .
.
, ,
F E TT E R NE A R (C h ap e l Of Gar io c h ) 13 00 F e t h irn e ir
'
a . .
,
.
Fie l d to t h e w e st G an iar . .
F E TT YK IL (L e s l ie ) c 12 00 F u t h c u l G j od ha or pe r h
. .
,
. .
, .
F ID D IC H G L EN (Ba n ff) Pr ob fr F id ac h s on of t h e l e ge n d ar y
. . .
,
C r uit h n e .
FI D RA (N B e r wic k ) Pr ob F e o d o r e s isl e N a y ey
. . .
.
,
.
as on e of t h e s e v e n so n s of C r u it h n e l e ge n d a r y fath e r .
,
Of t h e P ic ts .
in S e m e an s a r oa d w ay
.
.
,
on t h e H o l y Lo c h d ie d 7 7 7
F IM B U S T E R (C aith n e ss ) F iv e pl a c e s or hou s e s I c e l
. .
n z v e ,
Of C O IGA C H an d
. s e e bo l s t a 5
. r p l x iv , ,
. .
fa ir c as tl e or fo r t .
PL A C E -
N M E S OF A S C OTL AN D . 111
F in d e ar n Pr ob G on n E ar n or w hite c l e ar
. . .
, _
,
EARN On t h e d cf p x x xv ii an d n e xt
.
.
, . .
,
pr o n it is u su all y m u te
. .
A l so n e a r VVor t hin g .
n ow in th is d is tr ic t .
h ill .
an d POR T NAHAVEN .
Wh ite or n e l an d ; at l e as t t r it h t r e is p r ob t h e Ol d e r
, ,
.
fo r m Of G t ir l an d W t r e .
, ,
. .
ab ov e .
fj o r d a fr ith b a
y , , .
F IS HE RIE (T u r r iff) .
F ITE A C H B e n (I s l a y )
,
G fit he ac h a r av e n . .
,
.
fe t a ste p an d I c e l an d D an f ug l a f o w l fr o m b e in g
, , . .
, ,
FIVE M I L E H OUS E (D u n d e e )
- -
.
F L ANNAN I S L E S (M in c h r S t F l a nn a n a C u l d e e s ai n t
) F . .
,
F L EE T R (S u th e r l an d an d K ir k c u d br ight) I c e l flg ot a
, . . .
,
S tr e a m j ot r qu ic k Cf E n g e e t oa t
,
-
Thr e e
, . . .
.
,
Fl e e t str e am s In En gl an d .
112 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
FL EURS C A S T L E (K e l so ) F r e ur s o w e r s . .
,
.
F L I S K (C u p ar ) S ic 12 5 0 l G fleasg a w an d a r in g
. .
.
, , .
F L OD A VA G H (H a rr is ) P r ob OOd b ay fr I c e l O E . .
-
. .
, . .
S w an d D an od oo d ow of t h e t id e + N v ag r a
-
,
.
, .
, , .
,
b ay c ov e as in S T ORNO WAY
, ,
Migh t b e fr I c e l fl ot i -
. . .
,
a e et .
F L O T T A (Or kn e y) S ag as F l ot t e y I s l e Of t h e e e t
.
, .
fl ot a h o l m r-
s im p l y m e a n s an is l e t .
F L OW E R HILL (A ir d r ie
) .
G f a icke a bh ir pl a in m e ad o w at t h e r iv e r m ou th ; s
.
, , ,
is t h e c o m m o n E n g p l u r al . .
FO DD ERT Y (D in gwal l ) c 13 6 0 F ot h ir d y 15 48 F ot h ar t ye . .
, ,
15 7 2 F od d e r t ie Ol d G fot hir l a n d e ld Of w h ic h
. .
, , , ,
w e n d h e r e b oth t h e so ft an d h ar d f or m s t igh a , ,
ho u s e Cf FE TT ERAN G U S
. . .
FO G O (D u n s ) 12 50 Fo gb o n ; a 13 00 F oggov ; 135 2
.
,
.
, ,
F oggowe P r o b f og h ow i e ho l l o w (O E holy
. .
,
. .
,
. .
,
r o w th is f o u n d W a
'
g w g d r
y g r s s .
,
.
F O INA VE N B e n (S u th e rl a n d )
,
P r ob G f on n a bha in n r iv e r . . .
,
l an d
.
of t h e ox .
14 00, F ol e t h r ou l e , F ol e r oul e s e e m s to b e G f ol ad h , .
a c ov e r in g, hid in g p l a c e On R u l e , cf R R U L E, R o x
'
- a
. . .
b u rgh , an d AB B OT R U LE .
F ONAB G f on n . a ba ,
l an d Of t he abb ot .
F oim s
(A l f o rd
)S i c a 15 00 Pr ob fr Ol d Ir (an d 2 G )
. . . . . . .
f or ba ,
a e l d ,
d i s t r ic t ,
w ith t h e c o m m o n E n g p l u r a l . .
G f or bhas is an am bu sh
. .
Fo r d e O E f or d a fo r d F our in E n gl a n d
. . .
,
. .
. .
, ,
Ga e lic ) F r oc h B r it t an ic e in We l sh ) W e r id , , ,
S c ots w at e r Or kn e y S ag c 12 25 M yrk v i or d . .
, .
,
m u r ky
d a rk In J oc e l yn 118 5 t h e
, , ,
12 t h c e n tu r y F r o c h m ay b e c o n n e c t e d w ith G fr a ig h .
,
e d g e r im ,
b o r d e r Of a c o u n tr y
,
B y t h e c o m m o n tr a n s .
A s l ik e l y Fo r t h is t h e c o r r u p t io n of N or d a fr ith
, .
, ,
an d M OYD A RT .
J
FOR T H (Lan ar k ) .
f o t hi r g u ill or c il l l a n d of t h e s tr a n
g e r or Of t h e ,
c hu r c h In th is r e g io n w e c o u l d n ot hav e I c e l g il a
.
,
.
r a v in e T h e r has b e e n tr a n s po s e d as O fte n th r o u gh
.
, ,
t h e in u e n c e of t h e E n g f or t . .
F OR T IS S A T (S hotts ) .
t h e p r o m o n to r y Cf M ON T RO S E
. . .
A n a m e d in 17 16 a ft e r Wil l ia m Au gu stu s D u k e Of
.
, ,
C um b e r l a n d Fo r t G n a m e d in 17 4 8 afte r G e or ge II
. .
,
.
th e r e w as a fo r t b u il t h e r e in 16 5 5 .
FO S S (Pitl o c hr y) c 13 7 0 F os s ach e Pr ob G f ds a ch a
. .
, . . .
,
d e s e r t fo r e s t h il l
.
, ,
m h agh a p r otu b e r a n c e h il l in t h e p l a in
.
,
FOUL A (S h e tl an d ) I c e l an d D an f ug l ay f o wl isl an d ;
. . .
-
,
f o u l v a l l e y or d e a n Cf F oul d e n N o r fo lk
d en u ,
. .
,
.
fo il fil il ) a fo r d
, ,
.
l a n d b y t h e r iv e r
a bh a in n or ( in ,
.
FOWL I S (E R o ss S h an d C r i e ff) P r on Fo wl s R OS S s h F
.
-
. . . .
-
.
E n g p l u r al
. .
tion of l ight fr t h e c l o u d s Of s p r a y T h e s is t h e
. .
c om m on E n p l u r al
g . .
W illiam Fr as e r of P h il or t h c l o s e b y in 15 04 To w n , ,
.
fou n d e d Fr as e r s fo u n d in S c otl an d fr c . .
116 0 F r as e r w as fo r m e r l y O fte n sp e l t F 7 es el T h e
. .
Ol d n a m e Of t h e s pot w as F ait h l ie .
FRE S WI C K (Wic k ) c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag T h r e s v ik Pr ob
. .
, . .
, . .
F r is ian s b ay N v ik Cf F r e s ton I p s wic h
. . .
,
.
15 4 8 Fr e n c h y Lo c h B r oo m ) G f r a och a ch h e ath e r y
, ,
. .
, ,
is l e on Lo c h Lom on d Cf F r e n c h Gal l o w ay . .
, .
c . l 8 30 .
str e am Cf R EN F REW
. . .
p or t or b ay .
kin g s fal c o n e r in 13 2 7 13 9 1 Fo u l e r
of F ou ll e r t oun e , ,
"
to un Fo w l e r s to wn or ham l e t ; fr O E f ugel c l
.
. . .
,
-
,
I c e l an d D an f u gl S c f oi d a fo w l or b ir d
'
. .
, .
, .
fur n a c e Al s o n e a r Ll a n e l ly
. .
f os s e a d itc h or fr G f ds a ch a d e s e r t fo re st hil l
, , . .
, , , .
Cf FO S S OWAY
. .
116 PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C O TL AN D .
w ith d h qu ie s c e n t, w oo d or w il d e r n e ss b y t h e r iv e r
.
Cf . M E T HVEN .
G A D IE ,R . G g a d a with e Cf GAR N GA D .
, . . .
GA RE L OC H ( H e l e n s bu r gh ) R oss G 13 6 6 G e r l oc h . . .
, ,
15 7 4 G ar l oc h ,
pr ob fr G ge dr r s ho r t l o c h as c on . . .
, ,
t r as t e d with it s m u c h l o n ge r n e igh b o u r s Lo c h s C a rr o n , .
,
T or r id e n an d B r oo m T h e s am e is tr u e r e H e l e n sbu rgh
, .
G .
,
l 2 7 2 , G e r l oc h .
G AIRN ( G air d e n
or ) W A T ER (B al l ate r ) . 2 G gar a n ,
.
-
a in ,
-
th ic k e t, or c air n , c dir n ,
a c air n .
G A LA , R (Gal ash ie l s ) a 15 00 G al l o w G g ea l a bh
. . .
,
. .
,
G al aw at e r a c c o rd in g to Bo r d e r u sa ge m e a n s t h e v a ll ey
, ,
th r o u gh w hic h t h e Gal a o w s .
G A L A S HIE L S 14 16 G all ow s c h e l 15 03 G al l os c h e l is S hi l
,
p , ,
,
in g s (O N s ka li) or h u ts on t h e R ive r Ga l a
. . S kal i is .
still u s e d in N for a te m po r a ry or sh e ph e r d s h u t Cf .
. .
S E L K IR K .
G A L B RAI T H I n c h (L Lom on d )
,
Fam il y of Galb r aith ( 14 9 2. .
,
G alb r e yt h t ) u s e d to r e s id e h e r e I t is G g a l l B r ea t u n . .
-
n ac h B r ytho n ic B r itish or We l sh s tr an ge r L ow
, , , ,
l an d e r
.
c l e a r p r o m o n to r y Cf KIN T YRE
. . .
G A L (L )A T OWN (K ir k c al d y) 2 G g a l l a s tr a n ge r fo re ign er . .
, , ,
or g a l l a a b itc h ,
.
a s to rm Cf G al l an Tyr on e G al l an a C or k
. .
, , , .
G A L L OWAY c 9 7 0 P ict C h r on
. . G al w e ya c 12 5 0 Ga l e
,
. .
, .
,
w e ia ; L a t e kr on s G al (l ) w e t h ia ( 115 8 G al ov id ie n ses )
. .
, , .
W Ga ll wyd d e l (d d ih ) G G a ll Gaid he l S tr an ge r
. .
-
,
G as o G u r ou h C r v e or b e n d
G AR S CU B E ( l g w ) g a r b h c b g u . .
,
or l fr s g u a b a b r oo m
.
,
.
G A RT C OS H (G l as go w ) P r o b G ga rr a d h cbis e n c l os ur e at
. . .
,
c f C ash B ay VVigt on ) ; or fr
t h e ss u r e l ittl e ho l e (
.
,
.
,
G c os l it a f oot w h ic h s e e m s al so to ha v e m e an t
.
,
.
,
s e r v a n t as in t h e s ur n am e s C os pat r ic k C os m u n go
,
, ,
an d C o s h .
G AR T H an d G AB N GA B E R .
GA RT IE ,
M id an d We s t ( H e l m s d al e ) I c e l g ar C r an . .
-
,
e n c l os u r e ; cf a b o v e . .
t h e h ill Cf M U R T HL Y
. . .
GAR T M OR E (Bal fr o n ) G b ig e n c l os u r e or fa r m . .
.
GA B T NA VE L (G l a sg o w ) E n c l osu r e Of t h e appl e tr e e s G -
. .
OR C HARD a n d A PP L E G AR T H
n a bh a il . .
b y t h e w ate r fa l l
.
G A RT S HE R R IE (C oatb r id ge ) E n c l os u re of t h e foa l s G .
.
s ea r r a c h
( p r o n s h ar r a h
g ) O f B a r s h e rr y Ga .ll o w a y . .
,
.
G A B T U R K (C oatbr id ge ) E n c l osu r e of t h e b oa r or h og .
G t or c ge n t uir c Cf TUR K
.
,
. . . .
str e am or c liff Cf G ar r e l (p r o b fr i d a r o c k )
.
. . .
, ,
D um frie s .
GA B VE LL OC H I (J u ra) ,
13 9 0 G arb e al e ac h
. G ga r bh . . .
r o u h sto n e ho u s e ; Or r o u h p as s G
a il ea c h b a l a ch
g , g , e ,
. .
Cf A RN G A S K an d G e r gask Lagga n
.
, ,
.
C A S S T OWN (D u m fr ie s ) Fo u n d e d by M r Jo s e ph G ass c .
,
.
18 12
GA S WA T ER (E . P r ob G . .
g a s a c h ,
f ul l of b r an c h e s ,
fr g a s a b r a n c h
.
,
. N gas . m e ns a a g oos e .
PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 119
str a n ge r O E t un t bn a ha m l e t Cf GA L S T ON an d
,
. .
, ,
. .
WA L LAC E T O WN .
or g r o v e .
G A VINT O N (D u n s ) F r a m an . . .
G E AN IE S (Ta rb at N e s s ) P r o n Gayn e s c 15 00 G e n e s ; . . . .
,
15 2 9 G at h e n n ; 15 7 0 Ga n y
,
Lik e Gan n o c h y E d z e l l , .
, ,
fr G g a ot h a n a c h (p r o n gil n ac h ) w in d y
. . N n oes .
-
, ,
.
,
n os e n e ss,
.
GE LS T ON (C astl e D o ugl as ) P r ob G ac l s t ow n
-
Cf . .
.
.
GALS T ON .
Cf H a l l o w m ass
. .
C HENA C HAN I ( L Lo m o n d ) , 2 G g ea ng a c h c r oo k e d th ic k
. . . .
, ,
an d
GI FF EN (N W
'
. S ic c . 16 00 . .
f
ce n , a r id
g e . Cf .
C e fn , S t A saph s
.
G a e lic ; fr W c ef n a r id ge . G a chad h e l d (c
.
, , .
,
C OR S O C K ) or c n oc a h ill , , .
GI FF OR D (H a d d in gt o n ) P r ob f r Hu go G y ar d c 118 0 . . .
,
.
,
in N e w ba t t l e C h a r t p 63 Or ig in of that n a m e ,
. .
d o u b tfu l .
G IG HA I (K in tyr e )
,
. 12 6 3 G ud e y ; 13 09 G u g ; 13 4 3 .
, , ,
Gigay a v e ry c u r io u s asso r tm e n t ( I s l e of G e d or .
G ug cf J E D B U R G H . .
G IG HT B r a e s Of (Fy v ie )
, P e rh c o r r u ptio n of G ga ot h win d . . .
, .
N bel p l a c e d we l l in g ; cf p l x iv
.
, , . . .
f
or p x c ii an d GI L M ER T ON Th e t on is
C o l u m b a cf . .
,
.
-
fr . a v ill age
O E t on , t an ,
. . .
as K il
GIL L IE S HILL ( B an n o c k b u rn ) .
A tte n d an ts
,
s e r v an ts (G
.
g ill e) h ill .
of t h e s e r va n t of M a r y t h e V ir g in ; G gil l e
.
littl e h il l
.
to y e a rn d e s ir e gj d a goe or n ar r o w inl e t
, , ,
.
e n c l o s u r e on t h e r iv e r in u e n c e d by M E g a r t h g ir t h
. .
, , ,
y a r d g a r,
d e n Of A PP L E G AR T H . . .
or dn s ho r t r iv e r B u t cf GARVA L D
. . .
,
p r ob m e an s b o il in g b r e ak e r s F ir s t w o r d ak in t o
.
.
f I l gj a to g us h
s e c on d pe rh
g y
e s er r c e ,
e
g y s a or . s .
, .
t h e sam e r oot as E n g br e a k br e a ke r .
, .
M UIR (T r a n e n t) a 115 0 G l e d e h u s T r an G 13 2 8 . .
, . . .
, ,
G l ad e m or ; l ik e Gl a d sto n e fo r m e r l y Gl e d s t an e a l l
, ,
in g bir d an d th e r e is a Gl e ad hil l ; bu t cf I c e l g l ad r
, . .
,
m or a h e ath m oo r m o r ass
, , ,
.
125 1 G l e m m is ,
G gl am hus l it a wid e gap ; h e n c e . .
,
.
,
op e n c ou n tr y a val e ,
.
C l e s c h u Th is l as t R h ys th in k s sho w s t h e r e a l m e a n in g ;
1
.
, ,
it is j u s t W gl as ch u (G g l as c u ) g r e yho u n d K e n t i
.
.
, ,
1
In t h e Ol d e s t M S it s t an d s D e h u but t h e D i u s ual l y t h ought
. sc ,
s
t o b a s c ib e s r o fo C L
e r er r r .
12 2 P LA C E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
ge n . c ap uill . Cf K IN C A P LE
. .
G L ENC AR S E (Er r ol ) Gl e n of t h e C AR S E of Go w r ie . .
G L EN C OE (N A r gyl e ) 13 4 3 Gl e n c h om yr
. 14 9 4 G l e n c ol e ;
.
, ,
15 00 G l e n c oy n e ,
16 2 3 c oa n Th e fo r m s S ho w t h e ,
-
.
c h om a ir g e n Of C O M AR c o n u e n c e m e e tin g of t w o
.
, ,
v all e ys ; 14 9 4 is fr G c oill a w oo d ; t h e t w o l a s t ar e . .
,
fr G c u ge n c oin a d og ; w h il s t t h e M od G sp e llin g
. .
, .
, . .
is g l ea n n c om h a n n w h ic h l ast m e a n s a sh r in e tr u l y ,
G cr oisg R is v e r y c o m m o n ly tr a n spos e d
. .
Cf . .
C OR S O C K C OR S E WA L L ,
.
G LE ND A R VE L (Tigh n a br u aic h ) 12 3 8 G l e n d a r ua i e of .
, ,
. .
,
t h e t w o po in ts G d d r ud ha . .
G L E NDOIC K (Er r o l ) P e rh fr S t D u t h ac or D u t h u s of . . .
Tain Cf D UIC H . .
'
G L E ND UC K IE (N F ife ) Ol d d u ac h y . P e r h as ab ov e .
,
- . . .
G L ENE L G (W In v e rn e ss ) S ic 12 9 2 bu t 12 8 2 G l e n l l al k
. .
,
.
Elga S e e E L G IN
. .
w h ite c l e a r r iv e r
, .
G L EN GARNO C K ( f
C c 1 24 0 P r o b .
,
.
,
.
fr G g ar r a d h a n a c h a id h e n c l o s u r e of t h e e ld
. . .
,
Cf GA B N G AB E R
. .
G LE N G IR NA IG (Ba l l ate r
) P r o b g l en of t h e l it t l e c a irn . .
,
s e e GAIRN a iy is p r ob a G d im in u tiv e -
. . .
b e ak (G goba n ) . .
t h e f o r k or t wo b r a n c h e s G g a bhal ge n gh a bh a il
.
, .
( p r on ho u l ) a. f o r k , .
P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 12 3
O ffe r in g, i t h e m ass
Cf IN C HA F F R A Y
o er en s , . e .
,
. . .
G LE N K E N S ( Ga l l o w a y) Gl e n of t h e . ri ve r KE N .
g l e a n n c in n d u i bh e .
r a i e l l a c h ie ooth
( ) l Fr G
G L E N L IVA T C g . .
'
. l iobh a it e ,
Sm ,
polish e d p l a c e
.
as tl e D o u gl a s ) G l och dir d , l oc h
(C of the
G LE NL OC HA R - . .
h e ight
.
G L EN L YON (Ab e r fe ld y) S ic 15 2 2 b u t c 13 8 0 F or d u n . .
, ,
l e oyn e
-
G lit h e a m h uin n s pat e y r iv er t h e ih an d
. .
,
,
G LE NM OR IS T ON (For t Au g ustu s ) 14 7 9 Gl e n m or is on G .
, . .
mo t h e b ig w ate r fa l l s
r ca s an ,
.
G L E NM U IC K (Bal l at e r ) Gl e n of t h e s w in e G m uc ge n .
.
,
.
m u ic a pig
,
.
q
- u h a i n G U r c h a id h t u m b l i n
g str e am
. f r G ,
,
. .
u r ch a ir g e n a i
,
r e o r a ir e ac h a. c ast th
- r o w p u sh -
, , , ,
su d d e n sa l l y .
G LE N P R OS E N (Kir r ie m u i r ) 15 2 4 G l e n pr os s in Os s w y m .
, ,
.
br os n m e a n s to e x c ite .
G LE N Q UA IC H or QU OIC H (P e r th Fo r far I n v e r n e ss )
-
G , ,
. .
ou a ck a qu ai c h or d r in ki n g c u p
,
-
.
m e an s a h ill a fair y or p e a c e a tr u c e
, ,
.
,
s ior r ad h .
G LE NT RU IM La
( gg ) a n G t r om g e n t r u im e m e a n s a b urd en
. .
,
.
, ,
p r ot e c tio n d e fe n c e an d pr e gn an c y
, ,
.
G LE N W HILLIE (S t r an r a e r ) G g le an n ch oill e gl e n of t h e . .
,
w oo d
.
124 PL A C E NA M E S - OF S C OT L AN D .
t h e kn e e Cf G l u n pat r ic k, . R os c om m o n .
po r o u s + H O LM cf t h e S c gl opp e n to b e c om e so ft
,
. .
,
.
G OA T F E LL (A r r a n ) F e l l is I c e l f e l l a h il l or fia l l a
. .
, , ,
m o u n ta in .
G OD S C R OF T (Abb e y S t Bath an s ) Go d s e l d
S ee .
C RO FT HEA D an d cf Go d s a c r e a c hu r c h yar d
,
.
,
.
g d r ra d h e n c l o s u r e y a r d Cf,
LO C HNA G AR ,
. . .
GO G O BURN (Lar gs ) .
G ga bh a l a il it for ks Off fr o m Lo c h Lo n g ; p e r h fr
.
,
-
. .
G ga l l goill a str an ge r
.
, ,
.
GOIN L (F e n wic k ) Lo c h of t h e ge e s e or b ar n a c l e d u c k s ;
, . .
L ou gh n agoy n e M a y o , .
GO LD EN AC RE (E d in bu r gh ) O E a c e r az ccr I c e l akr . . .
, ,
.
L ag er a e l d
.
,
.
GOLS P IE (S u th e r l an d ) 13 3 0 G old e s py ; 14 48 G ol s pi 15 5 0 .
, , ,
m an G ol d or G oa or fr G g a l l a str a n ge r (cf t h e , . .
, .
su r n a m e s Go u ld an d Gau ld ) D an by bi bac a , .
, , ,
w as K ilm al y .
G OM E T RA , I (Mu l l ) 13 9 0, G od m ad r a
.
y ; 14 9 6 ,
G ow m e d r a . .
G od m ad r or G od m u n d r s i s l e N a y, e y
. .
GOR B A L S (G l a sgo w
) P e r h W g or spa c io u s or G .
g ob h a r a . .
, , .
,
g oat G ,
b a il e a v il l a g
. e w ith t h e c o m m o n E n ,g p l u r a l , . .
G ORD ON (E ar l s to n ) 12 5 0 Go r d in 12 8 9 Go rd un
. W g or , , . .
( p r on g o re
) d .u n g o a t h il l b u t K il l g or d on in I,r e l a
n d
w oo d of t h e p ar s n ip s a w o r d
is Ir c oi ll n a g eu ir id in
.
- -
,
,
w h ic h d o e s n ot s e e m to b e f o u n d in G .
12 6 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
B ut it is so m e tim e s c a l l e d B a il e n a G r a n d a ic h the ,
G r a n ts v il lage
.
GRAN G E (E d in b u r gh l o n e s s D un fe r m l in e B ur n tisl a n d ,
, , ,
K e ith ) Far m (s e e A B B OT S G RA N GE ) C o m m o n in
.
.
E n gl a n d .
GRAN G E M OU T H Ow e s o r igin to t h e Fo r th an d C l yd e C an a l
.
,
b e g u n 17 6 8 at w hos e m o u th an d a l s o at t h e m o u th of
, ,
G r a n ge B ur n it stan d s Tak e s n a m e fr ABB O TS ,
. .
G RAN G E .
G r a n t s t on or V ill ag e or fr G g r cin d a ge n gr i m
,
. .
,
.
GRAN T OWN (I n v e rn e ss sh ) Th e o ld e s t kn o wn G r an t is -
.
G r e go r y l e G r a n t a 12 5 0 ,
. .
. .
, , .
,
l an d
.
G RE E NG A IRS (A ir d r ie ) Gr e e n e l d s ; G gar r ad h Cf .
. . .
F E R N IE GA IR .
L A W B e r w ic k an d C r oss m ic ha e l er w G 0 G
( ) B 12 5 ren . . .
, ,
l a we F iv e Gr e e n h ill s in En gl an d On l a w s e e p
. .
,
.
l x x vi .
O E l an e Fr is l on a l a n a a l a n e I c e l l on a r ow of
. .
, .
, , ,
.
,
hou s e s F or in g of s h ie l in g fr I c e l s ly bl a sh e l te r
- .
,
. .
, .
, .
GREENO C K G g r ia n g e n gr ein e t h e s u n
. . c n oc a h il l or , .
, , , ,
a ch a d h a e l d or N a ig a h a y ef A S C O G ) Th
, ( e r e ar e
, .
,
~
. .
s e ve r a l G r e e n oge s (Ir gr ia n og ) in I r e l an d m e a n in g .
fr G g r e a n a c h gr av e l l y or g r ia n ac h s u n n y
. .
, , ,
.
G R E NA N (B u te ) GRENNAN ( P e n po n t an d s e v e r al in Gall o wa y )
, ,
.
ll o n s e a l s o a m ou n ta in p e a k fr gr ia n t h e s u n
, ,
.
,
.
GRE T NA (C ar l isl e an d Ol d Lu c e ) 13 7 6 G r e t e n h ow e 15 7 6 .
, ,
P L A C E N AM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 12 7
G r at n ay P r o b h ow or hol l o w of gr e e tin g ; O E
. .
. .
g r t a n to g r e e t
,
i e e ith e r t o s al u te or as still in ,
. .
,
,
,
Se .
,
to w e e p I c e l g r cit a to w e e p F or s im il a r
,
.
,
.
c o r r u ptio n s Of h ow cf R A T HO an d S T O B O ,
. .
G R IM S A Y (L E po r t) Gr im s is l e N ay e y
Th e m an
. . .
,
.
G R IS A P OLL (C o ll ) G gr s ac h a c obbl e r or I c e l gr is D an
. .
, ,
.
,
.
g r i ts S c g,
r is e a y o u n
g pg
. i + p o l l = N bel p l
,
a ce
,
.
, ,
v ill age .
G B UD N E S S (S h e tl an d ) I c e l gryot sto n e s r u bb l e O E . .
, , ,
. .
g r oot sa n d t
g
,
r i n ess , ,
.
GRUINAR T or AR D (I sl ay Ga irl o c h ) Pr ob g r e e n b ay D an
-
,
. .
.
d Sw Ic e l a r t , ar d , ars t, =N fj or d
'
an .
g r bn , .
g r cc n n , + .
(see p .lv ) S om e . s ay
s hall o w b ay fr . SW . an d
D an .
gr u n d , g
r o u n d ,
a s hoal .
G R U L IN E Mu l l )
(Are s, .
GR Y F F WA T ER (R e n fr e w ) c 1160 S tr ath G r ie f ; a 12 00 . .
,
.
,
Gryff P e r h W gr if fr o g spaw n
. . .
,
-
.
b e fo r e 14 4 0 .
GUAY (D u n k e l d ) S ic 14 5 7 G gaot ha ch w in d y . . .
,
.
G U IS A C HA N (B e a u ly ) 15 7 8 an e P r o n G ll e s ac h an .
,
-
. . .
S c otc h r Cf In v e r gh u is ae h an Lo c h E t iv e
. .
,
.
w h ic h m ight r e fe r to t h e S h ape of t h e b ay T h e n am e .
s e r van t P e r h t h e r st s yl l abl e is O E O N an d
.
. . .
,
. .
,
D an gu l (l ) g o l d e n ye ll o w
.
, , .
G U S HE T F A U LD S (G l as g o w ) S c g u s h et is a tr ia n g u l a r c o r n e r . . ,
F r g ou ss e t a gu ss e t in a d r e ss or b oot ; f au l d is = f o l d
.
,
O E f a l d D an f old l it an e n c l o s u r e b y fe l l e d t r e e s
. .
, .
, .
,
Pr o f Ve itc h . .
T h e s u r n a m e is d e r ive d fr o m t h e p l a c e
w in d y . .
n ow u s u all y c a l l e d W E D A LE .
H
HARRIE S HOW (C a rl op s ) S c for H al b e r t s ho ll o w O E
. .
. .
h olg h ol h a hol l o w fr h ol a ho l e
, , ,
.
, .
v ill a ge OE t un t on H ad in g is said to b e a
. .
,
.
Fr is ian n am e so m e e ar ly s e ttl e r s Th e r e ar e t w o
,
.
Hadd e n h am s in E n gl an d .
HA DD O H OU S E S ic 16 5 4 G f h ad a l o n g ; . .
,
H A GG S T h e (D e n n y) O E h ag a a h e d ge Ol d S c h ag
, . . .
, ,
.
,
c ops e w oo d Cf Hag Pa r to n . .
,
.
Cl O E h ea l h e all I c e l h ol l h a ll a p u b l ic r oo m a h all .
.
, , ,
.
, ,
fr O E h e a l a sto n e
. . .
,
.
a b ou n d ar y ; s e c o n d s yll abl e is I c e l m yr r m yr i N .
, ,
.
m yr e a s w a m p fe n
,
Of HA R LA W ; a l s o Hal m yr e or . .
,
m u r e K e l to n
-
,
.
HA LB E A T H (D u n fe r m l in e ) G c h oil be a t h w oo d of bir c h e s . .
,
HA L F M OR T ON (C a n o n bie ) S e e M ORT ON . .
S ho r e b ay of t h e v ill a e
, g .
HA L K E R S T ON (M o ray) c 12 00 e r t ou n e ie . .
,
-
. . .
,
al so b al d r ic an d b aw d r ic
.
HA L K IR K (C aithn e s s) S ic 15 00 b u t in sa ga Hd K ir kiu .
, ,
h igh c hu r c h ; 12 2 2 Hakir k ; 12 7 4 Hau kyr c ; 16 01
, ,
a S l op e fr e qu e n t as H all in S c an d in a vian pl a c e n am e s
,
-
,
H a l l or m r H al l l a n d & c On K ir k s e e K IR K B A Y
-
,
-
, .
,
.
13 0 P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
HA R S T A N E (K irk u r d ) Bo u n d ar y sto n e S e e HA RB U R N
. .
,
( P e r thsh ir e
) an d H a e r l a n d Fa u l d s F in h av e n
, , .
HA RT F E LL an d H AR T HI L L (Wh itb u r n )
,
O E h e or (o) t I c e l . . .
,
.
hj or t r a m a l e d e e r
-
.
,
HA R VIE S T ON (E d in b u r gh ) 12 5 0 He r u is t u n .
, .
d w e ll in g .
Cf . HA L L RU LE .
G c r os g a pass cf A RN G AS K an d C A S K IE B EN ; so it
.
, , .
te n d e n c 13 2 0 H a s s e n d e n O E h oil ig s t a n d e n u
.
,
. . .
d e a n w oo d e d v a ll e y of t h e ho l y sto n e
.
,
HA T L OC K (T w e e d d a l e ) Th e r oot id e a Of b oth ou r E n g . .
w o r d s h a t (O E h a e t I c e l h a tt r D an h a t ) an d l oc k. .
, .
-
, .
( O E l oc a l oc I c e l l ok) is c ov e r in a
. .
, g B ,u t e r l y .
.
fo r m s Of th is n a m e ar e n e e d e d Cf M atl o c k . . .
HA TT ON (Ell o n P e r t h sh an d M o n tr os e ) P r ob c 9 7 0 P ic t
,
.
, . . .
,
.
C hr on A t h an = G a t h a bh a in n or (i n
.
,
f o r d Of t h e .
,
r iv e r ( c f A Y
T ON ) I r a it e a
. n n
( p r o n atta n
) is f u r z e as
. . .
,
14 00 Th r e e il l E n gl a n d
. .
l l al e c h M e l r os e = G at t on s h au gh ) I c e l h ag i a pas t u r e
, , ,
.
,
pl a c e w h ic h Is at an d by a r iv e l s id e Cf S AU C HIE ,
-
. . .
.
, ,
. .
,
a m ou n d .
, . .
S e h a ls e h ous e t h e n e c k th r oat ; h e n c e a n a r r o w
.
, , , ,
op e n in g d e l e ,
.
m ay b e fr e ith e r r oot of H AU G H t h e s e c o n d is O E
. . .
35 0 .
P L AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
HAYWOO D (La n ar k ) .
H E B RI D E S c 12 0 P t ol em y E bu d ae (p r o b too t h e s am e w o rd
. .
, ,
.
, ,
as t h e E pid ii w h o a c c o r d in g to h im in h ab ite d m os t of
, , ,
m o d e r n A r gyl e ) S ol in u s P ol yh is t or 3 r d c e n tu r y ,
.
, ,
He bu d e s ( Ul s t An n an n 8 5 3 In n s e gall .is l e s of .
,
.
, ,
str an ge rs i e N ors e m e n ; an d al w a ys c al l e d b y t h e
,
. .
,
Nor s e m e n S u d r e ys or S o u th e rn is l e s to d is tin gu is h
th e m fr o m t h e N o r th e r n Or kn e y s & c t h e N or d r e ys ,
.
,
Or igin u n k n o w n ; po s s ib l y Ol d G c (h ) a ba d a h e a d or .
, ,
c h d ba d h a n ot c h in n d en tin e u i s s u ppos e d to
( ) g i , g T h ,
.
ha v e b e c o m e r i th r o u gh so m e e ar ly p rin te r s er r o r
.
HE C K L E G IRT H (An n an ) C hu r c h e ld Or y a rd S ee .
-
.
E C C L E S ( 12 9 7 He c l e s ) E C C L E F E C HAN an d A PP L E G AR T H
, , ,
.
HE E B e n (R e ay) P e rh G f hi ad h a d e e r (cf j HA D D O )
,
. . .
,
. .
A s l ik e l y fr s h it h (p r o n h e e ) p e a c e i e tam e p e ac e fu l
. .
, ,
. .
,
,
HE IT ON (K e l so ) N hbi a hill + O E t on t u n a v i l l a ge
'
.
,
. . . .
, , ,
Cf H u yto n C h e sh ir e
.
, .
H E L EN S B UR G H Fo u n d e d c 17 7 6 by S ir Jam e s C o l qu ho un
. .
,
an d c a l l e d a ft e r h is w ife .
HE LLM U IR L ( H aw ic k ) , . N h e ll a at Ic e l . .
,
,
.
an d D an m or a m oo r m ar sh
.
, ,
.
H E L L S G L EN (Lo c h g o ilh e ad )
.
d al ; an ot h e r S a g a Hial m as d al ; 12 9 0 H o l m e s d al e 15 13 , ,
I c e l hj dl m r D an hj el m
. Cf H e l m s l e y Y o r k s h ir e an d
-
,
. . .
, ,
H e lm d on .
HE M P R IG GS ( Wic k ) I c e l h am p r D an h am p h e m p . On .
-
, .
,
.
r ig s e e BI S HO P B RI GG S
, .
be e n giv e n b y an e a r l y Ja m e s to t h e E a r l O f V igt on V
H ERIO T ( S to w ) 12 5 0 He r ie t h c 12 6 4 He r e w yt O E
.
, .
, . . .
to t h e l o r d Of a fe e on t h e d e ath of a vassal or te n a n t .
HE RIO T F IE LD ( Me t hv en ) .
13 2 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C O TL AN D .
H ER M I S T ON 12 5 1 Hyr d m an s t ou n h e r d m an s or , ,
H e r d m an s v il l age Cf HA L KE R S T ON
. .
f r F r er m it e G k pnuim s a h e r m it fr p/ os s ol ita r y
. .
,
.
, , . I , .
Cf V ic ar age
. .
H ERRIE S (D u m fr ie s ) 15 7 8 He r e is ( 15 8 5 H e rr e s il l .
, ,
,
Gl e n e lg ) HARRI S .
H EU G H O N h auga a m o u n d
. . .
,
.
v e r y c o m m o n as a pr e x in E n gl an d This is t h e o n ly .
in sta n c e Of c on s e qu e n c e in S c otl a n d .
m e n tio n of t h e w o r d Hig h l a n d I h av e fo u n d is in t h e
po e t D u n b ar w h o in 15 03 in h is D a un ce sp e ak s of a , , ,
C om p l e yn t 3 8 4 has Ba ith th r o w t h e b e l a n d an d t h e
, ,
b e a d m in ist e r e d in t h e I sl e s an d h ie l a n d s
.
t a t oe ; b u t cf t h e S c t e e po in t Of aim in q u oits or
.
,
.
,
, .
A e r d e e n an d M o n tr os e H I LL T OWN D u n d e e
( b ) ( ) , .
E m oN (F e ar n
) 15 4 4 H il t ow n H m m o
.wx F iv e in , . .
E n gl a n d .
H IN T ON (An w oth ) H in d s s e r va n t s pl ac e O E h in a .
,
. .
Cf C a r l e to n or c h u r l s p l ace
t i in . . .
H IRS E L (C o ld str e am ) S ic 15 7 2 S e h ir s l e a sh e ph e r d s . . .
,
t e r m m e an s to m o v e al o n g on t h e ham s ; bu t 7 c on
,
n e c t ion h e r e .
a m o n g h ill s a c u l d e s a c I c e l h p a h av e n p l a c e Of
, , .
, ,
r e fu e O n kir k s e e K IR KA B Y an d cf KIR K HO P E
g .
, , . .
H OUNAM (K e l s o ) c 12 00 Hu n u m Hu n e d u n 12 3 7.
.
, , ,
H o n u m ; 15 44 Hown om e P r ob ho u n d s ho m e or ,
. .
p l a c e (O E h a m ) ; O E D an an d S W h a n d a d og
. . . .
,
.
,
.
,
.
Cf E D NA M ED RO M
.
,
.
H OURN L (W I n v e r n e ss ) Pr ob a r r in or u it h a r n h e l l ;
,
. . . .
,
c o r r u ptio n of G If r e oin e w h ic h n ot a be n e w as t h e .
, , ,
c ol d is l a n d Of F in g al fr fuar c o l d C f G l e n u r r in ,
.
,
. .
,
C ow al .
H OU S T ON (J Oh n s t on e ) c 12 00 Vill a H u go n is c 12 30 . .
,
.
,
Hu s to n ; c 13 00 H o u s tou n Vil l a ge of H u go d e
.
,
.
P ad u in an m e n tio n e d in t h e P a is l ey C h ar t u l a r y c
, ,
.
116 0 Cf S YM IN G T ON an d s e e p l xx iv
. .
,
. .
H OW FF (far m Ork n e y) S c h ow is a r e n d e z v o u s ho u s e of
, . .
c a ll b u t in N h of m e a n s p r op e r l y t h e hou s e of G od
. .
w or d G m ar is big
. . .
HOW OOD (J oh n s t on e ) .
Cf H A RR IE S HOW an d PAI S L EY
. .
m e an s is l a n d
.
-
. . .
is l a n d Cf . . Hysk e r, high r o c k w e s t of Ru m .
HU G HT ON (B e au ly ) .
p l a c e or d w e llin g D an bi by n o r th e r n O E by .
, ,
. .
n e ss .
s til l c o m m o n s u r n a m e s h e r e a b ou ts .
N ay ey is l e
.
,
Pr ob r e fe rr in g to S tr o m a oppo site
, . . .
HU N GYB F LA T 13 6 1 in Lid d es d al e
. Cf S K IN F LAT S
, . . .
PL A C E -
A
N M E S OF S C OT L AN D .
H u n te r s of Haft on .
C a s tl e S ta l k e r
Cf .
.
HU N T L A W (R o x b u r gh ) S ic 117 0 O E hun t a a h un t e r . . . .
, ,
h l cbw a h ill ,
.
H UN TL Y 14 8 2 l ie Origin al l y t h e n am e of a ,
-
.
Cf H u n tl e y G l o u c e s t er
.
,
.
b e n d (G c a r )
or . .
H U R L F OR D (Kil m ar n o c k) If ab ov e b e c o r r e c t w h ic h is .
,
d o u b t fu l th is c a n n o t b e t h e s am e
,
P r ob h u r l whir l . .
,
r e fe rr in g to t h e r ive r I r vin e .
S W h us d a l
. ho u s e G beag l ittl e an d m or
,
.
, ,
b ig .
H U TT ON (B e r w ick s h an d Lo c ke r bi e ) B e r w H c 13 00 . . . .
, .
,
E n to n a P r ob n ot h u t V ill age as h u t is n ot in O E
-
.
, ,
. . .
r ath e r H u gh s v il l ag e (cf H OU S T ON ) S e v e n in E n g
. .
e n c l o s u r e on a h oo or p r oj e c ti n h
e e l of l an d
g .
p l xiv
. .
Cf V A TE RN IS H
. .
I
IB ROK (G l as go w ) ( C f c 12 00 M o n ab r oc
. in S t r ath . .
,
,
n ot far a w ay ) I m ight b e t h e Ir h y tr ib e
. .
, ,
in Ike at h y K il d a r e an d th e r e is an I r is h
,
B r oc m e an s a b ad g e r b oth in G an d in .
IDR IG IL L POIN T (S ky e ) (l F r Id r is a r e pu t e d . .
,
C ad e r I d r is W al es + I c e l gil a r avin e
, , .
, .
IDVIE S (Mon tr os e ) 12 19 E d e v y ; 12 5 4 E d e v yn . P r ob , , . .
13 6 P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
G f h a d a a bk or a bha in n l on g w at e r or r iv e r (cf
.
,
"
.
A DD an d A D VIE ) T h e s is t h e En gl ish p l u r al . .
is l e In T w e e d ) G an d Ir i n n is an isl an d al so pa stu r e
. . .
, ,
g r o u n d lin ks T h e ,
Ga e l l o v e s to asp ir.at
e h is 8 W ig .
to wn I sl a n d is S O c all e d fr t h e isl an d in t h e Wh it e Lo c h .
of I n c h Cf I N S C H . . .
IN C HA DDON (Ta ym o u th C a s tl e ) I sl e of S t A id an d ie d
.
,
65 1 .
I n s u l a M is s ar u m 12 90, In e h e afr au e .
I sl e of the
t h e m as s G a if r en n
O e r in g, ie,
. . . or a oibh r ion n ,
. or m . Cf
INN E RP E F F R A Y, an d t h e s u r n am e J affr e y .
u th e r l an d G d ir d ,
INC HA RD , L (S ) in n is is l e of t he
. . .
h e ight
.
I N C H B ARE (B r e c h in
) H ere G i n n is h as it s m ean in .
g o f .
pa stu r e gr o u n d S h e l t er e d v al l e y : an d t h e m e an in g
-
INC HC A ILL OC H (L Lo m o n d ) I sl e of n il n s l it
. Ol d .
, .
w om e n G c ail l e a ch Ru in s of a n u n n e r y h e r e
. . .
S a n c ti C ol u m b te or S t C o l u m b a s is l e in G In n is
.
,
C ol u m cf p x c ii ,
. . .
I N C HE S (D o u gl as ) G in n is a m e ad o w l in k s with E n g
. .
, ,
,
.
p lu r al Cf I N C H BARE an d P e r th I n c h e s
. . . 0
isl e t
.
I n c h of S t Ad am n an (cf K IR K E NNA N an d s e e p x c v )
. .
,
.
T h e in ch Is t h e an gl e m a d e b y t h e j un c tion of t h e r i v e r s
G r yfe an d C ar t ; G in n is an isl e or a m e a d o w .
,
.
IN C HK E IT H (in F ir th Of Fo r th an d h ill n e a r La u d e r ) a ,
. .
12 00 I n su l a K e 5 ; 146 1 Yn c h k e yt h
,
B ed e c 7 2 0 , .
,
.
,
s p e a k s of U r b s G iu di In t h e m id st Of t h e F ir th of Fo r th ;
w h ic h fr ith t h e I r ish o n c e c a ll e d S e a Of G iu d an or of
t h e Giu d s ; p e r h = t h e J u t e s fr J u t l an d M ay m e a n . . .
is l e of C lie Pi c ti s h p r in c e on e Of t h e s e ve n s ons of
, ,
13 8 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
INNE R P E F F B A Y (C r ie ff ) 12 9 6 , In r e pe r e C on u e n c e of t h e
. .
A FF RAY, w h ic h is j u s t to t h e e a s t cf al so r iv e r PE FF ER . .
I NNERWI C K (D u n b a r ) 12 5 0, In u e r wik e
. H yb r id ; G in bhir . .
c on u e n c e .
LIN T ON PO LT ON & c
Cf .
, ,
.
I NS C H a 13 00 I n su l a I N C H ; G in n is
. .
.
,
is l e or
l in k s m e a d o w , S in G ge n e r al l y h as t h e . .
s ou n d of s h .
l o c h in W S u th e r l a n d ) . S e e I NNERL EI T HEN c on .
u e n e e (cf A b
er Ba n or
g ) .Th e Ta in I n v e r w as
, .
or igin all y In v e r l oc h s l in .
c on u e n c e
.
INVE RAM S AY (I n v e r u r ie ) l R am s ay s c on u e n c e
. .
c o n u e n c e at t h e s hi e l in gs G clir id hea n Cf I NVER . . .
~
Q U HA R IT Y .
I N V ER C ANNI C H (B e au l y) C on u e n c e of t h e C a n n ic h Pr ob . .
.
t h e G ca on n ag a ght a fr a y
.
, ,
.
INVE RD OVE T (N Ol d
. d u fat h a or d ov e t h i e G ,
- -
,
. .
, .
d u bh d ih or ( it h a b l a c k f o r d or kil n
.
,
. .
,
u e n c e of t h e d ar k littl e w at e r or str e a m
.
A B ERAR G IE an d FA R G .
r o u gh r iv e r
.
I N V ERG OR D ON (E R OS S Q u ite r e c e n t u s e d t o b e In v e r
.
or I n c h b r e c kie ; G br ea c s p e c k l e d
-
.
, .
I N V ER G OWRIE (D u n d e e ) This c an o n l y m e an p l ac e in .
G ow r ie at t h e m ou th of t h e T ay .
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L A ND . 13 9
M on a n s In v e r r y
,
T h e ie is p e r h G iod h c o rn -
. .
,
.
l ik e p l a c e Cf I N GAN
. . .
S ho w s that K e il or is j u s t a n oth e r f o r m of C A L D ER ; G .
w oo d b y t h e r iv e r
c oil l e d i or .
In n e r k e t h yn 12 90 I n v e r an d I n n e r k e t h in M o u th ,
-
.
Of t h e K e it h in g l G c it h ea n gr um b l in g l am en tin g
. .
, ,
Cf n e x t
. .
s o m e G a dj e c tiv e f o r m e d fr o m KEI T H
. .
INVE R K IN D IE (R hyn ie Ab e r d e e n ) R iv e r K in d ie is t h e
,
.
G c in n d h u bl a c k h e ad
.
,
.
is G an d Ir ce ap a b l o c k tr u n k Of a tr e e ; in G a
. .
, ,
.
K n oe k ac ip I r e l a n d , .
IN VE R LE IT H (E d in b u r gh ) c 114 5 In v e r l e t al so In n e r l e it h
. .
,
.
M o u t h Of t h e Wat e r Of LEI T H T h e p r e s e n t In v e rl e it h .
is a g oo d d ista n c e fr o m t h e s e a on e of t h e m a n y p r oo fs ,
of t h e o n c e m u c h w id e r e xte n t Of t h e F ir t h of Fo r th .
I NVERNE S S a 13 00 In v e rn is
. .c 13 10 In v irn is s e ; 15 09
, .
, ,
In n e r n is S e e NE S S . .
t h e n ook Cf C RA IG NE U K
. . .
c a r it y C o n u e n c e of t h e p air Of s tr e am s ; G c (h ) a r a id
. . .
Cf C AR T
. .
u e n c e G an d Ir s n dt h a d a n e e d l e
. .
,
.
l G t s iol spa wn s h fr y s e e d
- -
.
, , , .
n oo k .
m o n to r y G r u dh a glas . .
I NVERURIE S ic 119 9 12 03 In u e r u r in ; a ,
.
C o n u e n c e of t h e r iv e r U RIE
13 00 In n e r v wr y
,
. .
IOC HD A R ( S U is t) G t h e b otto m n e th e r l an d s
. Cf. .
, . .
Y O K ER .
I ONA (Mul l ) c 6 5 7 Cu m in u s an d c 6 9 0 Ad a m n a n Hy on a ;
. .
, ,
.
, ,
Hion a C ol um c ill e Fo r m s I o n a, Y o n a , an d I a al so o c c u r
-
. .
isth m u s, or i t h on n a,
is l e Of w a v e s
M L au c h l an
-
i e , is l e of C ol u m c il l e , pe t n a m e of C o l u m b a
c . . . .
Cf K il c ol m k il l , fo r m e r l y on Lo c h Al in e , an d K il c al m
.
k ill , S u t h e r l a n d a l so A oi C ol u m c il l e , L e w is, G n am e of .
E YE isth m u s ), p e n in s u l a I o n a its e l f is c al l e d b y .
th is n am e in t h e An n a ls of In n isf ail en , an n 8 07 . .
( p r on
g g )
r ai h h. e i g ht Of t h e m oo r , .
I RVINE (r iv e r an d to wn c 12 3 0 I r v in ; 12 9 5 ,
.
, ,
r Iv e r .
I S LA R (Ban ff an d F or far ) ( 12 63 S tr a t h yl if an d p r ob t h e
,
. .
, ,
.
n e ss ,
? G ll e ad h a f o l d in g w r app in g f l os t by .
, ,
asp ir atio n .
Il 13 7 6 B ar bour Yl a (th is is v e ry n e a r t h e m o d e r n
, ,
p r o n ) c 14 5 0 Yl e S k e n e th in k s t h e n am e pr e
. .
,
.
C e l tic an d Il is c o m m o n in Ba s qu e p l a c e n a m e s
,
M e an -
.
in g d o u b tfu l T h e s is a q u it e re c e n t in n ovatio n so n o
.
,
l owe r
b u t is th is n am e Ga e l ic ?
ITLAW (Ba n ff ) Hybr id p r ob G a t h a c al m n e w eath e r
. . .
,
.
, ,
,
.
JO PPA (Por tob e ll o ) Call ed c 18 00 a fte r t h e Joppa on t h e .
,
.
,
M e d ite r r an e a n .
D A N S T ON E A
( y )
l th M o d ern ; tho u g h J o r d an h il l g o e s .
b a c k at l e a s t to t h e 16 t h c e n tu r y .
J UN IP E B GREEN (E d in b u r gh ) Q uite r e c e n t . .
E il in n ; 13 35 D u r e ; c 15 90 D e w r a alia s Ju r a ; in ,
.
, ,
M od G D iu r a . Fo r m 6 7 8 S ho w s it is I sl a n d of
. .
N d yr ay d e e r is l e V e r y fe w
D Oir ad an d
n ot -
.
, , .
N o r s e n am e s in J u r a Cf J u r b y in M an . .
,
.
K
KAI L WA T ER (H aw i c k) Ol d G c a il an a s s e m b l y or c oil . .
, , ,
a w oo d ; on Wa t e r s e e GA LA Al l r iv e r n am e s h e r e , .
-
a b o u ts ar e pr e An gl ia n so K a il wil l n ot b e S o kail -
, .
,
k e l ioch ; 14 9 4 Hopk e lz ow ; 16 5 3 K e l z e o
-
P r ob G, ,
. . .
S h u t in v a ll e y s e e H O B K IR K
-
.
,
KAM E S (L F yn e ) 14 7 5 C an l ys G c am as a c r e e k b ay
. .
,
. .
, ,
.
Cf C A M B U S
. .
KA T RINE L (C al l an d e r ) In G p r o n K e t t u r in or u rn ;
,
. . . .
-
0
of h e l l Or r in is c o r r u ption Of
fog ur r in or u it h a r n
, , .
If r e oin e t h e c old is l a n d of F in g al fr f u ar c o l d
,
Cf .
,
. .
ce a d h a t h e pa r t of a p l o u gh on w h ic h t h e sha r e is x e d
, .
KEI L (L ) OR R (F or far sh ) ,
C A L D ER
. S e e I NVER K EI L OR . . .
Cf K e e r m e n tio n e d in t h e tha n a g e Of B e l h e l v ie
.
,
.
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 14 3
K E IS GA G, B (C ap e Wr ath ) Pr ob I c e l keis a to ju t ou t
. . . .
, ,
+ aiy ag og a b ay , , , .
KEI T H T h e u pp e r pa r t Of r iv e r T yn e H a d d in gto n ,
H a d d in g t o n K e it h in 1160 is K e t h Pr ob fr C he or . . .
C a it t h e P ic t w h o gav e h is n a m e to C AI T HNE S S an d
,
Cf Ike at h y K il d ar e h y C ea t a c h race
IN C HK E IT H . .
, ,
:
,
In v e r u r ie .
( G .a ch ad h
) o f C h e th o r KEI T H
.
c oil a w oo d
, S c bur n O E bur n a a s tr e a m
,
.
,
. .
,
.
KE LL IE ( M ar an d K e l lie an d KE LL Y (C ar n b e e ) C ar n b e e
.
c oil l e a w oo d , Cf C oll yl an d A l l oa . .
, .
c i ll or c e a l l a c e l l c h u r c h w ith E n g p l u r a l ; D an ke l l
, , , . .
,
m e a n s a sp r in g as in K e llh e ad D u m fr ie s K e ll s C O
.
, , ,
.
Me ath in it s Ol d e st f o r m w as C e n an d as th e n K e n lis or
, ,
c e an n l is h e ad for t
-
,
.
K E LS O . 112 6 C al k ou ; 115 8 K e l c ou ; c 12 03
,
Or d o ,
.
,
c ou ia T h e ol d W e l sh b a r d s c all e d it Oa l ch v yn yd , of
.
w h ic h C al k ou m ay b e t h e r ub bin g d o w n , fr Ol d W . .
c a l c h v yn y d or m n d ,
y y
c ha l k
o r
l im e sto n e h e ight
.
(h e r e p r o n h a , a h oll o w, O E
) . h ol h Cf S T O B O . . . . .
KE LT ON (C astl e D ou gl a s ) ( Of a C h e l e t u n -
. .
,
t em p . Wm .
Ly o n ) Pr o b G coil a w oo d O E
. . .
, ,
. . t on , t un , a
h am l e t vill a ge Cf LIN T ON
, . . .
K E LT Y (Kin r o s s ) KE L T Y WA T ER (G ar tm o r e ) ,
. Kin r oss K .
,
12 5 0 Q u il t e ,G coill t e p lu r al of c oil . .
, ,
a w oo d Cf . .
K e e l ty an d Q uil ty C l ar e
, , .
G . c oil a bh a in n ,
w oo d b y t h e ri er, v
or fr . c a ol , n ar r o w .
K E MB A C K (C u p ar Fife ) S ic 15 17 b u t 12 5 0, K e n b ak
-
. .
Pr ob KIN B UC K, bu c k s h e a d bu t p e r h G c am
.
. .
Ol d c a m b, cf C A M ERON a ch a d h , c r oo k e d e l d
( )
. .
h e a d Of t h e pl ain
.
K E NNA G E A LL or W HI TT EN H EA D (L Er ib o l l )
,
G c ean n n a . . .
g il (n om g e a l ) p r om on tor y h e a d of t h e w h ite m ar k
.
,
, ,
fr g e a l w h ite
. White is in O E h wit S W h v it D an
,
. . .
,
.
,
.
h uid , I c e l h v it .
-
r .
KENNE T (C l a c km a n n an ) G c ean n d t h h e ad of t h e fo r d . .
, ,
or fe r r y ov e r t h e Fo r th Cf K e n n e t is n am e in 15 6 5 . .
, ,
of a R O S S S h ir e pa r is h -
.
KENNE T H M ON T (H u n tl y) S e e K INN E T HM ON T . .
B r en K e n n oq u y,
G c ean n a ch aid h (ean ) at t h e h e a d . .
,
Of the
a tu r f or t ur n e d s od Cf K e ppac h (s ic . . A pp l e c r o s s .
. .
.
, ,
s o m e m an Kjar b ar s is l e
.
,
c au l d r o n Cf C ORRIE
. . .
K E R R YC R O Y ( S B u t e ) 14 49 K e r v yc r oy
. Pr ob G c oir e.
,
. . .
e n Of t h e c r oss OY
c r ois g ,
l
Cf C R . . .
d al e s o a tau to l ogy
,
.
l an d Bar o n y D a l r y , .
KE S S O C K FERRY (B e au l y Fr ith ) 15 6 4 K e s c h e ok ; 15 7 6 .
, ,
b l oo d at C ash e l d ie d at Lu ss L Lo m o n d , C hu rc h at , . .
an d cf T om m ac h e s s aig C al l a n d e r
.
, .
14 6 P A C E NAM E S
L -
OF S C OT L AN D .
K ylb e v hh oc 14 7 5 , K il b ou c h ow 15 6 7 , b o c ho
C hur c h -
.
of S t B egh a , fe m a l e d is c ip l e Of S t Ai d an an d Abb e ss
H il d a 6 t h c e n tu r y S am e as S t B e e s, C u m b e r l a n d
, .
an d S t B e e s w e l l sta n d s n e a r t h e Old c h u r c h of K il b u c h o
.
13 2 7 , K yl c ol m an e l C h u r c h of S t Ool m a n e l a fr ie n d of
.
,
C o l u m b a (s e e C O L M O N E LL ) Ga e l s c all t h e pl ac e w h e r e .
t h e c h u r c h u s e d to sta n d C l ach a n , i e , c h u r c h . . .
( c st ill p r on ha rd
) C h u r c h Of S t C h a t t a n
. or C ath an .
,
an I r ish P ic tis h a b b ot an d fr ie n d of S t C o l u m b a Cf ,
. .
A R D C HA T T A N .
K I LC H O M AN (I sl ay) 14 2 7 , K il l e c om m an ; 15 08 , c o m an e
.
-
.
u n cl e of S t F ill a n , c 7 5 0, = t h e n a m e C o w a n . .
P e tr i D ia c on i 1600 K il c h r an an C u r io u s c o rr u ption , .
,
c hu r c h of t h e D e a n G d achm an or d ea d h an D ean . .
an d d e a c on w e r e O ft e n c o n fo u n d e d .
S k ye ) S tr ath K
. 15 05 K il c r is t C r is t is kirk ; 15 7 4 .
, , , ,
Kirk c h r is t C hr ist c hu r c h
. Cf K ILT RIN ID AD .
. .
K ILC HU R N C A S T L E (D al m all y) P r o n h rn ; 14 3 2 K yl . .
-
,
q u h ur n e G .c a ol a c h uir n s tr aits
. o r n a r r o w s of t h e
- -
,
c a irn L Aw e n ar r o w s th e r e Cf K il h e r n N e w Lu c e
. . .
,
.
13 00 K al c on e w au t h
,
Ol d p r o n K in c h ar ? G c e an n . . .
u a c h d a ir h e a d Of t h e h igh l an d
,
b u t p e r h fr G . . .
ca bin e a c h a d h a d r yin g as of h ay , , .
KI L C OY (K il l e ar n an ) 15 5 7 C ul c owy al s o C u l c olly Pr ob .
, . .
G cil l coill e t h e b ac k of t h e w oo d
.
,
.
KI LD A S t (is l an d ) S ic 17 16 S t K is un kn o wn F or du n
,
. . . .
,
c . 13 7 0 c a l l s t h e is l e I r te
,
.
K I LD ARY
(I n ve r or d on
g ) G c o ill d a i re w oo d of oa k s . .
,
.
S u th K c 12 3 0 K e l d u n in ac h ; 13 3 2 K yl d on an e
. .
,
.
, ,
.
C h u r c h of S t D on an fr ie n d of C ol u m b a m ar t yr e d at
, ,
E igg in 6 17 .
KILD B OS T A N C hu r c h
S t D r os t a n , n e ph e w of S t
. of
C o l u m b a , w h o d we l t in G l e n e s k, Fo r fa r , w h e r e
D r ou s t ie s W e l l is K il d r os t an is a n am e n ow fo u n d
.
Or ig P ar oc h , ii 40, 4 4, r e p r e s e n ts t h e s a m e m an
. . . .
KI L D RUM M Y S ic c 12 8 0 G c oil d r om a . . .
,
w oo d on t h e h il l r id ge G d r uim t h e b a c k a r id ge -
.
, , .
of S t D u t h ac d ie d c 106 2 fa m e d for h is m ir ac l e s
.
, .
Of D UIC H
. .
L e in s t e r ,
in t h e M ar t yr ol og y of D on ega l .
K ILF E A T HE R (N e w C h u r c h of S t P e te r Lu c e )
G P h e t ir . .
or P h e ad a ir Cf K il ph e d r e , S U is t
. . . .
n a c ha n ( f l o s t b y as p ir atio n ) P r ob fr S t F in d ch an , . . .
on e of C o l u m b a s m o n k s Pe r h fr S t F in ca n a, v irgin ,
. . .
on e Of t h e n in e d a u ght e r s of S t D ov e n al d .
Pr ob c hu r c h of S t F in n an of C u n n in gham a pu p il of
.
,
,
w o o d of t h e c l e ar s t r e am cf G L EN F INNAN
a bh a in n
, , . .
O E h a m ho m e vil l age ; al s o n e a r Hu ll
. .
, , .
r o ck W oo c h u r c h of K e n n e th G C
) d oin n e a ch
. or . .
Cf t h e n a m e M a c k e n z ie
. .
n ois e M o n a s t e r y d ie d 5 4 5 Cf K ilk e r an I s l ay an d
,
. .
, ,
K I LL EAN (M u as d al e an d T or os ay Ar gyl e ) 12 43 K il l ie an ;
, ,
.
,
a .125 1 E c c l e s ia S a n c ti J oh an n is ; 15 45
,
Kill an e , .
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
C hu r c hS t J Oh n of r
G J a in , E oin
. . B ut Barn e a u ,
Gal l o w ay, is fr G en , . . a b ir d .
KI LL EARN ( S t ir l in gsh ,
an d Ol d n am e of pa ris h in Ju r a ) .
S t ir l K 12 5 0, K yn e r in e
. .
,
13 2 0, K yn h e r in
c . c 14 3 0, .
c h u r c h of S t K ie r a n , s e e KI L K ERRAN , t h e
c b e in
g
l os t by asp ir atio n K yn is , Of c o u r s e , G cea n n , h e a d . . .
K ILLE A R NA N (M u ir of Or d , an d K il d o n an , S u th e r l a n d ) .
Mu ir K , 15 6 9 , K yl l ar n an e E it h e r fr S t E r n an , u n c l e
. . .
of C o l u m b a , or fr S t T er n an , s e e BAN C HORY . .
E ith e r fr G J a in Joh n or e n a b ir d
. . S e e KI LL EAN , , ,
. .
s ee p x cv . .
w oo d Of t h e b ir d e u n ge n e bin
.
,
.
,
l ow c r oo n in g m u rm u r as Of b e e s or a b r oo k ;
, bu t ,
R os c r e a d ie d 6 6 5 ,
.
of t h e P ic ts or so n s of C r u it h n e G ae l s c a l l K C a t h . .
b a t tl e Of R o r y s m e a d o w
r a on R u ar a id h , .
KI LL IN (L T ay an d r iv e r an d l o c h Foy e r s ) Pr ob G c il l e
.
, , . . .
h t e chur c h cf F in l ar ig c l os e b y Lo c h T ay
f i i ( )
h onn w ,
.
, .
B u t P e r th K is t he b u r yin g p l a c e Of t h e M ac n ab s an d
.
-
,
t h e S W I r e l an d . .
K ILL IS P OR T L (K n ap d al e ) G c a oil as p or t po r t or
. . .
, ,
h ar b ou r in t h e n arr o w s e a or str aits Cf KY L E (S )
.
. .
t h e l it tl e l o c h
.
KI LL OR AN (C ol on s ay) C hu r c h Of S t Odhr an or Or an .
,
d ie d 5 4 8 C o l on s ay n ot ORAN S A Y w as sac r e d to S t
.
, ,
Or n a .
K IL M A VE ONA IG (B l a ir A tho l e ) ,
. C hu r c h of m y d e a r l ittle
E u n an or A d am n an ; s e e p . x cv , an d c f A RD EONAI G
. .
KI LM E L F OR T (F or d Ar gyl e ) ,
K il e ith e r . G . c oil , a w oo d or ,
a c hu r c h
c il l , ,
or c a ol , s t r aits , n a r r o w in l e t . S e e M E L F OR D .
C e l t ic S c ot t , i 3 8 7 , C ill e m u in e , i e , S t D av id s , S
. . . .
W al e s, or , j u st poss ibl y, K in I sl ay ) C h u r c h in t h e
. .
th ic ke t ; G m uin e B u t Fife K is , 12 5 0, K yl m an yn ,
. . .
p r o b c hu r c h of S T M ONAN or M on yn
. .
ar c han ge l ; al so in C r o m ar ty in 15 35 .
K IL M OD A N (A r gyl e ) S ic 12 5 0 C hu r c h Of S t M od an
. .
,
c o ll e a u e Of S t R o n a n in 8 t h c e n tu r O l d a m of
g y n e , .
A r d c h at t an w as B alim h aod an .
K IL M ON IVA IG ( S p e an B r id g e ) . 14 4 9 , -
m an aw ik ; c . 16 00,
-
m an e v ak 16 02 , n av ag P r o n n ow m on e v aig ; c h u r c h
-
. .
-
of m y ow n l ittl e S t N aom h an , t h e
N e am h an M ac n a
D u ib h of t h e M a r t yr ol ogy of D on eg a l T h e G an d
. .
Ir n a om h a n (p r o n n a v a n ) m e a n s a lit tl e s a in t See
. . .
p x cv
. .
KI L M ORA C K ( B e au l y) 14 3 7 r ok C h u r c h of S t M or oc
-
.
, ,
.
( G m b r.
) c h u r c h or K IL M OR IE ,
.
K IL M OR IC H (Lo c h go il h e a d ) S ic 15 11 P r o b c h u r c h Of . . .
S an c t e M a r ie d e Ar a n e 14 8 3 K ilm o r y C h u r c h of ,
.
t h e Virgin M ar y G M oir e C o m m o n in Ir e l an d . . .
C ul m o r e S kye K is = KI LM ORE
. RO S S K is G cul . . . .
mo r b ig b a c k of t h e h ill
,
.
KI LM UN (H o l y Lo c h ) S ic c 12 40 ; c 14 10 K il m on d . . .
,
.
C h u r c h of S t M u n d Fin tan Mu n n u or Mu n d u w as
.
an I r ish fr ie n d of S t C o l u m b a Cf S t Mu n d s C hu r c h
. .
,
Lo c h l e v e n .
fr S t N e n n id ius fr ie n d Of S t B r id g e t 5 t h c e n tu r y
.
, ,
.
i n bhir , c h u r c h b y t h e c o n u e n c e
G
. c ill a n .
KI LP A T RI C K , Ol d an d N e w (D u m b ar to n ) . C hur c h of St
Patr ic k ,
w h o w as p r o b b o r n n e a r her e, . c 4 10
. .
K IL R A VOC K (N a ir n ) c 12 8 6 , K e lr e v och ; 12 9 5 , K yl r av oc
. . .
C h u r c h of S t R e vo c , u n k n o w n
.
of Ly o n s 18 0 l o c a l l y c a l l e d Ir e n ie S t Ir (e ) n ie s
c ,
.
,
.
We l l is h e r e B u t in 12 5 0 w e n d K il r e t h e n i p r ob fr
.
,
. .
G r a t ha in fe rn s B ishop Fo r b e s thin k s K m ay b e fr
.
,
. . .
E t h er n an fu l l e r fo r m Of E r n a n t h e u n c l e of S t C o l u m b a
, ,
.
C h u r c h of t h e k in g s m o u n t b u t in T igh e r n ac C in d
,
r ig h m on a igh
-
m on a id h ) h e a d of t h e kin g s m o u n t ,
.
KI L S P IN D IE (E rr ol ) 12 5 0 K yn s pin e d y P r ob G c ean n .
,
. . .
,
c in n sp h in n ea d a ir e h e ight of t h e p l un d e r e r ,
.
KI LS Y T H ( Gl as go w ) syl k p r o n l ik e s c yth e C hu r c h or
.
-
. .
w oo d of (p r ob t h e a r r o w ; G an d Ir s ai h ea d (p r o n
. . . .
sy e d ) Cf C ool s yt h e A n tr im
. .
W Ri ,
.
u
K IL T AB L IT Y (B e a u l y ) 12 7 9 K e l t al ar gyn C h u l e h of S t
.
,
.
T ol or gg a in or T al ar ic an an I r ish sa in t w h o d ie d in 6 16
,
.
K IL T E A R N (B e au ly ) 12 2 7 K e l t ie rn y 12 9 6 K e l t ye r n G c ea l l
.
,
. .
K ILT R IN ID A D (N U ist ) S ic in Po n t s m ap c 16 2 0 n ow
. . .
,
T e a mp u l n a T r ian aid e c h u r c h Of t h e T r in it
y
- -
, .
c hu r c h Cf K ILM OR IE
. . .
S t Vin in us or W yn n in an U l ste r m a n w h o c r o s s e d
, ,
o v e r to Ayr sh ir e ; d ie d 5 7 9 His n am e is al s o s p e l t .
Fin n a n cf KI L F INNAN ,
. .
t h e m e e tin g of B l ac k ad d e r an d La n gto n W at e r s cf ,
.
KINA LD IE K in or c in Ol d e r e in d is r e al l y a , ,
s u r v iv al Of t h e ol d d ativ e or l o c ativ e Of G c ea n n
( W . .
p en n
) h e ad ,
p r o m o n to r y
(cf K i l,
see K ILA R R O W ) . .
K in al die is G c in n a llt a in t h e h e a d of t h e l it tl e b r oo k
.
,
.
K IN B LE T HM ON T (Fo r fa r ) 118 9 K yn bl at h m u n d 13 2 2 .
, ,
K in b l au k m ou n t h e Pr ob h e a d of t h e o w e r y m o u n t . .
( G b l d
. t h a m on a id h ) Fo r m 13 2 2 is a S as s e n ac h S att e m pt "
.
Of t h e b r oo c h r d is t ich h e c h ie f Of t h e G u n n s
( )
b i e t ,
. .
, .
r oe -b u c k . Cf D R U M VU IC H
. .
A n d r e ws M ar e s h e a d ; G
K IN CA P LE ( )
S t . 12 12 , -
pe l .
.
c ap u l l , a m a r e CfPOR T I N C A P L E . . .
R O S S sh an d B e at of Gar te n ) C ou n ty 12 9 5 K yn ge
-
.
,
.
, ,
C a r d e n R oss s h K 12 2 7 K yn c ar d yn ; 15 36 K in c arn
.
-
. .
, , , .
K O Ne il 12 7 7 K in c ar d yn Pr o b G c in n g dir d e in
.
, ,
. . .
,
h e a d of t h e ar m i e in l e t K O N e il m u s t b e a b or ,
. .
,
. .
r o w e d n ot an o r igin a l n a m e T h e O N e il s w e r e a r o yal
.
,
H e a d of t h e b r e as t G c liat h a in . .
cr e a g, en cr a ig e
g . .
K IND R OC HIT 12 45 , O c ht H e a d of t h e -
.
t r oc k at , B r e c h in 15 7 4 , K in d r ok at .
a S l op e or b(h) dn w hite fa ir
, , ,
.
h e ad Of t h e e n c l os u r e or yar d 12 04 K e n gar f
,
14 9 7 K in ga r th
,
G an d Ir g a r (r )a d h iS = M E gar t h . . . . . .
K in gal t e n y w h ic h l oo k s as if fr G g e a l l t a n a c h m a k e r
,
. .
,
if n ot p r ob w in d y ( G g a ot h a n a c h ) h e a d
of pr e m is e s ,
. . .
Cf G E A N IE S an d B ar gu e n e y (s i
. Gal lo way
,
c .
or h e ight Of E d w ar d
.
16 3 9 g o rn e
,
K inn -
K 16 5 4 K in g or n y .G c in n . .
, , . .
c hir u (n om c br n ) h e ad of t h e ho rn or b e n d or c o r n e r
.
,
.
PL AC E -
NA M E S OF S C OT L AN D .
K IN GA IB L OC H .
He ad Of Lo c h Ar d , 85 0
. S e e A RD ,
BERVIE , & c .
h e a d of t h e gar d e n G l ios . .
Cf KIN B U C K K IN C A P L E & c
.
, ,
.
KIN M UN D Y a 13 00 K yn m on d y H e ad of .
, .
t h e m o u n t or h il l ; G m on ad h a id h
-
. .
,
K INNA B E R (M o n tr os e ) c 12 00 K in ab yr e ; 13 2 5 K yn n . .
, ,
ab e r H e a d Of t h e e stu ar y G a bh ir
. . .
KINNAIRD (D un d e e an d La rb e r t) D un d e e K 118 3 . .
,
d ir d a dj e c tiv e
,
K in n air d H e ad is th u s a tau tol ogy. .
h e ad l an d Of t h e c r y or ho wl .
K INNE IL 12 5 0 K in e l B e d e c 7 2 0 sp e ak s of ,
.
, .
,
a P en n e l t u n at t h e e n d of t h e R o m a n W a l l w h ic h t h e
-
Pic ts c al l e d P e anf ah el or m o d e r n is e d pe n v a cl W , , ,
n -
, .
for h e a d or e n d of t h e
Th e
o n ly n ow pa s s e d fr B r ytho n ic to Go id e l ic
'
. .
K INNE LL A R P r ob h e a d or e n d of t h e .
"
G c in n e as
. .
K INN ET HM ON T ( H u n tl y ) c 12 03 K e l al c m u n d ; a 13 00 . .
,
.
,
K yn al c h m on d , 15 5 0, al c h m u n d Th e
-
ak e m on d ; c .
-
.
K INNE T T LE S ( Fo r fa r
) c 12 2 6 K yn e t l e s 12 9 6 K y n.at h e s .
, ,
.
P r ob h e ad or h e ight Of t h e gl im ps e pas s in g v ie w
.
, ,
b r e e z e ; G a l ica l t e il w ith E n g p l u r a l s
or
. Th e ,
-
, . .
f o r m K yn e c l e s (s e e E C C L E S ) a l so o c c u r s b e c au s e a c h u r c h ,
o n c e s too d at t h e h e a d of t h e K e r b e t Vall e y .
PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 15 5
e ast ; al so a b o r d e r e d ge Cf K INN E IB
. . .
,
b a ld b a r e h e a d
,
m l ost b y asp ir atio n .
KINP U R N IE (N e wt yl e ) H e ad or c h ie f sp r in g f o u n tain .
, ,
G f a ar a u ain
.
,
-
.
r u a id h r dt h a h e a d or h e ight Of t h e r e d f o r t (cf
,
.
C r aigan r a K il d o n a n ) ,
R ua d h r e d is g e n e r ally fou n d .
, ,
in n a m e s as R oy .
KINRO S S .H e a d or e n d of t h e w oo d for w oo d n ot ,
,
p r o m o n to r y is h e r e t h e m e an in g of t h e C e l tic r os
,
.
K IN R OS S IE (S c o n e ) KINRO S S F or t h e d im in u tiv e s u f x
.
.
-
ie cf R O S S IE an d R HYNIE
, . .
15 7 4 K in t al e
,
G c ean n t s dil e or c in n t s dil h e a d
. .
e n d Of t h e sa l t w at e r Of p xxxv ii
or . . . .
.
,
. .
,
m ou n d ; G t br r r a
-
. .
KIN T R AD WE L L (B r o r a) a 15 00 C l yn t r ad d e l ; 15 09 C l e n . .
, ,
t r e d aill 15 6 3 C l yn t r e d w an e F in e e x am pl e of c o r r u p
,
.
S t T r id u a n a l o c al l y p r o n T r u l l e n in S ag as T r Ollh aen a
'
.
, , , ,
w h o l iv e d c 600 Cf S t T r od lin e s Fa ir Fo r fa r ;
. . .
,
a l so C L YNE n e ar by ,
.
112 8 K e n tir ; W e l s h ba r d s P e n t ir H e ad or e n d
, ,
.
of t h e l a n d G t ir t ir e .
, .
bl o c k .
Au c h ind av y K ir k in till o c h an d K n oc k d av ie K e l l s
, , ,
.
w oo d S e e KI PP EN an d KINRO S S
. .
PL A C E NAM E S
-
OF S C OTL AN D .
KI PP F ORD (D al b e attie ) . F r G an d Ir
. . . ce ap ,
g e n . ci p a ,
E d d l e sto n ;
K IR KA B Y (U n s t ) an d K IR KA P OL (ol d n am e of Tyr e e pa r ish ) .
T yr K . 5 , K e r r e pol
. G c oir e, a holl o w ) , 15 6 1, .
p ol o r b o l ,
b e in
g c
o m m o n S c a n d in a v i a n e n d in
g s = pl a c e
,
C h ur ch , in it s har d e n e d n o r th e r n fo r m kir k, is t h e
Of t h e Lo r d ) o a
( p
G k Kv pLa KOV, lit ii t os ,
.
K
D . m in ic l ,
u se d c 2 8 0 A D a s t h e n a m e for a C hr is t ian c h u r c h
. . . . .
Fo u n d in O E in L a ws of K in g Wih t r a ed , 6 9 6 A D , as
. . . .
c hir c h e ; a 12 8 0, c h ur c h e . In S c p l a c e n a m e s ar e . .
-
f o u n d , a 112 4, S e l e c h ir c h e or S E LK IR K ; 12 2 0, H op e
.
kir k o c c u r s in s e v e r a l Ga e l ic p l a c e n a m e s as e a r l y as 12 00 -
.
K ir k ab y is t h e sa m e w o r d as t h e c o m m o n E n g K ir b y .
F IE L D B A N K
(La n ar k
) KIR K HI LL
( I n v e rn e ss an d P e n i ,
c u ik ) K IR K M U IR HILL
, ( L e s m aha g o w
) KIR K NE W T ON ,
(M id c al d e r
) KIR K T ON ( H a w ick P e
,
n ic u ik L M e lf o rt , ,
.
,
Go l sp ie ) Th e r e ar e m an y K ir tons in E n gl an d
. .
r st bishop of M or tl a c h .
Boeth iu s fr ie n d of Kin g N e c h t an w h o c am e o v e r
,
,
fr o m U l ste r an d d ie d 5 2 1 S O S k e n e ,
B u t C ar b u d d o .
,
w oo d e d e ld
a c had h ,
.
KIR K C AL D Y P r o n K ir k al l d y ; c 115 0 K ir c al ad in it an d
. .
.
,
d in ; 12 5 0 K ir k ald in
-
H yb r id ; c h u r c h of t h e w oo d
,
.
KIRK C O LM (S tr an r a e r ) 12 9 6 K yr k ll m w h ic h is t h e p r e s e n t
.
,
'
pr on . C h ur c h of S t C o l m or C o l u m b a cf p x c ii
. . .
I rish s ain ts b e ar th is n am e .
PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
ne ss ap e w ith t h e c h u r c h B ut M r W J
or
c
.
. . .
K yr k e n e s . S e e S k e n e , C e l t ic S c ot t ,
i 406
. .
d ie d 6 4 2 r e ga r d e d as a sa in t an d m a r tyr
, Al s o in .
C um b e r l an d .
an d JUX T A u m fr ie s h u r c h of S t P a t r ic k
( ) C
-
D t h e .
,
in t h e 15 t h c e n tu r y to m a r k it off fr K F l e m in g . .
.
K IR K S HE A F (Ta in ) N K ir k s ka it h i e l a n d giv e n as tr ib u te
. .
-
,
. .
,
to t h e c h u r c h fr I c e l s ka tt r D an s ka t O E s c e a t a ,
. .
-
, .
, . .
,
S c at t e a c o in h e n c e a tax
.
, .
, , .
H or d a ; c 12 00 Or d e ; 12 9 6 H o r d e ; c 13 2 0 Ur d e ;
.
, ,
.
,
13 8 2 K yr k h u r d e
,
Poss ib l y fr a m an or fr G oir a . .
,
. .
,
c or n e r e d g e ; cf
,
ORD H ar d l y fr G dir d a h e ight . . . .
,
.
L ad y u r d an d N e t h e r u r d ar e n e a r b y .
v a
g( )
r ; a 1 4 00 K ir k v aw . c w a v ; 14 3 8 1 5 5 4 ,
w a w ; ,
-
,
-
15 2 9 w a ll ia ,
O N kir kiu v ag r
-
c hu r c h
.
( c ath e d r a l.
) .
-
,
l e tt e r s ar e Cf S C A L L OWAY S T ORNOWAY
. .
,
.
kir n a a c h u r n ; fr t h e c h u rn s hap e d qu a r r y ou t of
,
.
-
w h ic h t h e p l a c e w as b u il t .
s io n . K e r im or (s ic 12 5 0) w as on e Of t h e q u ar te r s of
A n gu s an d is p r ob S im D u r h a m s (a 1130) W e r t e r m or
,
. .
.
,
w h e r e wer t e r is c or r u ptio n Of O E f e or d e a 4 t h so . .
,
Al so c al l e d K il m a rie t h e V ir gin M ar y s c h u r c h
S ke n e .
,
,
to d o ; cf S T E N HOUS E M U IR p r on S t an is m ar e
.
,
. .
K IR R IE R OC K or ROA C H H I LL (Ba r r )
,
-
Old K e r e r ioc ll G ,
.
,
. .
r e y is h r iz z l e d r a v in e
c oir e r ia bh a c h g g , , .
PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 15 9
Cf K ir tl in g N e w m ar k e t K irtlin gto n Ox f or d
.
, , .
KI S HORN (l o c h V R O S S sh ) 14 7 2 K ys r yn e r 15 5 4 K e s
V
, . .
-
.
, ,
for a c at an d K is i w as a S c a n d in a v ian g ia n t w h il st on
, ,
l ittl e c h e st Cf K is m u ll Ba r r a . .
, .
tic kl e so t h e r st par t m a y b e s o m e G w o r d or w or d s
,
.
r e p r e s e n te d b i k l ? i h il l i r bh ho i
y t c e ; S O t g c o g a u s e n ,
t h e r o u gh w oo d
.
K ITT YB R E W S T E R (Ab e r d e e n ) P r ob a n a m e . . .
d a l (or G cn ap as in n e x t ) k n ob d a l e i e gl e n w ith
.
, , ,
. .
,
H ill W o k in g Kn apton Y o r k sh ir e
, ,
.
KNI P E T h e (hill N e w C u m n o c k ) G i an d W en ap kn ob
, ,
. .
, ,
S ir H M a x w e l l g iv e s 2 2 0 Kn o c k s in G al l o w a y
.
.
Kn o c k in Os w e str y , .
h il l .
t h e w atc h a G a s
or u rd ; b u t f l i l m
g a r r a r a e n .
,
-
,
a n ge r .
c in e r a r
y rn s
u .
b r o w n h e ath e r c o l o u r e d h ill
,
.
K NOC K S T IN G L (N ,
. G cn oc s iaing hil l
. .
,
Of t h e pOOl d itc h
or .
K N OXL A ND (D um b ar t on ) .
W cn ol a (r ou n d e d ) h il l o c k K n owe is j u st a so fte n e d
.
,
.
f o r m of kn oll Cf P OW fr G p ol l W p wl a pool . .
,
. .
, .
,
.
K NoYD A R T (S l e at S o u n d ) 13 09 K n od w or at h ; 134 3 .
, ,
C n u d e w or t h 15 11 K n od w ar t 15 17 Kn od or t Kin g , ,
.
C a n u te or C n u t s or d of w h ic h l ast t h e N o r s e e n d in gs
,
wor t h wa r t or t ar e c o r r u ptio n s ; in G Cr oj ar s t
, , Cf . . .
K Y L E (d istr ic t of 7 5 0 C on t in ua t ion of B e d e , ,
an c ie n t) C o e l in w h ic h m ak e s it l ik e l y to b e fr C oe l
, ,
.
H e n or C t h e a ge d t h e fam o u s ol d Kin g C o l e S O
.
,
K Y L E AK IN S e e A K IN . Cf 15 4 9 D u nn ak yn e . .
, .
KY L E S K OW or S KU (A s s yn t ) Pr ob G c aol sg dt ha s tr aits . . .
,
C HI L I S .
K Y L OE W e s t P r ob G ca ol a bh n a r r o w s Of t h e w at e r Cf
. . . .
, ,
.
A WE .
KY L E S O F BU T E In G N a C a c il B h od a ch S e e KY L E
. . .
S K OW .
L A C HS A Y ( S k y e ) . N . l a c ks d , -
sal m o n ri ve r .
Cf . LAXA ,
L A XA Y .
. . . .
S c l a d e, a m il l
.
-
r ac e . On h ope , a shu t in v a l l e y, s e e -
H O BK IR K .
LA D Y (Kirk w all ) ,
L A D YB U R N ( G r e e n o c k ), L AD Y K IR K ( N or
h am ) , LA D YW E LL (G l asg o w ) Al l p r ob fr Ou r La d y ,
. . .
i e , t h e Vir gin M a ry
. . L a d y is O E hl aef d ige or d ie, l it . . .
-
.
b r e ad m aid .
in gs in L t e m p l u m . .
l aw is a l so n am e of on e Of t h e L A M M E R M U IR S S O t h e ,
n am e s m u s t b e t h e sam e S c l a w is O E h l cew a . . . .
,
m o u n d or h il l .
LA M M E R M U IR H I L L S S im D u r h a m a 113 0 Lom b or m or e
. .
,
.
, .
Pr ob G l an n ba r r a m or l e v e l spot on t h e b ig h e ight
. .
,
.
S e e LAM L A S H an d LA M M E RLA W S .
12 8 9 Lan a rk ; c 14 3 0 L aln ar k e ; a l so L an e r c h
. Lan ar k , .
,
L an r ic k an d D R U M LA N RIG ( 16 6 3 l an e r k ) ar e p e r h all
, ,
-
,
.
t h e sa m e l e v e l spot on t h e r id ge G l a n n (s e e LA M
.
,
LAS H ) O E h r ycg h r ic S c r ig a h il l r id ge fu r r o w
. .
, ,
.
,
-
, ,
G d r u im or D RUM B u t ar k m ight b e fr G d r a c h
. .
-
. .
,
e ld Of b attl e ; an d er ch is l ike Ol d G e or o a c ow w h ic h -
.
, ,
L AN G A VA T L (L e w is ) N l an g a v at n lin g (t h e sh ) l o c h
-
. . .
, ,
w at e r ; p e r h fr I c e l l an g r D an l an g l o n g Cf
or . . .
-
, .
,
. .
L an gav ill M u ll ; v il l p r o b
, G bail vill age d w e l lin g
-
. .
, ,
.
( G l as g o w c 1 6 0 ,
0 T .h e L an s
g y d e l d LAN,
G T ON
un s
( D 1 2 5 0 ,
L an e t u n
g ) , S c l an g O E a n d D an . .
,
. . .
l an g I c e l l a n g r l o n g
,
.
-
,
.
n e s s of h ol m a m e a d o w an d h a m ho u s e s e e HODD OM
, , , , ,
Y E T HO L M .
LAN G L OA N ( C oatb r id ge ) Lo n g c o un tr y l an e S c l oa n as
.
, .
,
in Lo v e r s Loa n O E l an e a l a n e F r is l on a a l an e
.
,
.
, , .
, ,
I c e l t an a r ow of ho u s e s
.
,
.
LAN T ON (J e d bu r gh ) = LAN G T ON or p e r h fr G l an n .
, . . .
e n c l os u r e c h u r c h ,
O E t un t on v ill a ge , . .
, , .
LA OG HA L B e n (To n gu e )
,
Pop u l a r ly sp e l t an d p r on Loyal . .
G l a ogh d l h in d c al v e s r o c k
.
,
.
LAR A C HB E G (M or v e r n ) G littl e ho u s e fa r m
or
. or .
r u in l dr a c h h as all th e s e m e a n in gs .
G l et h is a half a shar e b u t L ar is p r o b fr l dr a ch s e e
.
, ,
. .
ab o v e T h e s e c o n d half m ay b e fr G bd r d bai r d
. . .
, ,
a po e t b ar d or bea r t w o r k e xp l o it a y ok e bu r d e n
, , , , , , ,
m a c h in e S O that t h e e x ac t m e a n in g is ha r d to d e n e
,
.
c 114 0 L ar gh e s
. 13 18 gys an d p r o b T igh er n a c An n
, ,
-
.
,
an n 7 11 L oir g e c c l e t
. G l ea r g t h e s id e or sl op e of a h ill
,
. .
, ,
aw
-
G l ea r y ach a id h s l op e of t h e e l d war d O E
. .
,
, . .
LA R IG H ill (D a v a )
,
G l ar ig a path w ay Cf C RIA N . .
, , . .
LA R IC H .
LAR K HA L L (H a m il to n ) A l so n e ar Bath . .
L A S S OD IE (D u n fe r m l in e ) Pr o b G l e as a od a n n g ar d e n . . .
-
S l op e fa c e = L e s s u d e n Ol d n a m e of S t Bos w e l l s
or , , ,
c . 12 00 L as s e d w yn in t h e l att e r t h e e n d in g is B r y
,
t h on ic W e id d yn a s l op e
,
.
,
.
in 17 t h c e n tu r y L e s s w ad ; r st s yll ab l e p r ob G l ea s or . .
is a p u r e in v e n tio n .
12 7 5 Lat e r n e ,
15 15 Lat h e r ou n ; c 15 6 5 L e t h r in , .
, .
P r o b G l agh r a n l a d h r a n p r o n g s f o r k s
. . Fo rm s , , , .
12 7 4 7 5 S ho w it c an n ot b e as D r M L au c h l an say s
, ,
LORN Lat h e r on w h e e l is p r ob G l ag hr an a bh a il l
. . .
- -
,
t h e f o r k s or d iv is io n s of t h e p l ot of g r o u n d fr G
.
,
.
ba ll a spot a lim b
,
With th is a g re e s t h e r e c o r d e d
,
.
sp e l lin g Lath e r o n fu il I c e l l a t r a is a p l a c e w h e r e
-
.
.
s e a l s w hal e s & c l ay th e ir y ou n g I t is c o m m on in
, ,
.
, .
p l u r al .
LA T HR IS K (Fif e ) 118 3 L os c h ir e s k . 12 5 0 L os r e s k ; a , , .
14 00 L ot h r e s k
,
P r ob G l ois gear u isge s wift w at e r. . .
,
.
Cf E S K . .
LA UD A LE (S tr o n tia n ) Pr ob Ic el
. .
l ow d al e ; . l agr , D an .
l av , l ow, an d I c e l . an d D an . d a l , a d al e .
LAU D ER an d LAU D ERD AL E
12 5 0, L aw e d ir L a u d e r d al e , .
15 60, L aw t h e rd al e , is t h e v al l e y of t h e r iv e r L e a d e r ;
c 8 00, L e d e r
. c 116 0, L e d r e , an d p r ob t h e n am e s ar e . .
str e am Cf A DD ER
or . . .
LAUREN C E K IR K Fo r m e r l y C on v e th Pr ob fr S t L a ur en t ius
. . . .
,
t h e m a r t yr c 2 6 0 Cf n e x t ,
. . . .
e g . Kin n L 12 4 3 L au r e n s t on 14 6 1 L au r e s t ou n
.
, . .
, , , .
C r am L 15 9 0 L au r e n s t ou n
. .
,
an d a c hap e l to S t ,
w as r e n a m e d a ft e r t h e l at e S ir La wr e n c e D u n d as of
K e rs e E d in b L is fr Law r e n c e s on of E d m u n d of
. . . .
,
E d in b u r gh to w ho m t h e Ab b ot of Ke l so gr a n t e d a to ft
,
b e tw e e n t h e W e st Po r t an d t h e C astl e in 116 0 .
L ar r is t on F e ll R o xb u r gh is t h e sam e n am e ,
Of t h e , . .
E n glish La rr y
.
LA W (C a r l u k e ) S c l a w O E h l aew a m o u n d h ill ; in En gl a n d
.
, , ,
. . .
u s u al l y l ow as in M a r l o w Tap l o w & c
-
,
cf F E R R IE L OW , ,
. . .
E n g p l u r al B en L c l o v e n m o u n ta in
. . . .
= L A C HS A Y sal m o n r iv e r (cf L ax ay I sl e of M an
,
.
, ,
an d n e xt u t La x a S h e tl a n d s O N l ax a y sa o
) b i l
m n , ,
. .
-
is l e
.
L A K F OR D L ( S u th e r l a n d ) an d LA X VOE
,
. 15 5 9 fu ir d .
,
-
.
.
S a l m o n fr ith fj o r d or b ay ; O N l aac N l a c ks a
.
, , ,
. .
,
c a n a l ; cf m il l l a d e
-
. .
LEA D ER R S e e LAU D ER
,
. .
h e r e f or at l e ast 6 00 y e ar s .
L E C R OP T (Br id ge Of All a n ) 15 5 0 L e k r aw G l ec a
c . .
,
. .
,
agston e tom b P e r h r at h
,
a c ir c l e r a m par t ; b u t
. .
,
c f Ir . c r ap a in for Ir an d G c n ap a n
. a l ittl e kn o b . .
, ,
c r ap ar r a for cn ap a r ra sto u t ,
.
LEO C HE L C U S HNIE (Al fo r d ) c 12 00, L oyc h e l ; a 13 00, . . .
r o ck an d s e e C U S HNIE .
s on Of B ar d u l f, w as gr a n t e d t h e l a n d s Of L e s s l yn ,
c 1130, L e s m ah a u
.
g 13 16 ,
L e s m ac h u t e C h u r c h Of S t .
M a ch u t e , d is c ip l e of t h e m iss io n a r y B r e n d a n w e n t w ith
h im to t h e Or kn e y s , 6 t h c e n t u r y Cf E C C L E S M A C HA N . .
an d L E G S M A L E E .
LE S S U D E N , Bos w e ll s S e e u n d e r LA S S OD IE
n ow St
. .
LE S WA LT (S tr a n r ae r ) 15 8 0 Lo c h S w aid 17 t h c e n tu ry .
,
L e s s w oll w ad P e r h g ar d e n (G l ios ) at t h e b as e
,
-
. .
.
o r igin ate d al l t h e e ar l y fo r m s F or w = g w or gu cf . .
,
.
KIR KG UNZEON Cf LA S S WA D E . . .
a S har e O E h a m hom e ho u s e
,
. .
, ,
.
LE T HE N D Y (B l a ir g o w r ie ) an d LE T HE NT Y (I n v e r u r ie ) 12 8 5 .
,
? G l ea t h an t ir b r oa d l an d or b r oa d
Le n t h e n d y . .
,
,
ho u s e t igh ,
.
L E T HNOT (B r e c h in ) 12 7 5 L e t h n ot h ; 13 5 9 L e t lm ot t y bu t
.
, ,
13 2 8 P e t n oc y
,
B it Of l a n d on t h e h il l o c k
. G l e t h l it .
,
.
p e r h s im pl y a p ie c e Of l a n d p it p et (s e e PE TT Y ) Th e
.
,
,
.
L E TT ER F EARN (L D u ic h ) S ic 15 09 . A ld e r c l a d s l op e fr . .
-
,
.
G l e it ir (l e t h t ir ) Ir l eit a r l a n d on t h e s l op e Of a
.
-
, .
,
an d G f e dr n a an a l d e r ; or p e r h fr l e t h oir
g l e n ,
. t h e , . .
-
,
on e s id e or e d ge ( )
o ir cf L eth er en
p a ha r b o u r in
.
,
Ar gyl e in an Ol d I r is h M S (S k e n e Ce l t ic S c ot t ii
, .
, ,
.
A L e tt e r is m ar k e d on a 17 4 5 m ap n or th
,
1
S ibbal d His t or y of F if e , e dit
s . 17 10, p 3 7 0 . .
P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 16 7
w e st of C a m ps ie
o n in Ir e l an d L e tte r fr a c k . C om m , ,
ke n n y & c
-
Cf BA L LA T ER D U L LA T UR
,
. .
,
.
t h e S l op e b e l o n gin g to F in l a y s e e ab o v e .
LE TT E RP IN (G ir va n ) T h e m pe of t h e h ill (pin p en or
.
be n ) ; cf a b ov e an d PIN M ORE .
,
.
LEU C HAR S (S t An d r e w s ) a 13 00 L oc r e s 16 3 9 L eu ch e r ie s . .
, , .
Pr o b G lu a ch air r u sh e s w ith E n g pl u r al
. . Cf , ,
. . .
L e u c h ar S k e n e Lu ic h ar Lo ch L e w is an d Ar dl o u gh e r
, , ,
I re l an d .
LE UC HA T (Ab e r d o u r F ife ) c 12 14 L ow c h al d P r ob ,
. . . .
Fife L , c 15 3 5 , L e vin D u m b L , c 15 6 0, L e v in u s
. . . . . . .
G l e am h an , an e l m (cf LE NNox ; al so Le v e n , Hu l l ;
. .
Lo c h Lo n g, L L e m an n on iu s, e vi d e n tl y t h e sam e w o r d
. .
LE VE N HA L L (Mu ss e l b u r gh ) an d LE VE NW IC K (S h e tl a n d ) . See
ab o v e Wick is N v ik, a b ay If t h e S h e tl an d
. . . n am e
b e r e a ll y pa r tl y Ga e l ic , it is al m ost u n i qu e .
LEVERN (Paisl e y) P r ob . .
= LE VE N . Cf . M ORVEN an d M OR
VERN .
m on l y sa id to b e I c e l h lj bt h h u s , O E hl a d h u s , l o u d
. . .
r e s o u n d in ho M a t P o M K
or
g us e r in an d r f
in n on . .
sa
y fr G l e oi
.
g ,
a m a r sh ,
.
w h ic h is app r op r ia t e , bu t
has n o s u ppo r t fr o m e ar ly fo rm s .
LHAN B RY D E (M o r ay) G l an n B r id c hu r c h of S t B r id e . .
,
.
S e e LA M LA S H an d K I L B RI D E .
an d C ar n w L c 118 6 L ib e r t u n
. L e p e r to w n ; G
.
, .
, .
-
.
l obh a r S o m e tim e s c a l l e d
. S pit al t own i e pl a c e of
,
. .
,
t h e l e p e r hosp ita l .
LI DD E S D A L E (R o xb u r gh ) 117 9 Lid e l e s d al e Gl e n or d al e .
, ,
( O E d
. ue l I c e l an d D an
. d a l ) of t h e Lid d e l Wat e r c
, . .
,
.
PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
Ir e l an d is Ir an d G c l uain l uibh m e a d o w of h e rb s
,
. .
,
.
O E l e df ,
. . a l e af .
LI M E K I L N S (D un fe r m l in e ) L IM E R IG G (S l am an n a n cf BONNY , ,
.
RI GG LI M E R OA D (Fal kir k )
,
.
Pool (W l l yn ) on t h e r iv e r C L UD EN . .
L IN CU M D OD D IE (ha m l e t in P e e bl e s s h n ow e xtin c t ) P r ob ,
. .
W l lyn c am c r ook e d l in n or
.
,
d od d y ,
a r o u n d e d h ill s e e D O DD , .
poo l or l o c h n e ar t h e w ate r (t h e T ay) w it h E n g
,
.
p l u r al s Cf P ol d or e s B ur n C ar sphairn H ar d l y fr
. .
,
. .
G d or a n an otte r
.
, .
d al e in t h e 12 t h c e n tu r y T h e r s t kn o wn of t h e fa m il y .
,
R an d o l ph d e Lim e s ay or Lin d e s e y w as a n e ph e w of ,
W il l iam t h e C on qu e r or an d c am e ov e r with h im Th e ,
. 0
n am e m e a n s l im e tr e e or l in d e n isl e N a y e y
-
.
,
.
,
l in g or h e ath e r isl e
Cf Lin gh ol m (s e e H O LM )
.
.
S t r on s ay an d Lin gr ow S c apa , , .
or pool
.
p l ain l y B r ytho n ic = d e a r br oa d l ak e W l ly n C o r n
,
.
,
.
,
. or , .
,
.
,
b r o ad an d W c u d e ar , Cf G L A S G OW .
,
. . .
P L AC E NAM E S -
OF S C O TL AN D .
e ll o w o K d S b
y
g l d e n Cf ,
IL B O W IE a n t r on u
y . . .
O E bur n a a s tr e a m r ivu l e t
. .
, ,
.
of s u n s h in e .
on t h e d s e e p xx x vii B u t cf Lo c h foot a l so in D u m
,
. . .
,
fr ie s .
s ho r t .
In n e r ge lly, see AB E RG E L D IE .
it s shap e .
LO C HINVAR (D al r y K ir k c u d br ight) 15 7 8 in w ar 16 3 9 ,
.
,
-
r u sh e s .
m ab a n ; c 13 2 0 L oc h m al b an 15 02 m ab a n e Lo c h -
.
, , .
LO C HMADD Y F r G m ad ad h a w ol f w il d d og Cf P OL
. . .
, ,
. .
~
.
M A D IE .
LO C HNA G AR (Ab e r d e e n ) Lo c h Of t h e e n c l os u r e d yk e .
, ,
m o u n d ga r d e n G g dr ad h
,
. .
G l och r u ad h r e d r u d d y l o c h
. t on b u t cf p l xxv
, , ,
-
,
. . .
l oc lI of t h e tu r n or b e n d (c or ) Of S T RA C H UR
c h ur
. . .
,
l ik e t h e l o c al p r on s till ) ; a 12 07 W in n oc 17 10 . .
,
-
,
-
w hin ye oc h F r S t Win n oc d im in u tiv e of W yn n in
. .
, ,
d ie d 5 7 9 ; s e e KI L WINNIN G .
PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D . 17 1
LO C HY R ,
. an d L (In v e rn e s s )
. . a . 7 00, A d a m n a n , L ac u s
L oc h d iae ,
14 9 6 ,
L oq u h 14 7 2 Lo c ha
y p r o b ,
t o o , .
N ig r a D e a in A d am n an if S O, it is t h e C Ir l bch , .
. .
bl a c k , d e a , a r iv e r n a m e in I r e l an d or , as it s m o d e r n -
an d Ir a c h a d h , a e l d . .
D an bi by (cf p l x iii)
. Al so cf Lo c k e r l e y R o m s e y
,
. . . .
, ,
an d Lo k e r e n B e l giu m , .
littl e hol l o w Cf LO G IE . . .
LO G IE (B r id ge of A ll an an d C u par ) L OG IE A L MON D (P e r t h , ,
s e e A L M ON D LO G IE BU C HAN LO G IE C O L D S T ONE ( A b e r
) , ,
LO G IE EA S T ER (R OS S LO G IE PER T (M on
tr os e ) M o r e than on e of ab ov e c 12 10 L ogyn i e
.
,
.
, ,
. .
,
w ith E n g d im in u tiv e s ui x ie fo u n d as e a r l y as 12 7 0
.
-
, ,
Lo gy i e Logie E aste r an d a 13 00 Lo gy in
,
. .
, ,
.
,
B u c ha n On P e r t cf PER T H .
,
. .
t h e r e n t or s su r e
.
LO M ON D L an d B e n an d LO M ON D H I LL S (Fife ) c 12 25
,
.
, . .
,
L oc h l om n e P r ob G l eam h n a or l ea m ha n an e l m
. . .
,
.
Cf LEVEN . On t h e d s e e p x x x v ii .
, . .
( c 12
. 0 A D
) L L e m an n on i u s ; if. so =. LEVEN an d .
,
LO M O N D l o c h of t h e e l m s (G l e am h an ) B ut in 17 7 6
,
. .
it is Lo u n g w h ic h is G l on g l u in g a sh ip , Cf LUIN G .
, ,
. . .
for ge n d b u t Ac t a S a n c t or um L an for t in w h e r e l a n m u s t , ,
m e an c hu rc h
( s e e LA M L A S H
) A h r c h is sa to
c u id .
ha v e b e e n b u il t h e re a 5 00 by S t M on e n n a or M e d an a , .
,
.
F or m ay b e Old G f ot h ir bit Of l a n d (s e e FE TT ER
.
,
AN G U S ) b u t t h e W hol e n am e is p e r pl e x in g .
LON GF OR MA C U S (D u n s ) ? G l an n f ot hir M ac c us c h u r c h . .
,
on t h e l a n d Of M a c cu s w h o liv e d l l e r e ab ou t s c 115 0
.
, .
r e fu e s e e H O B K IR K LON G ANHI Ba
g ) ,
M LL
( n ff
) L O N G RIG G , ,
big m e a d o w b y t h e r iv e r
a bh a in n or d n ,
.
LON MA Y a 13 00, Lu n m e c 14 45 , L m ai
y j . .
a 15 00, Lu m m e y
. G l bn m aigh , m ar sh or m e ad o w
. .
in t h e p l a in Cf C A M B US 0 M A Y
. . .
t h e S c ots in D al r iad a c 5 00 A D ,
. . .
LOS K IN L (D u n oo n )
, . G l osgan n a fr og . .
, .
LAKAY) P e r h fr G l as to b e an gr y spar kl e sh in e
. . . .
, , , .
LO T H (B r o r a) 15 6 5 Loth e Pr o b G l at ha ch c l ay m u d
.
,
. . .
, , ,
G o l sp ie .
LO T HIAN Eas t We st an d M id c 7 3 0 B ed e r e an n 6 5 4
, , ,
. .
, , .
,
9 7 0, P ic t C hr on , L oon ia ; c 112 0,
. L ot h e n e . .
n e c t e d w ith G l d b h ) a n or l dt h a c h , m ir e , c l a , a ll u v ial
( .
y
so il ; po s sibl y fr O E l ead , a p r in c e , or l eod a , p e op l e . . .
G l oc h r isg l o c h with t h e r u s h e s
.
,
.
as an A yr sh ir e s u r n am e fr 14t h c e n tu r y . .
LO VA T (B e au l y ) Pr o n Lil v at Lo v e t P e rh G
'
. . . . . .
l obh t l obht a ,
a l o ft h igh oor ; or l uibh ait e h e rb
,
,
-
,
pl a c e d istr ic t ab ou n d in g in pl an ts
,
.
LOWE S L of (S t M ar y s
,
. T h e w is p r o n as in h ow
.
.
Pr ob D an l av I c e l l dg r M E l aw l ow Cf Lo we s
. .
,
.
-
,
. .
, . .
w ate r .
P ol it Ar i t h m e t ic iv 6 9 t h e L ow l an d Of S c otl a n d
. In ,
.
,
-
.
PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AND .
LU M WHA T P r ob G . . l bn ch a t t ,
m e ad w , o
or
o r ass Of t h e w il d c at
m Cf A L W HA T .
. .
LUNAN B A Y (M o n tr os e ) S ic 12 5 0 G l un n an w av e s . . .
, .
LUN C AR T Y (P e r th ) P e r h 12 5 0 Lu m ph or t yn ( C h a r t u l S t
. .
,
.
w h ic h l oo k s l ik e G l bn f or t a in m e a d o w of
.
,
f o r tu n e l u c k ; b u t 14 6 1 L on gar di p r ob m e a d o w of
, , ,
.
j u stic e G ce a r ia s t a is S c o n e pal ac e b e in g n e ar b y
.
,
-
,
.
Of 15 6 4, L u n c ar t is in G l e n t il t h
. .
4
LUN D IE (D u n d e e ) P e r h n e x t . . .
D e L u n d in f o u n d il l F ife in t h e 12 t h c e n tu r y w e r e t h e
, ,
k in g s h e r e d ita r y h os t iar ii or d oo rk e e p e r s h e n c e t h e
n a m e th e y too k D u r w a r d d oo r w a r d
.
,
LUNNA an d LU NNA S T IN G (S h e tl an d ) Lu n n a is p e r h I c e l . . .
l u n d r a a gr ov e c o m m o n in p l a c e n a m e s ; or (fr it s s u p
, ,
-
.
h il l a b e at e n path
, Cf LAIR G an d PI T L UR G .
. .
LU S S (L Lo m o n d ) S ic c 12 5 0 Pr ob G l us an h e rb
. . . . . .
,
,
pl an t Cf C RUA C H LU S S A
.
. .
l ace d sa l m o n r iv e r
-
,
Cf : LAXA -
. .
LU T HE R M U IR (La u r e n c e k ir k ) T h e n a m e L u t hir is fr e qu e n t in .
Ol d Ir M S S M u ir is S c for m oo r O E an d I c e l m br
. . .
, . . . .
f o u l w at e r Cf LO T E RIE . . .
LY B S T ER (Wic k ) T h e y p r o n as in l yr e ; 15 3 8 Libis t e r
. .
,
.
B il b s t e r ) A l so s e e LE E . .
w ild b oa r (t or e ) .
LYO N R ,
. S ee G LEN L YON . T h e I r ish Lyon s ar e
fr t h e. tr ib e
O L ia t h a in , an d the n a m e O L e h an e is s t il l
fou n d .
M A CB IE H I LL (D ol ph in to n ) C ol d c oat w as b ou ght b y .
W m M on tg o m e r y in 17 12 an d n am e d b y h im afte r
.
,
M a c b e th or M ac bie H il l Ayr sh ir e ,
.
MA C HA R Ol d an d Ne w (Ab e r d e e n ) a 13 00 E c c l e s ia
,
. .
,
b e at i S t i M ac h or ii M ac h or w as a d is c ip l e of S t .
C ol u m b a .
sha ll o w pl a in or lin k s N n is h or n oes n e ss c ap e
,
.
, ,
r oot Of m a gh is p r o b
( cf A RD. A L A N IS H
) T h e m ag . .
,
t h e pal m of t h e h an d
.
t h e m e rr y or w an to n on e (m ear )
M er r y is a S o
. .
s u rn a m e .
d e r d yn P r o b G m e ad a ir d un h ill l ik e a l ittl e
. . .
,
pa il or c ir c ul ar w o o d e n d ish .
M A DD IS T ON (Po l m o n t) Pr ob G m a d a d h a id h w Olf w il d . . .
,
-
, ,
d og t on (s e e pp l xx iv l xxv )
,
H ar o ld S OII Of t h e E ar l .
,
.
,
of A tho l e in 12 t h c e n tu r y w as c a ll e d
,
M ad d ad s on ,
.
M A E S HO W (S t e n n is ) A fa m o u s c ham b e r e d c a ir n S ag a
. .
,
Ork ah au g i e m ighty c a ir n an d h ow is j u s t a c or
,
.
,
.
,
d w e l lin g v ill ag e to wn , , .
MAGDA L EN GREEN (D u n d e e ) .
M A HA IC K L (D o u n e ) , P e r h G m a i a it che m y gr e e n
. . . .
,
c o u n ty Of O E m ed d a n h 5 id dl p t H th
, y m e or . or .
y e , .
17 6 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
S hap e
.
T h e M a id e n s is t h e n a m e of r o c k s on t h e w e s t
.
of S ky e an d n e ar K irk os w ald
, .
l a n d i e m a in l a n d c o n tin e n t I c e l m eg in m e a n s
. . . .
, , ,
m ight or t h e m a in par t
.
m on n am e of a fa r m st e a d in g or l ittl e gr o u p Of ho u s e s or -
, ,
to r e m ain R id d e l l of c ou r s e give s t h e o wn e r s n am e
.
, ,
.
M A K E R S TON (K e l so ) 125 0 M al k ar u is t u n 12 9 8 M al c ar is
.
, ,
to n a M al c ar s t z in or ha m l e t
. .
or agr e e m e n t I c e l m a l
.
M AM B E G (G ar e l oc h ) G m d m beg littl e r o u n d h il l l ik e a. .
,
b r e ast ; L m am m a . .
no es a n e s s p r o m o n to r
, y , .
M A NN O F IE LD (Ab e r d e e n ) .
O F r m a n oir e ir er l a n d b e l o n gin g to t h e l o r d of t h e
. .
,
-
,
-
,
m an o r M an o r w as t h e N o r m an n am e for to w n sh ip
. .
Vill a s q u as a m a n e n d o m an e r ios v u l go v oc am u s
,
Or d e r ic u s Vita l is c 1141 M ay b e G m a in n ir a ,
. . .
,
c attl e
p e n a n d-
cf M a n o r b ie r an d M an or d il o W a l e s .
,
.
T h e l o c al p r o n is Mes n e r . .
top Of a m o un tain a c ol ,
.
MANUEL (Po l m o n t) S ic 12 9 6 13 01 M an e w e l l Pr ob W .
,
. . .
m a en a s to n e ,
F r v il l e to wn sh ip (cf BO T HWE L L ,
.
,
.
,
MAXWE LL al s o cf S LAMANNAN w h ic h is to t h e so u th of .
,
this) N o p r o o f that it is a c o n tr a c t io n fr o m Im m an u e l
. .
a b ou gh b r an c h b r a n c h of a r iv e r
, ,
.
m on t ) at t h e m ar c h or b o r d e r T h e n am e
an d cf F r . . .
P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
A r m o r ic a n m il v id , a th r u sh ) . T h e G for th r u sh
. is
s m e br ac h .
C ARS E .
G m a ig h ea c h ) al so sp e l t m alkin Th is l a s t in E n g is
.
.
.
, .
a va r ia n t Of M ol l kin l ittl e M ar y -
,
,
u s e d f or a w e n c h or ,
a S C RIC C IOW
.
(cf BO T.HWE LL
) Th is is s im p l
y a c o n j e c tu r e
. b u t on p
an d b cf : p x xv i ,
. .
M AX T ON (S t Bos w e l l s ) 116 5 12 14 M ac k u s t u n
is t u n .
, ,
-
,
M ax t ou n c 12 4 0 M ak e s t u n F r a m an M a cc u s m e n
.
,
. .
, ,
t ion e d in C ha r t u l M el r os e c 114 4 Cf t on p l x x .
,
. . .
,
. .
v il l e b e in g t h e N o r m a n for t on ha m or to w n sh ip (s e e , ,
p l xxx ii an d cf BO T HWE LL ) T h e s u rn a m e is f o u n d c
.
,
. . .
119 0 as M a x w e ll ; 12 9 0 M ac s we ll e ; a 13 00 M ax e u e l l , .
, .
M A Y I sl e of (F ir th Of Fo r th )
,
c 12 25 Or kn ey S a g . .
, . .
,
M ae yar c 12 7 2 P r ior at u s d e M ay P r ob fr I c e l
. . .
, . .
m d r a gu ll ; cf I c e l m o i gr an d s e a m e w s ha u n t
-
,
. Th e .
-
,
-
.
ey a r m e a n s is l e
-
.
t h e w at e r or p e r h fr ba ogh a l a il d a n g e r . .
,
-
, .
M EAD OW F IE LD (Air d r ie ) .
M E A L F OU RVOU N IE (L Ne ss ) G m ea l l f u ar a bhu in n e c o l d
. . .
- -
,
M E AL LA N T S U ID HE G h il l of t h e s e at it is a pa r t of
. .
B e n N e vis .
s e v e n so n s of t h e l e ge n d ar y C r u it h n e fath e r Of all ,
t h e P ic t s Al l t h e g u ttu r a l s m u s t h av e b e e n l o s t b y
.
asp ir ation Cf M OY . . .
M e r n is Pr ob G m dgh ebrn a e ld or p l a in of b ar l e y
. . .
,
a l so cf ab o v e Th e s is t h e c o m m o n E n g p lu r al
. .
. .
M E GGA T WA T ER (S t M a r y s 12 00 ge t e ?G
c .
,
-
. .
m e ig e a d t h e c r y Of a k id ,
.
l ic h b l e atin g
,
.
( D o rn och
) & c S c m e ikl e m u c kl e O E
,
m ic ol m yc ol
. .
, ,
. .
, ,
re at l a r ge
g ,
.
p o p a r e y w oo d e fo r m
(
( r n ow r
) .l in of t h e
g ,
cf t h
.
M e orn e s v M EARN S ) T h e sp e l l in g h as b e e n c o n fo r m e d
,
. . .
to a k e n t w o r d .
M E LD RUM Ol d an d N e w (Ab e r d e e n ) 13 3 0 M e l gd r um
,
.
, .
,
-
,
.
ha v in g s w o ll e n c h e e ks ; bu t cf al s o A B E R M IL K T h e . .
I ris h M e e ld r u m is fr G an d Ir m a ol b ar e . . .
,
.
G m a ol b ar e or I c e l m el r a san d d u n e c o v e r e d w ith
.
, ,
.
-
,
-
b e n t a sa n d b a n k + N f jor d
,
a r th or b ay Cf -
, . , . .
M EL NE S S (To n gu e ) 15 4 6 M e ll e n e s s On M el s e e ab ov e .
,
.
n ess is N n o e s lit a n os e .
,
. .
m oo r r os h e r e is n ot t h e G r os a p r o m o n to r y b u t .
, ,
r ath e r C o rn r os a m oo r .
,
.
M E LVI C H (R e ay ) M el (s e e M E L F ORD ) + N v ik a b ay . .
, .
d e M al av il l a c 12 3 0 5 0 L m a l a v il la F r m a l v il l e
-
. .
, . .
, ,
m e an s b ad to wn s h ip Bo n vill e al so is a S c ottis h
.
s ur n am e .
h ill Cf C AM P S IE an d M A M B E G
. . .
1
B u t in S c ot l an d t ill r e c e n t l y M e l v i l l e w as c on s t an t l y c on fou n d e d
wit h t h e r ad ic al l y d iffe r e n t n am e M e l v in In h is n e ph e w s L a t in .
l e t t e r s t h e g r e at n d r e w M e l il l e is A
lw y
M e l v in u s ; an d ol d v a a s
c h a r t e r s O ft e n h av e
M e l in or M el in g for t h e s ur n m e M e l il l e
a v .
Cf . D U NF E R M L NE an d S I
RL NG TI I .
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
M E MU S
M ENM UIR (B r e c h in ) 12 8 0, M e n m or e t h
. P uz z l in g ;
c . . p e rh .
C o r n m en W .
,
m a en , a sto n e , or ? G m ean , lit tl e ,
. . Sc .
an d I c e l m or , a m oo r
m u ir , OE . . . .
M E NS T B IE (Al l oa ) 12 6 3 , M e s t r e t h . . Pr ob G m a gh s r at h /1 . .
,
m e a s m e a n s fr u it .
M ERC HI S T ON (Ed in bu r gh an d Fa lk ir k ) E d in b M 14 9 4 . . .
,
b u t m o r e p r ob f r M u r c h a G for M u r d o c h or M u r c hy . .
,
.
,
as in M M u r c h y M u ir c h u o c c ur s as an Ir ish n am e in
.
t h e 7 t h c e n tu r y .
m a r sh T h e fo r m e r m ight w e l l b e l a n d on t h e m a r c h
.
or b o r d e r s of E n gl a n d O E m ear e F r m ar c h e . .
, . .
M E RT OU N (S t Bo s w e ll s ) .12 5 0 M e r it u m O E m e r e t un
.
,
. . .
,
d w e l l in g b y t h e m e r e or l a k e Cf M e r to n N D e v o n
. .
, .
b o ggy w oo d Cf D ARVE L
. . .
M E T H L I C (K ) (E ll on ) a 13 00 M e t h e l ak Pe rh M E T HI L . .
,
. .
,
a h il l h il l o c k,
Cf M ORT L A C H an d M U R T HL Y . . .
M E T HVEN (P e r t h ) 12 5 0 M e t h ph e n ; 15 00 M e c h wyn n .
, ,
.
? G m a gh a bh u i n n
. p l a in of t h e r iv e r Al m o n d Cf ,
. .
M e e h e yn Ol d n am e of D A L S ER F of c o u r s e r e fe r r in g t o
, , ,
t h e r iv e r C l yd e .
M E Y (D u n n e t ) Pr ob on e Of t h e m an y fo r m s of G m agh
. . .
,
a p l ain or e ld
.
aiy a b ay
,
Cf A RI S AI G & c . .
, .
M ID C A LD E R M ID C L Y T H M ID Y E L L & c
,
S e e C A LD ER , ,
.
,
C LY T H & c ,
.
O E an d D an m id d e l + D an bi by n o r th e r n O E by
. . .
, , ,
. . . .
M ID D LE M (S e l kirk ) P r ob O E m id d e l h dm m id dl e ho m e . . . .
,
vil l ag e Cf M id d l e ha m Y o r k sh ir e an d p l xxv i
or . .
, ,
. .
M I DD L E T ON (S of E d in bu r gh ) . T h e p r e v io u s t wo on t on .
,
cf p l xx iv
. . V e ry c o m m o n in En gl an d . .
M I L T ON (Au c h e n d in n y Ba n n o c kb u rn G l asg o w) M I L T ON , , ,
B r o d ie M il to n Of Balg o n ie M il t o n of C am ps ie M ilto n
, , ,
E n gl a n d .
M IN C H (C h an n e l L e w is ) D o ub t ful Of L a M a n c h e t h e,
. . .
,
sl e e ve Fr e n c h n am e Of t h e E n gl ish C ha n n e l
.
,
bac k
r id g e l it
. .
,
M IN GA RR Y C A S T L E (Ar d n am u r c h an ) 14 9 9 M e n gar ie .
, .
G m in gcir a d h s m ooth e n c l os u r e or g ar d e n
.
,
.
M INIS HA N T (M a yb o l e ) P r ob G m u in c s can t S a c r e d ( L . . .
,
.
s a n c t us
) th ic ke t C f C L A YS HA N T .
. .
s n l it h .
M IN TL AW ( P e t e r h e a d ) P r ob G m oin e i l a ch a m o s s of t h e . . .
,
w il d d u c k s as th e r e is a m o s s h e r e b u t n o l aw or
, ,
h ill Cf M IN IS HA NT an d M ON T RO S E
. . .
M IN T O (R o xb u r gh ) an d M IN T O H I LL an d C B A IG S S ic 12 7 5 .
12 9 6 M yn e t owe c 13 2 0 M in t h ov
,
P r ob G m oin .
,
. . .
t e a c h a m e s s y s po t
,
S c h ow O E h olh h ol y a ,
.
,
-
. .
, ,
ho l l o w a hol e ,
.
p l a in of t h e c ir c l e Cf M EARN S M OY
. . .
,
M op m . 12 9 6 M offe t e P r ob G m agh f a d a l o n g pl ain
,
. . .
,
,
it s v e r y S ite cf a b ov e . .
fj o r d ; I c e l m od d u st S w m od d m u d ; an d s e e
. .
, , ,
K N OYDA B T .
S a id to b e R iv us M ol en d in a r iu s t h e m il l e r s str e a m
,
b u t 118 5 l oo k s l ik e G m ea l l n a d h u in n c (or d on n ) d r d .
,
h ill .
PL A C E NAM E S
OF S C OT L AN D . 18 3
or m o u n ta in ( m o n ad h
) .
M ONAN S S t (E l ie ) S a id to b e fr Al on an us Ar c h d e ac o n Of
,
. .
,
S t An d r e w s kil l e d on l s t M ay 8 7 1 ,
S t l lf oin cn n w as .
B ishop of C l o n fe r t d ie d 5 7 1 an d S t M on yn or M od ,
w e n n a w as a fr ie n d of S t Patr ic k d ie d 5 19 ,
.
an n 7 2 6 M on id C r oib an n 7 2 8 M on agh C r ae b i
.
,
G .
,
. .
m ona d h cr a oibh h il l Of t h e tr e e s or c r u bh a Of t h e
,
,
,
M ON C UR M ON QU HU R (C ar m yl ie ) Pr ob U l s t An n ar m
,
. . .
, .
7 2 8 M on it c ar n o w h ic h w il l b e G m on a d h c dr n a ic h
, ,
.
,
cur s e e m s
-
t o b e fr G c a r c uir a tu rn b e n d cf . .
, , , , .
S T RA C HUR .
a od a in
( W c i d d yn
) h i l l y s
. l op e o r f a ce ,
.
M ON E S S (Ab e r fe l d y ) G m on a d h e a s hil l of t h e w at e r fa l l
. .
,
-
.
M ON EYD IE ( P e r th ) 12 9 4 M on e d y an d S O s till p r o n
. G , ,
. .
m on a d h a od a in ( W c id d yn ) fa c e or s l op e of t h e
.
,
h il l .
m oss g h l o s t b y as p ir atio n
, .
fe th M on ifod h foth
,
G m oin e f od ha l o w e r u n d e r
,
-
. .
,
,
m oss or m oo r
.
E gl is M on ic h t i i e p r ob G c a gl a is m an a ic h t igh c h u r c h
. .
,
. .
-
,
of t h e m o n k s ho u s e f o r m M on ic h i is a l so fo u n d
.
P r o b G m oin e m il m oss or m oo r b y t h e m o u n d or
. .
,
h Ill G m c a l l
.
, .
M ON IM US K (Ab e r d e e n ) . S ic 13 15 bu t c . 117 0, M u n im u s c .
M ON K LAN D Ol d an d Ne w (G l as go w )
, 13 2 3 M u n kl an d .
,
.
Th e l a n d b e l o n ge d to t h e s e e of G l as g o w .
M ONRE IT H (Wigto w n ) Ol d .
,
Mu r it h , M e n r e t h e . Perh G . .
m oin e r i a bh a ch , oo r g r ey m .
12 00 M e n t e t h
,
P r ob G m oin e t cich id h m oo r Of t h e . . .
,
ight T h e r iv e r T e it h in G is T (h ) aic h
.
. .
M ON T RO S E a 12 00 Mu n r o s 12 9 6 M o n tr o s e 13 2 2 M on
. .
, , ,
p e n in s u l a .
w ith t h e (ha z e l ) n u ts in u e n c e d b y O E hn u t a n u t . .
,
.
h ill of d e e r Cf n e x t T h e z is t h e Ol d S c y
. . . . .
M O Y or m on a d h h il l a bh dir d Of t h e b a r d or r h ym e r
, ,
,
-
,
.
Th e r in fo r m 12 7 9 m u s t b e an e r r o r .
G m uin f h eid h t h e d e e r s b a c k m a in is l it t h e b a ck
.
,
.
of t h e n e c k Cf D RU M an d M ONZIE . . .
t h u w e it
-
I c e l m or pv cit m oor pl a c e
. Cf M URR A Y
.
,
-
.
.
T HWAI T E .
M ORA N G IE (Tain ) 14 5 7 M or in c h y 15 2 0 i n c h. G m br , ,
-
. .
in n is or in us e b ig in c h or l in k s or pastu r e I t is
.
,
n ow p r o n M dr in jy Cf M or in c h e fo u n d in 15 5 0
. . .
,
,
n e a r K illin .
108 5 M u ir e b ; a 12 00 M u r e f ; Or kn ey S ag
,
Mae r .
, . .
,
e
w at e r r e fe r r in g to t h e r iv e r S p e y
.
,
ON br o ad fr ith
. . .
M oRD m oT oN (B e r wic k ) 12 5 0; t u n P e r h M a rt in s t on
-
. . .
e p l x x iv ; cf m or d for G m ar t an ox n Ar d n i
( s e ) . i . .
, ,
~
m or d Ga l l o w a y
,
.
PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
M O T HERWE LL (H am il to n ) 13 6 2 M od yr w ail e 3 M od e r .
, ,
v il l ag e in u e n c e d by O E m bd or D an an d S w m od er
,
. .
,
. .
,
. . .
, ,
M A R YW E LL ) b u t t h O E we ll wel l a a w e l l w o u l d n ot e . .
, , ,
g iv e u s w a il o or v a l c - -
.
O E m yl en a m il l an d t h e n a m e Mil n e
. .
, ,
.
M OUN D T h e (D o r n o c h ) Th is m o d e rn m o u n d or b r e ak w ate r
,
.
at t h e h e ad of Lo c h Fl e e t m u s t n ot b e c o n fo u n d e d w ith
T h e M oun t h (i c t h e G r am p ia n s ) G m on a d h a h il l .
, ,
.
, ,
M o u n t V e r n on is m e n tion e d in t h e G l as go w D ir e c to r y ,
17 8 7 .
-
h illie C ol v e n d B ut T om n ah u l l a Gal w ay is t h e Ir
,
.
, , .
an d G t u a m n a h u l a id h m o u n d of t h e a l ta r to m b or
.
, , ,
-
h ool y m ay b e fr th is . .
l a n d 0 15 00 n e a r S tr o m n e s s ) N ot l ik e l y t o b e fr
. .
, , .
I c e l m us a m o u s e
.
,
.
M OU S WALD (R u th w e ll ) c 13 40 M u s fol d P r ob O E . .
, . . . .
m e bs f a l d or D an m os f old m os s g r o wn e n c l os u r e
- -
-
.
, .
,
Cf FAU L D HOU S E
. .
M OY (S Of I n v e r n e ss an d n e ar L Laggan )
. In v M 14 9 7 ,
. . . .
, ,
M O C HRUM .
12 9 5 M oy t h e s ,
G m aot h e as so ft ge n tl e w at e r fall
. .
, ,
-
.
e l d m ic e cf O E
-
an d I c e l m ils a m o u s e . . . .
,
.
M U C HALLS (Ab e r d e e n ) (C as tl e Fr as e r M on im u sk u s e d to .
, ,
b e c a l l e d M u c h al s or M u c hil in 12 6 8 M uk u al ) P r ob ,
. .
as at Kil l a r n e oa r s p r o m o n to ry
( y) i b
e ,
. .
,
.
M UC K (H e b r id e s ) G m uc a w hal e g e n e r ally c al l e d m u c
. .
, ,
m h a r a , l it .
s ea -
i
pg .
M UC KA IR N (Tayn u il t ) 15 2 7 , M oc ar n e P e r h G m agh . . . .
c d ir n , p la in , e l d of t h e c a ir n as l ik e l y m u c c ar r a un , -
M UC K HA R T (D o ll a r ) 12 5 0, M u k G dr d , b oa r s
ar d
. . . m uc -
so w s h e ight Cf A U C H T E RM U C H T Y an d D OC HA RT
or . . .
M U G D OC H (D u m b ar t o n ) 7 5 0 Ir is h .
,
c h r on .
,
M age d au e .
P r ob G m dg a d a bh aich e ld
. .
- -
,
of p l o u gh e d l a n d .
Cf D OC HA RT
. .
M U G DRU M I (N e w bu r gh )
,
. . I sl a n d l ik e
a so w s b a c k
G .
m a ic d r u im .
M UG S T OT ( S k ye ) .
M o n k s pl a c e ;
Ic el . m uk r , -
for m un k r , -
a m on k N s t a d r G e r s t a d t ), t h e G
, .
-
. . B a il e m h au
a ic h U ist ,
.
M U IC HD HU I B e n (B r a e m a r ) G boin u m u ic h d uibh e,
,
. .
m ou n
ta in Of t h e bl ack b e ar ( ) m uc .
M U IRA VO N an d M oo r of t h e r iv e r
-
AVON S IDE (Po l m o n t) .
A VON O E an d I c e l m or D an m oer a m oo r s w a m p
. .
.
, ,
.
,
.
M U IR DR U M ( C a r n o u stie ) H ill r id ge on t h e m oo r (s e e .
-
D RU M ) kl oor (s e e ab o v e ) is a l m ost a G w o r d
. I . .
OB D ) M U IR T OW N (I n v e r n e ss )
,
.
j y
o N.a m e of a b e a u tifu l h il l t h e on l
y on e n e a r h e re ,
w h ic h t h e sh e r s c an s e e far ou t at s e a .
M U LL c 12 0 P t ol e m y Mal e as a 7 00 Ad a m n an M a l e a
. .
, , .
, ,
in s u l a S a g a s M yl Ac t S a n c t M u l a 15 4 2 M ow ill , .
, ,
.
&c G m a ol b r o w of a r o ck a c ap e p r o b c o gn ate
. .
,
,
.
w ith m a ol b a r e , .
18 8 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
M UM R ILL S Fa Po s G o h
( lk irk
) s ib l y m ci m r ighl e
. r u n d il l Of .
,
t h e r e e l or d a n c e w ith E n g p l u r a l
. .
m o s s b og of t h e fu r r o w or of t h e s w in e
.
,
of l oss d isa s te r or p e r h fr g a l l ga il l a s tr a n ge r
.
,
.
, ,
.
Th e r e w as o n c e a l ar ge b og h e r e .
b ar e l ittl e l o c h or b ay
l oc h an ,
or m oin e l oc h a in
, ,
m o s s b og b y t h e l ittl e l o c h
,
.
M U RK L E (C a ith n e ss ) Old M yr kh ol I c e l m yr k r h ol d a r k
.
,
. .
,
,
d u sky ho l e m ir k an d m u r ky
cf
. .
M UR LA GAN (R S p e an ) . G m ur l ag a in t h e ho u s e or w all
. .
,
of t h e l ittl e ho l l o w
( g)
l a .
s u r n am e M u r r a c o m e s fr o m M OR A Y
y .
M URROE S (D un d e e ) c 12 05 Mu r an s 12 5 0 M or e u s ? G
. .
, , . .
m br u isg big w at e r
, .
t h e e n d in g h as p l a in ly b e e n c o n fo r m e d to t h e E n g hi l l . .
M OR T LAC H .
M UR TL E (C u l ts ) Pr ob G m br t uil b ig s tr e a m or oo d
. . .
,
r e t h e r iv e r D e e Cf D UT HI L . . .
M U S S E LB UR G H (Po r to b e ll o ) 12 5 0 M u skil bu r k F r o m F r .
,
. .
m u s c l e m e a n in g as h e r e a l so m u s c l e On
a m u s s el
.
, , ,
bur gh s e e p l x x iii
, . .
t h e m e e tin g (fo t h e M
u t e H ill . S c o n e ;
a m oot ,
po in t an d W it e n age m Ot ) .
M U TT ON HOLE (E d in bu r gh ) H um o r ou s n am e fo u n d as e ar l y a .
,
Now u s u al l y c a ll e d D av id so n s M ain s
a m ap of 16 8 0 . .
M YL N E F IE LD (D u n d e e ) T h e n a m e Myl n e is fr G m u il e a n n
. . .
,
a m il l .
PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
N E T HE R B U R N (L (Lo c k e r bie s e e
an al k s h . N E T HE R C L E U G H ,
L E Y Mu c ha ll s l e e a m e ad ow lN E T HER T ON B e ar sd e n
( ) ( , ) , , ,
NE T HE R U RD (s e e K IR KU R D ) .
N F T HY ,
B r id ge (Gr a n to w n ) S e e A B ERNE T HY
R . an d . .
P r o n N e v u s h P r o b G n im h u isg
. bitin g c o l d
. . .
,
w at e r n im h is p r op e r l y a n o u n .
N E W A BB EY (Kirk c u d b r ight ) 13 01 La N ov e l l e Ab b e y .
, .
Ab b e y of S w e e th e a r t (D o u c e C oeu r ) fo u n d e d h e r e b y ,
La d y D e v or gill a in 12 7 5 .
N EWAR K (Po r t G l as g o w ) ( Cf N e w a rk on e S p e y . .
,
Ne w w o rk i e n e w c as t l e Th e r e w as a c astl e h e r e
,
. . .
.
,
or k S c wa r k d o e s n ot o c c u r in th is s e n s e in O E
'
, .
,
. .
b u t cf O u tw o r k an d b u l w a rk Old G e r m bol we r k
. .
, ,
D an . bu l v ce r k .
N E WA RT H ILL (M oth e r we l l
) . P r o b tau tol ogy G .
, . n u a dh br d
new h ill .
N E WB A T T LE (D a l k e ith
) 11 41,
N iw e b ot hl a c 1 1 4 5 ,
N ew . .
b ot il l ; 12 2 2, N e u bot l e a 15 00, N ow b at l l e 18 25 , .
N e wb ot t l e O E n cowc bot l ,
n ew d w e l l in g
. Cf . . .
M ORE BA TT L E, an d N e w b ot t l e , D u r ha m .
Ox n N 115 3 b igg in gh e
. .A b iggin g is a b u il d in g
,
-
.
,
D r Mu r r a y S e a r l ie s t qu otatio n b e in g c 12 5 0 fr G e n e s is
. .
NE WB R ID GE (D um fr ie s ) N E W C A S T L E T ON (R o xb u r gh ), N E w ,
( P e e b l e s an d G r a n e m o u th ) , N E W M A INS ( H o l y t o w n
g see ,
it is th e n a v e r y n e w bu r gh B ur gh s e e p l xx iii
n ot , , . .
str e am S e e N I T H an d BURN O F C A M B U S A l so in
. .
N or t h um b e r l an d .
1
h
T is m ay or m ay n ot b e t h e N e wpor t h , t em p W ill iam L ion , in
.
M e l r os e Ch a r t u la r y , i 3 3 . .
P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 19 1
N E W HAVE N ( L e ith
) 1 5 1 0 E d i n bu r g h C h ar t er
,
T h e n ew , ,
ha v e n l at e l y m a d e by t h e said k in g Ja m e s I V ,
.
N E W S E A T (P e t e r h e a d ) Cf M I LL S EA T in s a m e d istr ic t . .
,
.
N E WS TE A D (Me l r os e ) S t ea d is O E s t e d e D an s l e d a . . .
, .
,
pl a c e ; cf far m ste a d in g A l s o in N ot t s N e ar b y is
.
-
.
.
R e d Ab b e y S t e a d .
,
-
,
N E WT ON FERRY (Lo c h m a d d y ) N EW T ON GR A N G E (D al ,
k e ith s e e A B B OT S G R A N G E ) N D W T ON HE A D (Ayr ) N E W T O\
, , ,
N c a tu n ) N E WT ON O F FERI N T O S H (R OS S sh ir e ) N EW T ON
,
-
S T E WAR T (m o d e r n ) .
N E W T OW N (Kir k c ald y D u m b ar to n ) N E W T OW N S T BO S WE L L S
, ,
( R o x b ur h
g ) T w e nt
y N c wt ow n s in E n l a n d
.
g .
N E W T YLE (C o u pa r A n gu s ) 119 9 N e u t il e ; 12 5 0 t yl G .
, ,
-
. .
n e w h il l
n u a d h t u l a ch , .
or s u m m e r s h e ph e r d s h u t
Cf B LIN G E R Y . . .
N I GG (Ab e r d e e n I n v e r g o r d o n ) Abd n N
,
125 0 Nig . . .
, ,
t h e b ay is o n l y poss ib l e P e r h G an d Ir n iuc
an u ig
, , . . . .
,
a n oo k or c o rn e r .
S t N in ia n or R in g a n of Wh it ho r n c 3 90 r s t
, , , .
,
m iss io n a r y in S c otl an d .
N IS B E T (J e d bu r gh B iggar ) J e d N 12 9 8 N e s e bit ,
Ne ss . .
,
.
b it ,
i e
p r o m in e n t p r oj e c tin g s ite O E an d D an
. .
, , . . .
b it m o u th fu l
, B it is u s e d in S e for a p ie c e of gr ou n d
. .
S c ott W a v er l ey iii 2 3 7
'
see e g , . .
, , , . .
N I T H R (D u m fr ie s )
,
. S ic 13 2 7 ; c 12 0 P t ol e m y N o v ios ;
. .
, ,
an d fo u n d i n N id u ari ( B e d e ) tr ib e of P ic ts w h o
,
L n ov us n e w Cf N EWB URN
.
, . . .
19 2 PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
N IT HS D A LE a 13 5 0, S t ran it h , S t r an id , i e ,
. . t h e s tr ath of . .
t h e N it h
.
N I T S HI L L (Pa is l e y) ? Nu ts h il l ; O E h n u t , I c e l hn ot ,
. . . .
D an a n ut od ,
'
. n .
NOB LE HOUS E (P e e b l e s) .
N OE G L EN (B e n C r u a c h an ) P r ob G n od h a n e w . . .
,
.
N ORMAN S LA W (C u pa r ) Law is O E h l a cw a h il l
.
,
. . .
N ORB IE S T ON (S tir l in g ) N or r ie is a c o m m o n S c s u r n am e . . .
Cf N or r ie s L aw La rg o
. .
,
N OR T ON (Ed in bu r gh ) c 13 8 0 N or t ou n O E n or t h S W . .
,
. . .
,
.
an d D an n or d n o r th or n or Fif t y s e v e n in E n gl an d
-
. . .
,
N OS S O F B RE S S A Y (S h e t l an d ) S agas an d 15 3 9 N os Ic e l .
, , . .
725 3 a n os e a kin to n e ss
, ,
.
or h e ight Cf NE W T YLE
.
. .
N U NT ON (Lo c h m add y) Cf M ON K T ON an d M UG S T OT . . .
O
OA , Mu l l of (I sl ay ) III G m a ol n a Ho H ar d ly fr G . .
- -
. . .
u bh p r o n P e r h N or s e
( an e g
g . . . .
OA K BAN K ( M id c al d e r ) .
OA K L EY (D u n fe r m l in e ) Oak m e a d o w Th r e e in E n gl an d . . .
OA T H L AW ( B r e c h in ) 16 3 5 Ou at h l aw G a bh dt h str e am
.
,
. .
,
w ith t h e fo r d cf AWE ol d Ow
an d s e e L A W
, .
,
.
OA T L AN D S (G l as go w ) A l s o n ear W e yb r id g e . .
OB AN G l ittl e b ay
. . .
OC C UM S T ER (Lyb ste r ) Oc c a m s p l a ce On s t er s e e p l x v
-
. .
.
, .
8 5 0 B k L e c a n S l iab
,
. h ill ) N oc h e l ; 14 6 1 c h e llis
, ,
.
W a ch el high Cf A UC HE LC HA NZIE an d OG L E
.
,
. . .
Ok e l t r e ; 15 3 7 7 2 V c h il t r e Gal l O ol d U c h il t ry
,
. . .
, , .
h igh l an d Cf A U C H T ERAR D ER
u ch d er t ir )
. . .
,
19 4 P L A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
O RD ( C a it h n e ss ) an d M UIR O F OR D ( B e a u l y) G br d , a s t e e p , . .
r ou n d e d h e i h t
g
Th u s Or d h e ad , T il ly f o u r ie is a t au t ol oo
.
y '
cf .
LA T HE RON W HE E L .
(p r ob e ar lie st S c n am e on r e c or d ) 4 5 A D , P omp o
. . . . .
n i u s M e l a , Or e a d e s ; c 9 7 0 P ic t C h r on , Or k an e ya ; c
f
. . . .
12 9 5 , Or k e n n e y e ; 13 7 5 O k e n ay ; 14 2 0, Or k n e y ; a l so
1115 , j ar l i Or k n e yiu m
Whal e isl e s ; G k opus, . .
L or ca , N or c , a wh al e On G or e = L p or c u s , a pig
. . . . .
,
OR M ID A LE (L R id d e n ) Or m e s va ll e y N d al
. . . .
ORM I S T O N (T r an e n t) an d G L ENOR M I S T ON (R T w e e d ) Tr an O . . .
1160 Or m ys t on e Or m e s d w e l l in g or
s ic 12 9 3 c .
,
.
vil l age O E t on t un Cf Or m e s by Or m sk ir k an d
. .
,
. .
, ,
G r e at Or m e s H e a d
.
OR M S A R Y (Ar d r isha ig ) Or m e s s h ie l in g or h u t G a i r id h
. . .
Cf G L A S S ARY
. .
OR P HIR (K ir k w a l l )
c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag J or ar a b u t
. .
, . .
,
o t h e r S ag as Or ar a ; c 15 00 Or ph air Orfir is cy or
,
.
, .
-
,
a is t h e N n a m e for an is l a n d j o in e d at l ow w at e r w ith
-
.
t h e m a in l a n d .
O RR or OR E WA T ER (L e v e n ) P e r h Ptol e m y s to w n Or r e a
. . .
,
G odh ar (p r o n ow r ) gr e y or oir a c o rn e r e d ge
. .
, , , , .
OR T ON (Fo c ha b e r s ) A t t h e b o r d e r or e d ge of t h e h ill
.
G oir d il iu S e e t on p l xxv
. .
,
. .
b y t h e w at e r S e e U R B an d cf FARNE LL
, .
. .
OS P IS D A LE (D o r n o c h )
P r ob 13 8 4 Hos pos t yl 15 8 3 . .
,
Ob s t u ill P r ob v a ll e y (N d a l ) Of t h e hosp ic e or in n
. . .
F r h osp ic e L h osp it iu m
.
,
Cf D A L NA S P IDA L
. . . .
OS TA IG (S l e at ) ON e ast b a I
f l O E
.
y ; c c e a
. us t c a s.t . .
,
. .
t h e e ast .
OT TE R S T ON (Ab e r d o u r F ife )
'
Ol d Ot h e rs t on Ot h er w as ,
.
, .
a S a x on s e ttl e r S e e t on p l x x .
,
. .
PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D . 19 5
O U T ON Ou t t on or ham l e t o u ts id e t h e to w n O f Wh itho r n
-
.
.
,
OVER T ON T OWN (D u m b a r t o
,
- n V
V is h aw N e w Abb e y ) , , .
U pp e r v ill a ge S ix in E n gl a n d .
.
OX G AN G (G r a n g e m o u th an d Kir k in t ill o c h ) P r ob n a m e d . .
f r a gr a n t Of l a n d to a c h u r c h or ab b e y of as m u c h
.
l a n d as an e x c o u l d p l o u g h or g a n g ove r in a d ay
.
S c ga n g is to go
. .
c. 13 6 0 Ox in gh am e H o m e of t h e o x e n ; O E
,
.
. .
Ox e n h ol m e n e a r K e n d a l
ox c n a h a m -
.
,
.
OX T ON (La u d e r ) O E o c a I c e l ose i D an an d S w on e . . . .
,
.
, . .
an ox cf a b o v e Thr e e in E n gl an d . . .
O YIIE L L R (S u th e r l a n d )
, . 13 6 5 Ok e l ; 14 9 0 Oc h e l l ; 15 15 .
, , ,
p e r h OC HI L fr W a ch e l h igh Th is is t h e E kkial s
.
, . .
,
.
b a k ki or c oast or b o r d e r of t h e r iv e r Oyk e l l in t h e
,
F l a t c yjar bok c 13 9 0 b u t D r J OS A n d e r so n th in k s
, . .
bakki i e c oast n e ar e st A T HO L E
. .
, ,
.
a r iv e r Cf AB OYNE . . .
P
PA B AY (Off Ba r r a ) O N p ap a y p r i e s t s is l e PA PA . . .
-
,
.
P an d b o fte n in te r c ha n ge s e e p x xv i ,
. .
S yr ia S e e Gen es is x l v iii 7
.
,
. .
P r o b at t h e fr o n t of t h e s l op e w h ic h s u its t h e S ite of
.
,
t h e Ol d to w n fr G ba t ha is (ih m u t e an d w ith t h e , . .
,
PA L D Y S W E L L ( F or d ou n ) F r P a l l a d in s m is s io n a r y fr o m
. .
,
R o m e said to ha v e b e e n h e r e c 4 3 0 A D
, . . .
in t h e e l d
.
19 6 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
str e am of t h e y e w s Cf N e wr y
p ol l n iu bh a r
. . .
,
B a n or p an is a G p r e x fe m a l e
sh e B r id e is S t .
,
B r id ge t ; s e e K IL B RI D E .
w h it e l ight in c o l o u r w ast e
,
O E an d I c e l m br S c , ,
. . .
,
.
m uir a m oo r a l m os t a G w o r d
, ,
. .
a
p p g c is p r ie st s
-
is l e st r ic t l y t ha t of a m o n k fr o m I o
n a 1
,
.
or I c e l f or l ittl e p r on s to u r s t or a is O N for
( )
s t or
. .
,
. .
gr e at W E S T RAY m e a n s w e st e rn i s l e an d cf .
S T RON S A Y .
P A P IL L (U n s t an d Y e l l ) an d P A P L AY (M a in l a n d an d S .
Cf a b o v e , an d t h e Papyli of I c e l a n d
. .
PA P S O F JURA H il l s so c a l l e d fr th e ir s hap e . . .
P ir a n an d in C o r n P e r an
, b u t in Ir K ie r an Of C l o n . .
,
m ac n ois 6 t h c e n t u r y Cf KI L K ERRAN an d P e r an w e l l
, . .
,
an d P e r an z ab u l oe in s a bu lis ) C o rn w al l , .
p a r wg O E p ca r r u c an e n c l os e d e l d par k
,
. .
, ,
.
an d D yc e ) .
P e r t h ic . A d ifficu l t n a m e ; p e r h G ba r r d h u u ige , . .
1
Cf .
S an c t u s Pat r ic iu s , p p a a n os t e r ,
in l et t er of C um m ian , 6 34
A D
. .
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
P E NN IN G HA M E (N e wto n S te w a r t) 15 7 6 , P e n n e g e m OE . . . .
p cn eg h elm , p e n n y ho l din g or l an d O E al so h as
. .
t h e f o r m p en n in g T h e p e n n y w as a fr e qu e n t l a n d
.
m e as u r e in t h e w e st Of S c otl a n d ; cf , t oo, M e r kl an d , .
D u n s c o r e , an d P ou n d l an d in Pa r t o n al s o P e n n in gton ,
Ul v e r s t on In t h e so u th w e st of S c otl a n d ar e a l s o
.
-
P e n n ym u ir an d P e n n yt ow n .
P E NN YG A N T ( T w e e d d al e
) P r o b W p e n y gan h ill o f.t h e . .
,
th r u sh al so in Y o r k sh ir e Cf PENI C UI K . . .
is t h e d im in u tiv e of W pen or G be in n an l it tl e h il l
. .
, ,
Of t h e Ga e l an d of t h e s m it h G gobh an n Cf
. . .
,
t h e b r id ge L p on s t is Of K in pu n t R ox b ur gh s ic
-
,
.
,
. .
, ,
in 13 16 .
c o r r u p t io n of P ic ts or P e h t s l an d L an d is s o sp e l t
.
in I c e l , D an , an d O E
. . . .
P E R C E B IE ( D u m f )
r ie s , P E R C E T ON
( Ay )
r P e r c y s d w e llin
g .
or
v il l ag e n o r th e rn O E an d D an bi, Of . . . .
l i ii .
P E R C LE WA N (D al r ym p l e ) Pr ob G p air e l eam h an , . . .
par k
w ith t h e e l m s
Cf B LA LOW A N . . .
ic m ay r e p re s e n t G a ch a d h a e l d (cf P e r s e bu s M u l l
-
.
, .
, ,
p r ie st s p l a c e or far m
On bus s e e p l x iv
,
. .
or P e r th ; 15 2 7 B oe c e B e r tha wh ic h S ho w s Bo e c e
, ,
t h e T ay i e K in n ou l l H ill
,
. . Possibl y it m e an s at t h e
, .
c o n u e n c e Of t h e TAY w it h t h e Al m o n d or E a r n
A ber , .
c o u l d e as il y b e c o m e p er S e e p xx ix an d cf B er
. . .
,
y ( i 12 9 1) f r Ab e r av e n d PAR T I K
g ev en s c o g y an C ,
.
P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 19 9
PE T ER C UL T ER P e r h c or r u ptio n of p ct t e c ul t ir e at t h e " p l ot
. .
,
b a c k of t h e l a n d S e e PE TT Y an d C OU L T ER b u t cf
. .
MARY C UL T ER .
PE T ERHEA D Ol d c h a r t er P e tr i p r o m on to r iu m ; 16 5 4 R
.
, ,
.
Oppid u l u m P e t e r h e a d
G or d on ,
-
.
P E T T IC U R (K in gho r n ) Ol d G pc t t e cuir b it of l an d at t h e . .
,
b e n d or tur n (c ar ) S e e PE TT Y
. .
P ad in n an u e n an e c 15 8 0 P e t t yn an e
,
-
P r o b G pet t c .
,
. . .
f o un d in n am e s as P e d y p e tt p e th p ith pu t is P ic tis h , , , , , ,
m e a n in g b it of l an d th e n ham l e t ; in G i e t h e
, ,
. . .
,
d ia l e c t of t h e D al r iad S c ots w h ic h a f t e r w a r d s b e c am e ,
t h e u n iv e r sa l sp e e c h Ofte n r e n d e r e d by bail e Cf , . .
PI T L O C HRY & c , .
P HIL ORT H ( B u c ha n ) S ic 13 6 1 ; b u t a 13 00 F yl or t h e . .
,
.
,
-
,
. .
, , , .
g ill cf O E s c an d A U C HIN
. G I LL . .
, .
b ay ; O F p ier e M od F r p ie r r e L an d G k p et r a a
. .
, .
,
. .
,
.
P e r h P e te r s b ay b u t p r o b littl e b ay S c p eer ie
.
.
,
.
,
littl e a w o r d c o m m on in t h e Or kn e ys ; cg
, T h e P e e r ie "
.
S e a K ir k w a l l
, .
fo r t a p e e l
, cf P il m or e S t An d r e w s
; an d s e e R I GG .
, .
h ill T h e m ost n o r th e r ly P in is P in v al l y ( = bcin n
.
bh ail e ) n e a r C u m n o c k , .
P IN W HE R RIE IRR IE
( S A y )
r
, P r o-
b h ill of t h e c op se ; . . .
G fh oit hr e (p r o n wh ir r y) an d s e e ab o v e
. .
, .
Cf P irn h il l I n n e r l e ith e n
.
, .
2 00 PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
P IT A LP IN (D u n d e e ) Lan d .
of K in g K e n n e th Mac Al pin ,
c 850. S e e P ETT Y . .
PI T C AIRN an d P IT CA IR N G RE E N (Pe r th ) . 12 47 , P e t ic ar n e .
Old G .
pc t t c c cl ir n ,
e ld Of t h e c a irn
-
or b a rr o w
.
PI T CA P L E (Ab e r d e e n ) .
F ie l d of the m ar e ( G
. c ap u il l ;
cf K IN C A P LE
.
) or ,
of the c hap e l (G
. c a i be il
) .
c or t h in g, P it c or t yn e Pr ob e ld Of t h e s tin gy fe l l o w, . .
m is e r G g or t an , ain .
-
.
P IT C U L L O (Fi f e) S i c 1 5 1 7 P r ob . e l d of C u ll o ; t h e . .
s u r n am e K e ll o is s til l fou n d Cf E d e n t ic u ll o I r e l an d . .
, ,
s l op e of t h e h o u s e Of C o ll o Ir t ig h C oll a
. .
P IT F OU R (A v o c h ) C old e l d
c 13 40 P e t h fou yr . or .
, .
118 7 g o u an e
,
1 2-
5 1 B ot h g au e n a n i e G b o t h n a , ,
. .
, .
g o b h a i n n ho u s e o f t h e
,
s m i th ;
b u t th e r e s e e m s n o
D r M Lau c hl an sa ys B ot h n gu an an is Boath n e ar Fo r r e s
, , ,
I NVER In an y c a s e t h e m e an in g is al m o s t t h e sa m e
. .
P IT IL IE ( Ab e r f e l d y) Pr o n e l ie G p it a d hil c ho l l o w . .
-
.
- -
,
of t h e w at e r Cf C n oc ad il e D u n c an s b ay
,
. . .
P IT K E AT HL Y C A IT HL Y (B r id ge of E arn )
,
-
Pr ob e ld of t h e . .
Of t h e tr u an t po l tr oo n G
c oilin n c fr c oi7n h l ion or -
, , ,
. .
,
c oil l ca n n ic h .
PI T LE S S IE (Lad yb an k ) .
B it of l a n d w ith t h e ga r d e n G .
l ios , is e -
.
ham l e t ,
e l d of t h e ass e m bl y or c o n v e n t (G .
air ) or Of t h e s t e pp in to G
( c l oc hr a n
c h l och ar , -
, g s n e s -
.
,
-
a in
P IT LOU R (K in r oss
) . Vill a ge of the l epers ;
G . l obh ar .
Cf , . c . 119 0, P e t e n l ou e r , in
Ab e r d e e n .
or .
P L O C KT ON ( S t r om e F e r ry) G p l oc a l ar ge c l Od or tu r f a . .
, ,
b l o c k + E n g t on b u t s e e p l xx v
-
. .
, ,
.
n o is e .
P L U C K E RS T ON (K ir r ie m u ir ) Ol d Loc ar s t ou ni e Lo c khar t s
, , .
,
. .
ham l e t Cf for t h e p PE FF ER
.
.
,
.
P L US CA R DE N (E lgin ) 14 6 1 P l u s c ar t y ; 16 3 9 c a r d y
. P r ob , ,
-
. .
pl ac e Of t h e s m it h (s ) W p l as n ot in G an d G .
, .
,
.
c ea r d en c cir d e p l u r al c e a r d a n
g
,
.
,
.
n . . . .
PO L E S T h e (D or n o c h )
,
.
in W p wll A r m o r p oul l an d th e s e w o r d s m ay m e a n
.
, .
,
e ith e r r u n n in g or s t a gn a n t w at e r e ith e r S tr e am
or ,
pool
P OL K EM ME T (Bathg ate ) S e e ab ov e K e m m e t is p r ob G . . . .
ca m d th c r oo k e d fo r d or f o r d a bl e r iv e r ; cf KENNE T
. .
,
T h e r iv e r Al m o n d m e a n d e r s th r ou gh th is e s tat e .
e ld In M al c ol m IV S r e ign P e te r s on of Fu l b e r t
.
.
, , ,
s hie ld s i e
-
sh ie lin gs s e e GA LA S HIE LS
,
. .
, ,
.
w at e r of t h e w o l f or G m a d a d h Cf P u l
d og
. . .
m a d d y B u r n C a r spha ir n ; b u t Po l m oo d P e e bl e s is fr
, , ,
.
C e l tic 7n bd a g a t h e r in g c o u r t f o ld
, , ,
.
b e a u tiful w at e r G m a is each . .
m oo r G m oin e . .
n e a s ga n n .
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 2 03
P OL S HA G BURN (C ar s phairn ) P e r h w a t e r Of t h e h aw k s . .
G s eobh a c (p r o n s ho c k)
. . .
PO L T ON (Lass w a d e ) H am l e t on t h e w ate r t h e r iv e r E sk
.
.
,
.
Cf LIN T ON
. .
PO L WAR T H (D u n s ) 12 5 0 P ou l w r d 12 9 9 P ow e l s w or t h e
.
, , .
J E DB U R G H .
P O MA T HORN (P e n ic u ik ) .
P om on iae 15 2 9 P om on ia S a id to b e fr L p om u m an
,
. . .
,
appl e b e c au s e Main l an d is as it w e r e in t h e m id dl e Of
, , ,
t h e app l e b e tw e e n t h e n o r th an d so u th is l e s
,
This is .
d u bio u s T h e L P om on a w as g o d d e s s of fru it tr e e s
. .
-
,
an d so n ot v e r y app r op r iat e f or Or kn e y .
pl a c e w ith t h e d e e r (cf B ON S K IE D B u t B al l yn a .
,
r e e n p l ot a e l d
g ,
.
Kam e s gr an te d l a n d s h e r e to h is s on R ob e r t in 14 7 5
,
.
I n v e r u r ie
( ) & c , .
n u n s ha r b o u r
c a i ll i ch e , .
cas an .
P ORT G LA S G OW
-
S it e f e u e d h e r e b y t h e G l as go w To wn
.
C ou n c il in 16 6 8 .
PORT IN C A P L E (L Lo n g)
H ar b ou r Of t h e c hap e l ; G
.
. .
c a i bc a l , an d cf PI T C AP L E . .
P OR T K NO C K IE (C u l l e n ) H ar b o u r b y t h e l ittl e hil l G cn oc an .
. .
m ac h a l m a c or M och ol m oy,
h ar b ou r of m y own littl e
C o l m an , ham pion Of t h e C e l tic C hu r c h at t h e gr e a t
c
Wh itby C o n fe r e n c e 6 6 4 S e e p x c v an d cf K ilm a ,
. .
, .
c h al m a
g K i n c a r d ine ,
T h e 17 00 as s e rt io n ha r b o u r of .
,
S t C o lu m b a is poss ibl y c o r r e c t ; s e e p x c ii
. .
,
P ORT NA G U RA N ( S to rn o w a y) H ar b o u r of t h e b r e e d of b ir d s .
G
( g ) u r o
. r O f t h e g o at
,
s ( G g o bh a r
)
. .
A VON .
S c ot c h s ail o r w h o h ad s e r v e d u n d e r A d m ir a l Ve r n o n to
, ,
c o m m e m o r at e h is v ic to r y at Po r to b e l l o D a r ie n in , ,
17 3 9 .
c e n tu r y ; Ir P a d r io G P a d r a ig L P a t r icias
.
,
.
, . .
Po r t an r igh S ad d e l an d In c h r e e On ic h
-
, , ,
.
Of t h e b itc h G
( c)
s a igh h
or .
,
-
.
s e a c l iff-
G c ar r a ig (cf C ARRI C K ) T h e y sou n d is
. . .
t h e r e s u l t of t h e asp ir atio n of t h e c D r S k e n e th in k s .
th is is t h e B e r u v ik of Nl al s S aga
.
P OS S IL (Gl as g o w ) 17 8 7 e l P e r h t h e fr o n t or fa c e of
. . .
S e e PAI S L EY an d cf D ARVE L , . .
W p wl G p ol l s e e P OL K E B U C K
.
, . Cf P ow N e w , ,
. .
,
Ab b e y P ow m il l P l e an ; a l so P om on an d P om ais e
, ,
,
l o c a l p r o n of PO L M ON T an d P OLMA IS E
. Pow b u rn is .
P OYN TZ F IE LD (I n v e r g o r d o n ) F r a m an . . .
P R E M NA Y ( I n s c h ) ? Tr e e in t h e p l a in ( KE NAY )
. cf M f r .
,
.
W p r en a tr e e a w o r d c o m m on in Ir n am e s as cr a n
.
, ,
.
,
e g
. .C r an c am & c
,
On G m agh p l a in , m ay cf . .
, , ,
.
C AMB US 0 M AY
.
2 06 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
b u r y, an d m e an in g b ishop I t e n te r s as an e l e m e n t
3
.
in to a goo d m a n y S c a n din a v ia n n am e s S e e NE S S . .
QUAR FF (S h e tl an d ) I c e l . . h v arf O S w h wa rf a tu r n in g
,
. .
, ,
a sh e lte r Cf C ap e V . .
V
R A T H an d t h e Wha r fe Y o r k sh ir e
, , .
Q UA R R YW OOD (Elgin ) .
k ir k) .
f e r ie 14 6 1 Qu e n is F e r y S O c a ll e d b e c au s e P r in c e s s
,
.
C a n m o r e ( 105 7 c r o ss e d h e re .
QU E ND A LE B A Y (S u m b u r gh ) I c e l kv an a w ife D an gv in d e . .
, ,
.
,
a w om an O E c wcn S c g ucan a w o m an
,
. . N &c ,
.
, , .
,
d a l a d al e v a ll e y
, ,
.
mg .
QU IVOX S t (Ayr )
,
F r S t K ev oca , ho l y v ir gin in K yl e , c
. . .
103 0 or p e r h fr o m t h e Ir S t C acm h an , in it s pe t fo r m
. .
(p . x cv
) M oc h a c m hoc (p r o n M ok e v oc ) ; al so c all e d .
P u l c h e r iu s .
Q U OIC H, R ( B r a e m a
. r
) S O c a ll e d b e c a u s e t h e. s tr e a m b e d is -
fu ll of c ir c u l a r ho l e s ; G c u ach a c u p qu a ic h
. .
, ,
Q UO T H Q U H A N ( B ig g a r
) I t is a r o u n d h il l 1 2 5
. 3 C u t h q u en ; .
,
14 03 Q u od q u e n
,
D if c u l t r s t s yl l a bl e l oo k s l ik e W
. .
r o u n d n e ss Possibl y w o m an s h u t fr IV c u t a
c wt , .
, . .
,
ho v e l sh e d ,
O E c wc n S c guc a n a w o m an ; b u t
,
. .
,
.
,
th is is v e r y d o ub tfu l .
Q U OY LOO
( S tr o m n e ss ) A g u o y is an e n c l os u
. r e w ith t u r f o r
s t o n e s a fe n c e In t h e e a rlie st Or kn e y r e n tal s q u oy
,
.
l a n d is v e r y c o m m on ; al so s u c h n am e s as Q u oyb e w
m o n t n e a r K ir k w al l G l ou pq u oy D e e r n e s s & c
,
L oo , , ,
.
is D an hl oe I c e l kl ie t h e sa m e as O E h l o h l c bw
.
, .
,
. .
, ,
sh e l te r cf LE E . .
P L AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 2 07
R e k av ik Pr ob b ay fu l l of w r a c k i e c a s t u p s e a
. .
,
. .
,
-
w e e d fr O N v ik a b ay an d I c e l r ek or or ek S w
, . . .
, ,
.
,
.
wr ak ; s am e r oot as wr eck .
RA FF ORD (Fo r r e s ) Pr ob G r a t h r am p ar t fo r t E n g f or d
. . .
, , ,
.
cf R a df o r d Ga l w ay ) w h ic h is in Ir A t h a r a t h a f o rd
(
- -
, ,
.
.
,
of t h e fo r t Cf A L FOR D
. . .
pla c e Cf R ahan R ah in I r e l a n d
.
.
, , .
E n gl an d an d Q Ir r ai t h f e r n br ac k e n
,
. .
, , .
7n br g a in im h big r a m par t Of s a n d or gr a v e l
, .
H M ax w e ll Cf P or t r am s ay Lis m o r e
. . .
, .
RA N KE ILL OR (C u par ) Th e p ar t or
c 15 3 0 R an kil or . .
, .
d iv is io n (G r an n ) on t h e r iv e r K e il o r S e e I NVER
. .
K EI L OR .
O N B an s a y isl e of R an a nt o e ss q
i dd n Of
u e e
g g
-
. .
, , ,
the sea .
R AR N IS H (L e w is ) N is h is t h e N n es s p r o m o n to r y
. P e rh .
,
. .
r ar is c o g n ate w it h O E r a r ian to r e ar fr o m t h e n o is e
'
. .
, ,
of t h e s e a b u t it is al s o s p e l t R an ish Cf R ANZA . . .
w ith sh r ub s Cf D RU M
. . .
2 08 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
RA T HE L P IE (S t A n d r e ws ) 118 3, R at h e lpin . .
Fo r t (G . r at h )
of K in g Al p in
Cf P IT A LP IN . . .
fe rn y p l a c e O Ir r a it h , f e r n C f B AHANE
. . .
, . .
r o ad of t h e t r eas u r e ( a fo r t )
r fr
h u l a id h ,
o r at h , . .
Cf M OUNT HOOL Y
. .
RAT HM UR IE L ( Ga r io c h
) M u r ie l s f o r t .
.
RA T HO (S Q u e e n s fe r r y ) 12 5 0 R at h e u 12 9 2 Rad c h ou
. .
, ,
12 9 3 Rat h ou 13 16 D C G r a t h a f o r t s e c o n d s yl l ab l e
, ,
.
,
d o u b tfu l Cf S T O B O . . .
B A TT R A (Bo r gu e ) an d R A TT R AY (B l air go w r ie ) P e r h fo r t . .
to wn fr t r e t r a t r e v C o r n an d W for to wn or
,
.
, , ,
. .
l aw D r J OS An d e r s o n th in k s R atta r B r o u gh C a ith n e ss
. .
, ,
is t h e R a u d a B ior g or r e d h e a d l an d Of t h e S aga s
.
, ,
R AVE LRIG (M id c al d e r ) R av e l is p r ob a m an s n a m e ; cf
. . .
R av e l s t on On r ig s e e BI S HO P B RI GG S
.
,
.
R AVE N S T B U T HE R (C a r s t a ir s ) P e rh G r a bha ch an s r a it h dr d . . .
-
,
b e a c o n on t h e h e ight b y t h e r iv e r G r a bha ch an a .
,
b e ac o n w a r n in g ; cf A N S T RU T HER
, . .
fo r t on t h e h e ig ht Cf BARN YAR D M A W C AR S E an d
,
. .
,
B en r aw I r e l a n d h ill Of t h e fo r t
be in n r a t h
, , ,
.
d ivis io n .
r o ck s I c e l r if D an an d S W r e v .
,
. . .
R EAY (N S u th e r l an d ) c 12 3 0 R a ; c 15 6 5 R ay G
. . .
,
.
, . .
r eid h
(p r on ra
y) s m oo t h l e v e
. l or a p l a in ,
, ,
.
R E DD IN G an d RE DD INGMUIRHE AD (Po l m o n t ) P r ob l ik e . .
,
R e ad in g B e r k s c al l e d afte r so m e m an
, , .
. . .
, ,
-
t on s e e pp l x x iv l x xv
,
.
, .
2 10 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
R HU D U NA N ( y )
S k e ap e of t h e littl e d u n e or h ill
. _
G . c
.
R an y R of Gal l ol d R yn d is (c f I r ish L if e of S t
. . .
, ,
.
C u t h ber t R e gio qu ae B e n n il v oc at ur in p or t u q u i
,
R in t s n oc [ G c n oc a h ill " d ic it u r p r o b r e fe r r in g to
.
.
, ,
Po r tpat r ic k ) Al l p r ob fr O Ir r in n r in d G r oin n . . . . .
, ,
.
,
cf. R AN NO C H fr G r ain ea ch fe rn y T h e s is t h e ,
. .
,
.
c om m o n E n g p l u r al . .
R I B I G I LL (To n gu e ) P e r h r ibb e d gl e n fr D an r ib I c e l . .
,
. .
,
.
r if a r ib
,
I c e l gil a r a v in e
,
.
,
.
R IC C A RT ON KAR T ON (H aw ic k K il m a r n o c k C u r r ie S ton e
,
-
, , ,
hav e n ) C u r r ie R c 13 20 Ric h ar d t ou n
. Haw R .
,
.
, . . .
,
R ic h ar d s d w e ll in g s e e t on p l xx iv
13 7 6 Ric ar d e n
,
.
, . .
RIC HO RN (U r r ) 15 2 7 R ae h e re n ; 16 2 3 Rit h or n e
. P e rh , , . .
r e d ho u s e Cf W HI T HORN
O E r c a d c er n
. .
,
. . .
R I DD ON L (Kyl e s of B u te ) G r ud an is a kn u c k l e b u t th is
,
. . .
is pr o b r ua d h d un r e d d ish h il l
.
, .
R I GG (Gr e tn a) S c r ig a r id ge fu r r o w h ill r id ge fr O E
. .
, , ,
-
,
. . .
b ack Cf D RUM
. . .
R IN G F E R S ON ( L K e n ) G r oin n f ar s ain g w id e pr o
. . .
,
m o n to r y
.
ab o v e .
p lu r al s .
R OA D S I D E (Er r o l ) .
f r at r is La m b in i (cf LA M IN G T ON ) 12 2 9 R ob e r t s t u n .
, .
Cf t on p l x x an d R o b e r t To wn N or m an t on
.
, .
, , .
R O C K C L I FF E (D al b e attie ) A l s o n e ar C ar l is l e .
.
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 2 11
ROC K VIL LA (G l as g o w ) M o d e rn . .
ROD IL (H a r r is ) P e r h r o e s d al e I c e l r d D an
. . .
, . r aa
(p r on ro
) a r oe d e e r
. p e r h fr I c e l 7 o5 i r e d n e ss
,
-
. . .
, , + d il
N &c
"
= . .
,
d al . Cf .
A t t ad ill , s ic 15 8 4 .
r e d e n c l os u r e , fr o m t h e Ol d R e d S a n d
r g ar 5 r ,
r au5 - .
ston e h e r e cf . G g dr ad h an d g or t , e l d
.
.
R OG IE F al l s of (S tr athp e ffe r )
,
G r a og r a oig a ru shin g . .
, , .
ROLL OK S t (G l as g o w )
,
C hap e l to S t R och e b u il t h e r e in .
,
15 08 B u t cf W oloc Abb o t of I o n a
. .
,
.
l a n d Of t h e m o n k
.
7 3 7 w h o d ie d in w il d N R o n a w h e r e is T e am pu l l
,
.
,
R o n a ; cf Po r t R o n a n I o n a an d S t R o n an s W e l l
.
, ,
.
n am e s N o r th R c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag Rin ar s e y ;
. .
, .
, . .
,
al so Rin an s e y i e is l an d (O N a y ey a ) Of S t ,
. .
,
. .
, ,
c 390
. S ou th R in S ag a s is R bgn v al s e y ; 13 2 9
. .
, , ,
Rogn v al d s ay Th e R ogn v a ld w as p r o b h e j a r l Of t h e
. .
,
j a rl Of Or kn e y c 8 8 0 ,
. .
I r e at
( cel m ik ill g
.
) an d R g (O N for
au d an e s s v a r , , . .
b ay ; cf KIR K WAL L) ; R aud cy is r e d is l e (O N
.
. .
e y, a ) fr Ic el 7 a u5 -r , r a u d -r , D an an d SW
a y, , . . . .
r od , red .
r e d fr r bs a r os e ; cf
,
. I c e l r os a r os e , . .
, .
R OS E B U R N (E d in b u r gh ) R O S EHA LL (S u th e r l a n d ) R O S E M OUN T , ,
( A b e rd e e n
) R O S EWE LL H a w tho r n d e n
( ) O ,E r o s e I cel . . .
, .
r os G T bs L r os a a r o s e
, .
; b u t cf too R O S S
,
.
, .
, ,
.
in g d ir e c tin g p r o m o n to r y
, .
R e e v e s th in k s R os mb air c in d (p r o n R os m arkyn ) On . .
e in d ,
h e ad s e e KINALD IE r os h e r e m ay e it h e r
,
m e a n c ap e or w oo d B a ir is p e r h t h e G ba r r t h e top . . .
, ,
d e c id e d l y ab o u t t h e n a m e s m e an in g
.
R os L l N or R O S S L YN an d R OS S L YN LE E c 12 4 0 R os k e l yn
,
. .
,
.
T h e n a m e is B r ython ic Pr o b r os c oil ly n h e a d l an d . .
,
of t h e w oo d b e s id e t h e w ate r ( W a
l l y n lin n .
, ,
l an d .
a l so Ru s n it h R os n e v e t h Pr o m on tor y (G r os ) of
, .
.
N e vc ik or N e v yd d B r it ish or W e l sh b ishop Of t h e 6 t h
,
c e n tu r y .
a p r om on to r y is t h m u s in t h e c as e Of R OS S S h ir e , ,
-
,
r e fe r r in g to Ta r b at p e n in s u l a In C o r n r os is a m oo r . .
cf M E L RO S E r r os is a w oo d
( .
) I . .
ROS S D HU (L Lo m on d ) . c 12 2 5 R os d uu e G r os d hu or . .
,
. .
b l a c k d a r k c ap e
d u bh ,
,
.
R O S A an d cf R O S S ,
. .
R O S S K E EN (In v e r go r d o n ) 12 7 0 R os k e n 15 7 5 kin Pr ob .
, ,
-
. .
s a m e as t h e R os s k e e n s in I r e l a n d ; fr Ir r os c a c in G
( . . .
c a oin
) p l e a s a n t d r y w oo d
,
C f R O S S , .
. .
R O T HE S (El gin ) S ic 12 3 8 G r ud d h r e d fr om t h e r e d
. . .
, ,
r iv e r b a n k s h e r e or m o r e p r ob fr r a t h a f o r t r am pa r t ,
. .
, ,
0
( cf. R AI T H R O T HIE M U R C U S
) in e ith e r c as e w ith E n
, g .
p l u r al s .
R O T HE S AY 13 2 1 R ot h e r s ay c 1400 R osay a 15 00
.
, .
,
.
,
isl e R ot h er is sa id to hav e b e e n a d e s c e n d an t of
.
S im on B r e k cf R oth e r ha m R ot h es m ay b e a c or r u p
. .
tion Of G r at h a f o r t cf R O T HE S .
, , . .
is a p l a c e s pa c e r oo m b u t Ru im w as al so t he Ol d
"
, ,
"
7
n a m e of t h e I s l e of T h a n e t an d m a
y b e a m an s n am e
, .
Cf R a m sga t e
. .
R UM B L IN G BRI DG E (Kin r os s an d on r iv e r B r a n ) Cf R ou t . .
in g B r id ge K ir k c u db r igh t
.
,
R u s c o Gir thon ,
.
T h e c o m m o n p r o n R ug l en c 13 00 Ru gl yn p r e s e r v e s
.
,
.
, , ,
t h e o r igin a l G r u a dh g l ea n n r e d dish
g l en .
, .
a 13 00, R ot h fe n
. M e ig R , 12 00, Ab ir r u ot h e v e n . . .
12 9 1, R ot h e iv an G r u a d h a bh uin n , r e ddish r iv e r
. .
(of M E T HVE
. N
) Oft e n n ow p r o n R iv v en . . .
c o m m o n in I r e l an d Cf S e s kin r ya n I r e l a n d . .
,
.
+ N , & c , d a l , a l s o f o u n d in n am e s as a
. .
d il , d yl ,
val l e y (cf
S ac ad ail l , s ic 16 6 2 , n e ar App l e c r o s s )
. .
Th e r e is a G d u la , m e an in g a hol l o w
. .
S A L EN (Mu ll an d S u n ar t ) G a littl e in l e t,
s a il ea n ,
. . ar m
of t h e s e a .
S A L INE (D u n fe r m lin e
) . ?G . s a l au n , salt . Cf . S a l in g,
Br ain tr e e .
S A L I S B URY C RA G S (E d in bu r gh ) Ol d S ar e z b u r y C r a gs S a id .
,
.
it s k in d r e d liqu id S ar u m bu r g h as b e c o m e a l r e a d y in -
,
S al e b ir e ; th is Of c ou r s e is S alisb u r y Wil ts
12 9 0 , , , ,
.
s a l h a w il l o w
, an d s e e BOR G UE .
PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OTL AN D . 2 15
S A L T C OA T S (A yr shir e ) Th e sal t w o rk e r s .
-
c O
ts
or hu ts ;
O E c ot , c ot t
. . Cf C A U LD C OT S . . .
S A L T ON (H a d d in gto n ) 12 5 0, S aw il t on . . Pr ob = BARN T O N .
,
fr G s a bka l , a b a r n ,
. . ion ; s e e p l xxiv Po s s ibl y
. .
S av il e s v ill ag e Al s o n e a r Y o r k
. .
S A M S ON S LANE (S t r on s ay ) S A M S ON S R I B S (Ar th u r s S e at
, ,
E d in b u r gh ) .
S A ND A IG B A Y (K n oyd ar t ) S an d y b ay I c e l s an d D an . . .
an d S W s a n d sa n d O N a ig og a b ay
.
, ,
. .
, , .
S AN D AY ( Or kn e y C a n n a an d N Uist ) N U ist S 15 6 1
, ,
. . . .
, ,
S an d 15 7 6 S a n d a y S a n d y is l e ; O N a y ey a an
,
. . .
, , ,
is l a n d Cf a b ov e an d Gl e n s an d a Lo rn an d S a n n a
. .
, , , ,
M u ll an d Ar d n am u r c h an
,
.
S AN D B A N K (K il m u n ) S AN D EN D (C u ll e n ) S AN D HAVEN (Fras e r , ,
b u r gh ) S AN D I L AN D S (La n a r k ) S A N D NE S S ( Wa ll s )
, ,
.
S A ND S T ING (S h e tl a n d ) T h e t h in g on t h e s a n d s I c e l pin g . .
,
D an an d S w t in g w h ic h in I c e l m e a n s b oth an
. .
, .
S AN D W I C K (S h e tl a n d S tr om n e ss L e w is ) S tr o m S c 12 2 5 , ,
. .
, .
,
S a n d v ik S a n d b ay (N v ik) Cf S e n w ic k K ir k cu d
. . . .
,
b ay .
Ar r an P o ai , I s l a J
S A N N OX ( ) r b S an n g y.an d u r a,
S A N .
D AI G S a n d y b ay
.
Th e 9c is t h e E n gl p l u r al as th e r e . .
,
ar e N o r th , S o u th , an d M id S an n oc S o m e th in k fr G . . .
s a u n ook, r iv e r t r o u t cf S an n oc h , K e l l s . .
S AN Q UHAR (N D u m fr ie s ) P r o n S an k ar . . . . a . 115 0, S an c h ar .
G s can c at ha ir (W c aer ), ol d fo r t
.
. .
A l l oa S , 12 08 , S al e c h oc ; 12 40, S al w h oc h ; 12 6 3 ,
.
O E s a l ig , s a l h , L s a l ine ; cf S a u gha l l , C h e s t e r
. . Th e . . .
-
oc or oc h in t h e old fo r m s m a
-
r e p r e s e n t G a cha d h, a
y .
e l d ; cf C A B N OC K . .
fr it s S hap e
. .
S AVOC H (D e e r ) ? G s a m h a d h a ch a d h e ld of s o rr e l
. .
-
,
.
sh ie l in gs or b ooth s r ou n d it Of GA LA S HIE L S an d
. .
S T ORNOWAY .
S C A L P A Y (H a r ris ) S ic 15 4 9 ? G s gca l b sp l in t e r s fr ag
. . .
, ,
m e n ts of r o c k O N a y ey a is l a n d ,
. .
, , ,
.
S C A M A D A L E (Kil n in v e r ) P e r h d a l e (N d a l ) of t h e fr ight
. . .
or al ar m G s ga oim 7n c
.
,
-
.
of t h e r e n t c l e ft l it a b u r stin g
. .
, ,
S OA P A (Or kn e y) Ol d S c al pe id Cf S C A LP A Y an d I c e l i t h a
.
,
. .
, .
e dd y
an .
S C A B RA (J u r a) N s harf a y c o r m o r an t s isl e
15 3 6 , S kar b a
-
. .
. .
,
S C ARC L E T or ( W ick
) S AR C L E T . I t is har d to p r o n ou n c e b oth
S c a r is e ith e r sha r p r o c k r o c k y p il l a r G s gbr a
cs .
, , .
,
an d N s k a r ock cf I c e l s kor a
s ke ir
) D an , j a e r c l iff .
( .
, , . .
,
c l e ft in a p r e c ip ic e ; or N s ka r i A
)
s e a gu l l c l c t is
-
. .
,
a r o c k (G c l e it ) s o th is is p r ob s e a gu ll s r o c k
.
Cf
,
.
.
.
S c a r b o r o u gh an d S c a r H il l K ir k cu d b r ight , ,
.
S C AR F S K ERRY (D u n n e t) C o r m o r a n ts r o c k s
S e e S C A RB A
. .
an d S C A RC LE T an d cf S u l e s k e r r y , .
-
.
S C ARINI S H (T yr e e ) N s ka r i n ce s s e a gu ll s n e s s or c ap e
-
.
,
. .
S C A RR IS T RA (H a r r is ) F ir st s yll ab l e s e e S C A R C LE T t h e s t r a .
,
-
,
. .
,
S c ar r ab ol s y s ic 15 6 2 in I sl ay
cf
.
.
, ,
S C HA L LA S AI G (C ol o n sa y) P e r h sh e l l b ay (N a ig) I c e l
. .
,
. .
s kc l a sh e ll ; p e r h
,
S C A LL OWAY . .
(c a il i n a m a id e n ; cf S ic h n ah n igh e an
) ,
m o u n ta in in t h e .
,
m a id e n ) an d M a id e n Pap C a ith n e ss
,
S o m e th ink G , .
,
.
S C HILLE Y (Ou t e r H e b r id e s ) S e e S E LL A Y . .
Of S t C ath e r in e Of S i c n a I ta l y o n c e h e r e , ,
.
s gon n s gu in n a l u m p m as s bl o c k of w oo d
, , , , .
2 18 P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
Th is e x a ctl y su its t h e Ar r an si e t ; ne ar by is a r o c ky
bu r n ; t h e
S e r id an .
S EA F IE L D (C u ll e n an d Le ith ) ,
S EA M I LL (W K il b r id e
) . .
S e a in D an is s o , I c e l s ee . .
12 00, S e l e kir k e C hu r c h . am o n g t h e sh ie l in g s or
h u n t er s h u ts
.
S ee GALA S HIE L S an d K IRKA B Y .
S E LLA Y, S HE LL A Y , or S C HILL E Y ( Ou t e r H e b r id e s ) . N . s l
cy,
-
s e a l is l e cf I c e l s ol
. . D an s ce l , a s e al. .
S GUB NA LAP A IC H (R Fa r r ar ) G r o c k Of t h e m u d d y . . .
r iv e r C OUR
( ) Cf S . . .
S HAN D WI C K (F e a rn ) N s an d v ik s a n d y b ay t h e o n l y s u c h
-
.
.
, ,
b ay h e r e ab o u ts Cf S h e l l ay or S E LL A Y . . .
S HA NK E ND (H a w ick ) F r s h a n k (O E s c a n c a D an an d . . . .
,
.
S w s ha n k) t h e l e g t h e sh in b o n e
.
, ,
-
.
S HANNO (M o n t r os e ) 15 16 S k an n ac k ? G sga in n ac h ad h
.
, . .
,
e ld of t h e h e r d or d r ov e (s gan n ) .
S HA P IN S A Y ( Or k n e y) c 12 2 5 , Hjal pan d is ay 15 2 9 , J o. . .
s kip, a sh ip ) B u t B e n is e v id e n tl y w r o n g, it m u st b e
.
O E h aga, a h e d ge , so ft e n e d in h a w, a h e d ge ,
. . a h aw
tho rn b e rr y .
S HA W B OS T ( Ba r vas
) P l ac e .
of t h e w oo d .
Cf . ab ov e ,
an d
N . bol s t a 5 r p l x iv ,
. .
PL AC E NA M E S
OF S C OT L AN D . 2 19
S HE AB OS T (L e w is ) P e r h ho us e pl a c e s e t a sk e w ; I c e l
. .
,
.
of N bols t a5 r s e e p l x iv
. Cf S K EA B O S T , . . . .
pl ac e On s t e r = N s t a5 r s e e p l x v
.
-
.
,
. .
S HE T LAN D or Z E T LAN D ,
S aga s Hjal t l an d H e tl an d 14 03 .
, , ,
n o e x p l a n atio n .
S HE TT L E S T ON (Gl as g o w) 12 2 6 S h e t t il s t on Pr ob fr a m an ; .
,
. . .
cf S h u ttl e w o r th
. A shu ttl e in O E is . .
s cyt e l a s c u ttl e ; O E s c u t c l is a d is h
,
M ight b e fr e ith e r . . . . .
S HE UC HA N (S tr a n r a e r ) P r ob G s uid h ca ch an d im in u tive of . . .
,
s u id h c a s e at S e v e r al S im il a r I r ish n am e s
,
. .
c ha r m Cf M IN IS HA NT an d P e n z an c e ho l y h e ad l a n d
-
. . .
, ,
S HIB B E RS C R OS S ( S uth e r l an d ) Pr on S h e v e r s c r os s 15 3 5 . . .
,
r ubb e r or w ip e r to t o att
r e fe rr in t h e ac i o f l
g n c e
, .
Cf GA LA S HIE L S
. .
S HIE L D AI G ( L T or r id on ) S h ie l d in g sh e l t e r in g b ay (O N
. .
, . .
d ig ; I c e l s kj bl d r a S h ie l d
)
'
-
,
. .
an d Oath l a w ) an d f o u r S HIE L H I L L S Ga o a
( ll w y) 1 6 2 9
, , ,
s e e ab o v e Fa lk S is in 17 4 5 S hie l h il l an d is s til l
. . .
,
s o pr o n S o m e s ay S h ie l hill (S tan l e y) is t h e G s ca lg
. .
c h oill hu n tin g w oo d
, .
S HIN L (S u th e r l a n d )
, . P e r h l o c h Of t h e c har m G s eun . .
.
,
s i an
( )
cf S HIA N T ; b u t S h in n oc k
. Ga ll o w a y is th o u ght , ,
to b e G s can c n oc old h il l .
, .
S HINNE S S C ap e on Lo c h S HIN
. S e e NE S S .
.
2 20 PLAC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AND ,
S HIRA , R L ( I n v e r a r a y) as t
'
a bk,
an d ?G
. . . . s ca r or s cur e
r iv e r
.
12 5 0, C e s k e n ; 15 5 0, C e sk an e f z
S HI S K INE (A r r an
) . a . G .
s c is c in n
( p r on . sh e sk in ), a m a r sh , fr S i osg, s e d ge ; .
c f .
Ir s es c en n as
.
,
in S h e s k in , S e s kin .
B e r t r am sh ot t s . O E s h ot , a d iv is io n , pl ot ; cf S ho t t e s
. . .
h am , S hotov e r , S hot t o n .
S HUN A (A pp in
) . S ic 15 11 . G . s c un , s e un a , a p r ote ctin g
c har m . Cf . S HIN .
S HU R B E R Y (H a l k irk
) G s ui r c a ir id h s h ie l in g h u t of t h e
. .
-
,
,
m a id , n ym ph s r e n
y Cf B LI N G E R Y ,
. . .
r oc k S e e S C RA B S T ER an d C ARR
. .
+ O E h l d cw S e l a w a h il l
. . F or t h e l atte r o r igin
,
.
,
. ,
cf V EN LAW ; an d for in t e r c ha n ge of t h an d d cf
.
,
.
NITH .
S I G H T HI L L (G l asg o w ) .
S IM P R IN (D u n s ) 12 5 0 S im p n ge ; c 13 00 S ym pr in g
.
, ,
. .
D ou b tfu l Pe r h fr W p r e n a tr e e Cf P R INL AW S
. . . .
,
. . .
S IN C L A IRT ON (K ir k c a l d y ) A fte r t h e S t C l a ir s E ar l s of .
,
R osslyn w hos e s e at D ys ar t H ou s e is c l os e by
, , ,
.
b o s s e s or b r e asts G s in e a pap .
, .
S KAI L L ( S a n d w ic k Or k n e y)
, . ZF r I c e l s kcl a s h e l l or , . . .
, ,
D an s ka e l a s c a l e of a sh & c
.
, , .
S K EA B O S T (Po r t r e e ) Pr o b pl a c e s e t ask e w 7
S HE A B OS T . .
,
.
A l so cf S K YE . .
n am e for r oc k is l e ts e sp e c ia l l i t h e M i n ch S k e ir in o c
y
-
n , ,
Se e I t is N an d D an s kj a er c l iff r o c k of w h ic h
. . .
, , ,
S k e rr ie s is t h e pl u r a l as in P e n tl a n d S k e r r ie s 13 2 9 , ,
P e t l an d S k e r an d Au s k e r r y e ast Of Or k n e y (in S a ga
-
, ,
A u s t r S k e r or e a s t e r n r o c k
-
, Cf S C A R C L E T an d t h e G
.
,
.
s g u r or S C OUR .
S K E LB O (D o r n o ch ) c 12 10 S c e l b ol ; a 13 00 S c e l l e b ol ;
. .
, .
,
2 22 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
S L A M ANNAN ( S
125 0, S l e t h m an in
. M oo r of .
m o u n tain , h il l, fa c e of a h ill ; in G al so a m oo r
. .
Cf S l am on ia, I n c h
. .
S LA T E F OR D ( E d in bu r h
g ) P r o b s m ooth f o rd ; O N s le t t , . .
. .
s m oo t h Cf n e xt
S c l ait for d was t h e n a m e of t h e
. . .
v illage Of E d z e l l, a 17 00 . .
S L EA T ( y )
S k e a 14 00, S l at e . 14 7 5 ,
S l e t ; 15
. 8 8 ,
S l a it .
P r ob as ab o v e S l e at S ou n d is sh e l te r e d B u t Ar d e n
. .
(G s gl c d t , a s l a t e ) an d S l e e ty, Q u e e n s C O , is fr Ir an d
. . . .
S LE WN A R K (Po r tp atr ic k ) G s l ia bh n . .
-
ar c ( ore ) ,
h ill Of the
pgi or oth e r
, l a
r e b e as t
g .
V
S lid e , an d S lidd e r ic k , V ig t own .
S LIGA C HA N , I C HA N (S ky e ) -
. G o. in l ittl e sh e l l s
ab u n d in g
S L IN , L (Ta in ) c 15 6 0
. . .
,
L oc h isl yn e P r o b G s l e am h uin n . . .
,
s m ooth Cf S LAIN S . . .
g ul l e
y; G s l oc a p it a ho
ll o w .
, , .
r ho m e v il l a e Of a m an c a l l e d S m a il
( G E s 7li e h d m ) o g , ,
or S m all On t h e fr e qu e n t in te r c ha n ge of h am an d
.
-
-
hol m cf H O LM al so s e e n e x t
, . .
O E s m c t he s m oc t h ce t un or t on
. . Cf S m e ato n P e n te
, . .
,
fr a c t an d K ir ks m e at on N or t h all e r t on
, ,
.
S M OO C av e of (D u rn e ss)
,
? F r I c e l s mj d ga to c r e e p (s am e . . .
,
P L A C E N AM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 223
r oot as s muggl e ) ,
fr . it s l ow r oo f . Po s s ibly fr . D an .
sm sm ok e
og, .
S NA P E (C o u l te r ) Pr ob D an sn c b a b e ak S c n c b (cf S n ab
. . .
, ,
. .
H ill K e l l s ) or fr D an s n cpp e a s n ip e T w o in
, ,
. .
,
.
En gl an d .
S N IZ OR T (S ky e ) 15 01, S n e s fu r d ; 15 2 6 , S n e is por t ; 16 6 2 ,
.
S n is or t
Fj o r d , fr ith of S IIOW G s n ca ch d , D an sn cc,
. . .
of r a in G sn id h, s n i t h ) e e K N OYD A B T
( S
or . .
-
.
S OAY ( H e b r id e s
) . 15 49 , S e a . D an . an d SW . s o, a s ow , a
i
p g, + a y, a , is l a n d .
S O LLA S ( Lo c h m ad d y) G s ol u s a (b e a c on l ight Cf . .
,
. .
R ES OLI S .
T r ac h t R om r a fr G t r cigh a d h e bb in g an d S c ot t w ad e
.
,
.
, , ,
or S c ot t is w at h e i e S c ots f o r d (N an d D an wa t h )
,
. . . .
,
.
S o l w a y is tho u ght to b e fr t h e tr ib e S e lg ov ac p e r h .
,
.
m e a n in g hu n te r s fr G s ea lg h u n tin g ; so Pr of
. .
, , .
M K in n on M o r e l ik e l y fr O N s bl c ag r m u d d y b ay
'
-
. . . .
, ,
S ON A C HA N POR T (L Aw e ) D i m in of G s on n a c h a c astl e . . . .
, ,
a w a ll a pal isa d e ,
.
t h e s w in e O E s win I c e l s v in D an s v a n ; b u t s oon . .
,
.
,
.
On t h e str ic t m e a n in g of h op e s e e H O B K IR K , .
S ou r b i ; 15 6 1 S oir ib i ; 16 15 S o r b i Pr ob e a s t , ,
. .
S ORN (M au c h l in e ) G s or n m e an s a s n o u t or a k il n . . .
S OU T HWI C K (D u m frie s ) O E s d t h wi c S o u th ho u s e or . . .
,
d w e l l in g Fou r in En gl an d .
.
t h e S U T OR S ) P e r h fr I c e l s bt r au 5 r soot r e d i e
- - -
. . . .
, ,
. .
,
d ar k r e d .
T h e sp in d ic at e s a n on G ae l ic p r ob P ic tish o r igin -
, .
,
.
2 24 P LA C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
a k n ife 1 .
s g ea lbac h a b o u n d in g in sp lin te r s or fr a m e n ts of r o c k
, g
fr s gea lb a fr a g m e n t
.
1
,
.
S P EY R, S ic 14 9 2 12 35 S pe
. Pr ob c on n e c te d w ith G ,
. . .
s g c it h to vo m it to S pu e so Wh itl e y S to k e s 1
s c c im
, ,
.
,
S P IG IE L (S h e tl an d )
, . I c e l s pik bl u bb e r of s e al s wh al e s . .
, , ,
& c or sp ik a s p ik e
.
,
Cf S p ig ot ,
. . .
d a il l Th e w o r d p e r h m e a n s j u st w hat it say s
.
Cf . . .
I c e l an d S W sp in n a t o sp in ; b u t it is p r ob fr I c e l
. .
, . . .
sp a n in g t e m ptatio n ,
.
in G sp id ea l . .
( C a m ps ie H ill s
) S P I TT A L O F G L EN S HEE , .
S P O TT ( Du n b a r ) G sp ot a p l ot of gr ou n d or I c e l sp ot t i
. .
, ,
.
,
sp ot r a b it -
p ie c e Cf S potl a n d Lan c ash ir e
, ,
. .
, .
S P RIN G S I D E (K il m a r n o c k ) .
t on Pr ob fr so m e m an (cf S p r o ws to n N o r wic h )
. . . .
,
.
s g in n ca d h a p r oj e c tio n fr s g in n to p r otr u d e 1
.
, .
,
S TA FF A (M u l l ) N s t aj ey is l e With t h e stav e s i e it s
. .
-
,
,
. .
,
b a s a l tic c o l u m n ar r o c k s .
S TA FF IN (Po r t re e ) P r ob G s t a c on n w h it e c l iff or p r e c i . . .
,
~
p ic e in u e n c e d by N s t af for t h e r o c k s h e r e ar e v e r y
,
.
,
s im il ar to thos e at S TA FFA .
1
Th s ll g ood il l u t t io s of W i d i h d S t ok c l s i c
e e ar e a s ra n n sc an es a s a
t ion of C e l t ic l an gu ag e s , in t o t h e p g r ou p, W e l s h , P ic t is h , C orn is h .
&c ,. an d t h e c (or g or g )
g r ou p, S e an d Ir G e l ic Cf P E B A N W E LL, . . a . .
P R E M N AY , & c .
226 P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
( f GAR
c V O C
. K ,
I t is n ot e asy to s e e h ow it c an b e
fr I c e l St r on g ; b u t
s t ir k-r , cf S tir c h l e y B ir m in ha m
. .
, g .
S T IR L IN G 114 7 , S t r iv e lin
. c 125 0, E s t r iu e l in 12 9 5 .
,
E s t r e v e l yn ; 145 5 , S t r iv ilin g 16 3 9 , v e l in g In W -
. .
S c f o r m Of M E LVI L L E
. T h e sam e n am e , p e r h t h e . .
e n tio n s a n oth e r S r u t h l in n , n e a r P e r th
( a 1 1
. 0 0 ) m .
t h e b ir d s G s ioba n i an . .
S T O B O (P e e bl e s ) c 1116 S t ob oc . 117 0 S t u bh o
. 12 23 , , ,
S t ob oh ow e 12 9 6 S t ubb e h ok Pr ob G s t ob a ch a d h ,
. . .
-
,
f o r m s of S AU C HIE ) Th e r e is a P ol t e n s t obb o in t h e s am e
.
S T O B S ( H a w ic k ) G s t ob a sta k e or s tu m p w it h E n g p l ur a l
. .
, ,
. .
S T O C K B RI DG E (E d in b u rgh an d C o c kb u r n sp ath ) A w oo d e n .
e r oot is t h e sa m e A so n H a n ts
( t h ) l i . .
S T O C K IN G H I L L (Ol d Lu c e ) Lo wl S c s t okcn e n c l o s e d fr
, ,
. . . .
Gol sp ie th in k s fr N s t a5 r p l a c e bu t th is al w ays
,
. .
, ,
b e c o m e s st e r s e e p l x iv
-
P e r h N s t or a ste e p p e a k . . . .
,
.
an d t w o in E n gl a n d a r o c k sto n e
) O E s tdn . . .
, , .
S TON E YB YR E S FA L L (La n a r k ) B yr c in O E as n ow in S e . . .
,
.
,
w as a c ow ho u s e c o gn at e w it h bower b u t th is n am e
-
,
is v e r y p r ob a c o r r u ptio n ? Of w hat . Cf n e xt ,
. . .
S T ONEY K IR K (S tr a n r a e r ) 17 2 5 S t e v e n s k ir k S t e e n ie s
.
, .
S t S te ph e n s c h u r c h
or .
S T ONEYWOO D (D yc e ) .
S TORMONT H 12 9 2 S t ar m on t h e P r ob G s t ar r , . . .
d is to r te d c r ook e d h il l
m on a d h
, , .
1
eV l yu wou l d b sp l t i G M e li e wit h t h e sam e s oun d on l y a
e n . i n , ,
l it t l e m o e asal aspi at io
r n r n.
PL A C E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 227
S T O RNOWAY 15 11, S t or n oc h w ay 16 3 0, S t e or n w ay 17 16 ,
'
. a .
S t e e p p e ak ( N N
S t orn b ay . . s t or
) on t h e b ay ( O . .
v ag r
) C
.
f S C A L L OWAY . .
S T OW ( Ga l ash iels
) O E s t ow a p l a
. ce to w n ; p r ob on e . .
, ,
.
S t oke s o c om m o n in En gl ish n am e s
,
Fou r in E n gl an d . .
S T RA C A T HRO (Fo r fa r ) c 12 12 S t r a c at h e r ac h Th e G
. .
,
. .
sr at h
(in Old G al so s r a d ) is u s u a l l y sp e l t in E n g
. .
s tr ath ; b u t as t h e n a l ih b e c om e s m u t e w e O ft e n n d
, ,
o n l y s t r a T h e t is on l y an En glis h d e v ic e to aid
.
p r o n u n c iatio n for s r is al w ay s p r on s r in G In on e
,
. .
c as e , a 12 00 w e n d s c r a d (s e e S T RA T H M I G L O )
.
,
.
S tr a c ath r o is v al l e y of t h e fo r t or t h e s e at ; G
.
c a t h ai r , c a t h r a c h .
S T RA C H UR (L F yn e ) . . 1368 , S t r ac h or e 15 00, S t r oq u h or .
S TR AI T ON (E d in bu r gh , M a yb o l e ) E d in b S , 12 9 6 , S tr ato n . . . .
Pr o b s tr a ight v ill a ge
.
S t r a ig h t is r e a l l y t h e past .
I c e l s ir d , O E s t r ea w, str aw
. . . .
S T RA LA C HU N ( S tr a c h ur
) P r ob . .
dun -
c o l o u r e d (G . l a c hd un n )
str ath S e e S T RA C A T HRO
. .
w e l l th in k s G s r on r c am h ar . l it n os e ; , .
p e r h r e fe r r ing t o Lo c h Ryan p e n in s u l a
. .
S T RA T H (B r oa d fo r d ) S e e S T RA C A T HRO an d cf D A L E an d
.
, .
G LEN V I L LA G E .
d cf D ARVE L
( r d c h oil
) . .
aw an e V al l e y Of t h e A VEN
. .
S T RA T H B LANE (G l asgo w ) c 12 00 S t r ac h b l ac h an bl ah an e . .
, ,
-
12 5 3 b l at h an e ; c 13 00 S t r abl an e
,
-
Gl en w ith t h e .
, .
( litt l e
) o w er s G bl d tha n an d cf bl dd hach o w e r y . .
, .
S T RA T HB U N GO (Gl a s go w ) Pr on S t r abun gy G s r a t h . . . .
M hun ga v al l e y Of S t Mu n go or K e n t ige rn c 5 5 0
,
, . .
2 28 PL AC E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
S T RA T H C ARRON, D O N, - -
F I LL AN ,
-
ORD ,
-
P E FF ER, -
T U MM E L ,
&c .
S e e C A RB O N, & c
S T RA T HE N D R Y (L e slie ) . a . 116 9 , -
en r
y .
-
E ND R IC K or
S t r at h e n d r ic k
S T RA T H K INNE S S (S t A n d r e w s ) 115 6 , S t r ad kin e s V all e y . .
at t h e h e a d of t h e w at e r fa l l G c e an n or c in n a n c as . .
In 115 6 K in n e s s is K in n in is .
G M r t in of To u r s ; cf KI L M AR T IN
( )
g l en sr a t.h a n of S t a . .
s win e pe n G m uc l a ch Cf D RU MM U C KLOC K
-
. . . .
S T RA T HY (Th u r so
) G t va
s r a t h a
. n l i t l e l l ey .
,
.
S T RA T HYRE (C a ll a n d e r ) Va ll e y Of t h e l a n d (G t ir ) t l o s t
. .
,
by asp ir a t io n ; so R e v J M L e an P it il ie . .
,
.
fe r til e (G m (h ) e it h ) s t r ath
. Cf A U C H M I T HIE .
. .
l in e or G s r a t h c h in n Vall e y Of t h e h e ad l an d G
,
. .
,
c e an n a h e ad
, .
S T RO M A (P e n tl a n d F ir t h ) S ic 14 5 5 b u t S ag a s S t r au m s e y .
, .
I s l an d in t h e c u r re n t or S tr e am H e r e t h e Fir th
.
r u n s lik e a r iv e r I c e l s t r a um r D an s tr om s tr e am
.
,
. .
, ,
+ a y e y a is l a n d
, , , Of S t r om oe Fa r o e s . .
, .
S T RO M E FERRY (W R os s ) S ic 14 7 2 14 9 2 S tr om e
. .
,
c ar r an ac h
( i e of L . .
S t r e a m ; s e e a b o v e .
.
Cf S t r o m e R e a y
.
,
.
S T RO M N E S S (Or kn e y ) S ag a s S t r au m s n e s s
. N e s s c ap e on , .
,
t h e c u rr e n t or tid e S e e S T ROMA
. .
c ap e n os e cf
(lit . n e s s o f t,h e m aso n b u t S
. t r o ne
S T RONE (Fir th Of C l yd e ) c 14 00 S tr o n G s r on n os e . .
,
. .
, ,
b e a k c ap e
, Of t h e t w o S t r oan s in K irk c u d b r ight
. .
,
an d S t r on e h ill n e a r L U S S ,
.
S T R ONS A Y (Or k n e y) c 12 2 5 Or kn ey S ag
.
S t iorn s e y .
, . .
,
15 2 9 , J o B . en , S t r on s ay v el S d r on s ay c . 12 25 , m u s t
2 30 P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D .
S U T OR S O F C RO MAR T Y T w o c liffs at t h e r t h s m o u th , on
.
e ith e r s id e N s k ut i, S h e l t e r , f o r m e d b y j u ttin g r o c k s ,
.
f r s k ut a, to ju t ou t , shoot
. Fo r m in u e n c e d b y S c . .
s u t or , a sho e m a k e r .
of t h e s w a in , b oy I )
( s vcin n r , S W of
cel
s v cn , or .
-
.
( I s v in ; S ONA ) B u t t h e n am e n ow is
s win e c el cf W . . .
is l e of s w a n s I c e l s c an r , S W s c an , a s w an Cf .
-
. . .
S w an bu s t ar , c 15 00, in Or ph ir
. .
S W E B DA LE C r ic c h 12 7 5 , S w e r d is d al e V al l e y (N d a l )
( )
. . .
s ward tu r f I c e l s c or d r , D an s v a cr
Of t h e gr e e n
or .
. .
S WINEY (Lyb st e r ) S ic in Or kn ey S ag a D r J os A n d e r so n
. . . .
th in k s it w as s o c al l e d fr o m b e in g t h e p r op e r ty of Gr im
of S W ONA Cf S vin o e , Fa r o e s . . .
S WIN T ON (
D un s) 1 2 5 0,
S w y n t un P r ob v ill a g e of t h e
. . .
S WIN T ON T w o in E n gl a n d
. .
S WONA ( O rk n e y
) O r kn ey . . S ag .
,
S v in e y ( see S WA N NA Y)
oth e r S ag as, S w e fn e y .
S Y M IN G T ON (Ayr an d La n ar k ) A yr S , 116 0, I n t e r t e r r am . .
S im o n is L oc car d i P r e s t wic k 12 9 3, S ym on d s t on a
in K yl
Lan ar k S , c 118 9 , Vill a S ym on is Lo c ka r d ;
. . .
a 13 00, S y m on d s t on e
.
A b o d e , v ill a ge of S im on Lo c k .
t on , p l x x . .
r o m ar t P o ho s at G
T A E N D ORE ( C y) r b u e b y t h e w e r . . . t igh
(g en . t igh c ) an d obh a ir or d or ; cf TAYIN L OAN , . an d W .
t y, a ho u s e .
Pr ob I c e l pin g a m e e tin g Cf D IN G WA L L
. .
, . . .
N s kya cr or G sg br a r o c k a sk e r ry
'
. .
, , .
a br ow a n am e as Pr o f Ve itc h S ho w s v e ry app r o
.
, ,
r iat e to th is p r e c ip ito u s b u r n C T l i i f S t th
p f a e s s n o r a . .
T h e B r ight b r o we d
c ly d e i e ,
. .
,
-
.
PL AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 231
? G d ea n ac h d ac h r ou gh e r c e
.
, ,
.
t h e s e a in a c av e possibl y th is m ay b e t bn dir d c t h e
,
( h e r e p r o n r Oc h
) r e d dish m e a d o w
. Cf T am n ym ar t in
,
.
.
an d T aw n c e l I r e l an d
y y ,
.
T AN TALL ON C A S T L E (N B e r wic k ) c 13 00 D e n t al ou n e 14 8 1 . . .
, ,
T e m pt all on ; 15 7 2 T om t all on (G t om a kn o ll ) Pr ob ,
.
, . .
G d un (W d in ) t a l ai n h ill or f o r t Of t h e fe ats of
. .
, ,
a r m s or p e r h Of t h e hal l (t a ll a a ch an ) F or c h an ge
,
.
,
-
.
of d in to t cf D U BT ON an d E DD ER T ON
, . .
TARB ER T (L F yn e v e in Mu ll . R OS S T 12 2 7 , ,
.
,
BO L T ON .
k e e p in g p l a c e C an it b e s o ? T h e l e tte r d is f o n d of
-
.
s u ix in
g it s e l f (s e e p x xxvii) Lan d is sp e l t l an d in . .
O E I c e l S w an d D an
. .
,
.
, .
, .
T A B RA D A LE (C o n o n B r id ge ) 12 40 T ar u e d al ; c 13 20 .
,
.
,
TARRE L (Ta r b at R O S S ) 15 7 1 T ar r al l ; 15 7 9 e l l Pr o b
,
.
, ,
-
. .
G t or r dl to we r on t h e c liff
.
,
.
Cf L YN W IL G
. .
T A S S IE S HOL M (W am ph r ay) Pr ob . . G . t a is , -
s e, m o ist ,
d am p ,
so ft, H O LM , a r iv e r s id e e l d .
TAY R , . 8 0 ,
T a cci t.u s ,
T a v au s ; c 6 0 0 ,
Am r a C ol u m c ill e , .
g is h n e s s ,
W t a w ,
s m ooth ( cf r i
.v e r T aw ) P e rh G . . . .
t h e r iv e r , cf A WE
t a bb,
. .
T A YC HRE G GA N (L A w e ) . . G . t igh -
a - ch r c a ga in , hou s e by t h e
l it tl e c r a g or r o c k .
ho u s e in t h e m e a d o w or m ar sh
,
.
TAYNUI L T (L E t iv e ) In G t igh a n u il l t ho u s e on t h e
. . .
,
b u rn or b r ook ; G a l l t ge n a il l t .
, . .
l o fty w a l l e d or spott e d ho u s e
-
.
ho u s e by t h e w ate r or pool
.
T E C HM U IR Y (F r as e r b u r gh ) Pr ob l e p e r s hosp ital G . .
.
t igh t c i g h c a ho u s e an d m u ir e l e p r os y
, , Cf LI B ER T ON , ,
. . .
T E IT H R (S ,
. In G Th aic h ; p r ob fr G t a ie
. . . . .
,
still = Tham e s
. .
or f r G t e a m p u l l a c h u r c h
. . O E l a n d l an d , , . .
,
.
TE M P L E (Gor e br id ge ) an d T E M P LE LA ND S (S t r at h m ar t in e ) .
t e a mp a ll L t e m p l u m a c hu r c h b u il t of sto n e o c c u r s
.
, , ,
p ul l C ol um c hill e B e n b e c u l a ,
.
t h e gr ov e B u t t cn an d r y is al so a c ha r te r t e r m te n an c y
-
. .
,
T HROS K ( S A l l oa.
) . Pr ob O E . . . t hr is c, I c e l t h r os t .
-
r, a th ru s h .
Cf . Th r os t on , H ar tl e poo l
sta5 r p l a c e (s e e p l x v ) P e rh fr a m an T h r ym
,
. . . .
, .
Hov cd cn T u r s e h a (to wn ) ; c 12 2 5 Or kn e y S a g
,
.
, . .
,
T h or s e y (to w n ) 15 4 7 Tho r so O N T h or s a a t h e ,
. . .
,
g o d Th or s
r i v e r
.
THUR S T ON (B e r w ic k ) 12 9 2 T h u r e st on Th or s Vi l l ag e .
,
.
.
T IB B E R M OR E M URE (P e r th ),
G t iobar a w e ll + 7n oor S e e
-
. .
, , .
t iu n d , S W t ie n d e, a t e n th Cf M e r kl an d
. . . .
r ock c h l o s t b y asp ir a t io n
.
,
or s l op e Cf B al n ab r u aic h Po r tm aho m a c k
. .
,
.
t ir e (W t r e ) h ill at t h e b a c k Of t h e l an d i e t h e
.
,
,
. .
,
c ar s e of t h e Fo r th Cf C OU L T ER . . .
T IL L IE C HE WA N (Al e x an d r ia ) G t u l a c h c u m h an n n a r r o w . .
,
h il l .
T ILLIT U D LE M ( La n ar k ) Fa n c y n am e of S ir W S c ott s in
. .
c h il ly h il l
.
te l l a) M or ga n l it t h e fam ily h e n c e t h e gr o u n d ,
.
,
,
b e l o n gin g to t h e fa m il y of M o r ga n
, .
TI L T R R e v J M L e an
,
. 15 64 G l e n t il t h ,
. . .
,
P it ilie d o e s n ot r e c o gn is e th is as Ga e l ic ; b u t s u r e l y it
,
fr t u il a oo d P e r h = G l a ll t t h e r iv e r or gl e n
. . .
,
. .
,
Cf TAY . .
, . .
m e n tio n s a T h in gav Ol l (c 15 00 T yn gw al e ) in R e n d al e
'
.
, ,
P L AC E NA M E S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 23 5
\
Or k n e y, = D IN G WA LL , tin g of t h e Th in g
F or
m ee .
in te r c ha n ge Of t an d d , f
o T r o n d hj e m an d D r on t h e im . .
S i n al re s b t e R C lyd e G
( g
y t h e w a e r i e t h ,
t ei7 7 t e ,
. .
,
. .
a bh (cf A WE ol d Ow ) . T h e M od G p lu r al of t ein e
,
. . .
,
r e is t ei n t ca n b u t t h e Ir pl u r a l is t e i n t e (cf T u ll a
, ,
. .
tin tin C av an h il l Of t h e
,
K n oc k t e n t ol G al
,
,
l o w ay is G c n oc t cn d a il h ill of t h e b on r e
.
,
.
,
fol d Th in g or l o c al as se m b l y ; O E f a ld
Of t h e
. .
, ,
D an f ol d a f old pe n
.
C f TIN
,
G WA LL a n d T h in
g v e l
,
li r . .
, ,
I c e l an d Al s o in I s l e of M an
. .
so u th w e st of E d in bu r gh G t iobar l in n e (W l lyn )
-
. . .
,
w e l l b y t h e w at e r or pool
.
ho u s e .
TIR EE (H e br id e s ) a 7 00 A d am n an T e r r a E t h ic a ; c 122 5
. .
, ,
.
,
Or kn e y S a g , T yr v is t ; 13 43 , T ir yad ; 13 5 4 , T e r e yd ;
. .
14 09 , T yr iage al s o T e r r a Hit h S k e n e s ay s , G . .
t ir i od h,
- -
l a n d Of c o r n b u t R h ys , & c , th in k H it h or . .
It h is a l e g e n d a r y S c ot , p e r h u n c l e Of M il e d of t h e .
I r ish l e ge n d s S e v e r al p l ac e s c al l e d M ag It h e , p l ain of
.
-
Ith , in Ir e l an d
.
TI B B Y R ( L
, . . S h in ) . P r ob . G . t u ir cad h , a l am e n t, a
d ir g e .
TO B (L e w is ) G t ob t h e b ay or littl e b ay
. .
,
.
t h e Vir gin M a r y
L A D YW E L L Cf Tob e r on o c h y , . .
,
L u in g In a Mo r ay c har te r t emp Al e x an d e r I I
.
,
. .
,
T u b e r n ac r u m k e l
an d T u b e r n afe in
ar e .
T O C HIE NE A L ( Ba
H o u s e of t h e shin g station G
n ff
) . ?
.
m e an s a c au s e w ay an d a d o wr y bu t t h e 7 w o ul d
n ot e as il y d is app e a r .
TO D R IG (Kirk in n e r ) H il l of t h e fox S c t od so c al l e d .
.
,
fr h is b u s h y ta il fr I c e l t od d i a m ass of w oo l
. See , . .
, .
R I GG an d cf T od h ol ys 13 7 6 in Lid d e s d al e .
,
, .
23 6 PL A C E NAME S -
OF S C OT L AN D ,
a hol l o w Of C OOM LE E S . . .
TO LS T A H EAD (Le w is ) P l a c e of t h e to ll .
or cu sto m -
dues
I c e l t oll
.
-
r, D an . t ol d . On sta = s t a5 r
, p l ac e ,
se e p lx v
. .
u n oo n G h il l kn oll Of the o ur t Of
T OM ( )
-
A - M HOID D . .
, c
j u stic e G m bd , a . c o u r t ass e m b l y ,
.
TO MA T IN (C ar r B r id ge ) G t om a t cin c h il l . .
- -
,
,
k n o ll of the
re .
T OM B EA ( Pass
L e n i) Pr o n b ay of H ill of t h e b ir c h e s . .
-
.
G be a t h Cf A UL TB EA
. . . .
TO M I C H (B e au l y) G t om ac h full Of k n oll s G t om
. .
,
,
. .
TO M IN T OUL (B al l in d al l oc h ) Pr o n t Owl P r ob G t om an . .
-
. . .
n o r th e rn l ittl e h il l
t uat h ea l ,
.
T OM NA HUR IC H (I n v e rn e s s ) Pr ob s ay s Pr o f M K in n on G .
,
.
, .
G iu bh ar a ye w Iu br a ch al so m e an s a b oat as in
.
,
.
,
P or t n ac h u r aic h I o n a an d m ay d o S O h e r e , ,
.
m h u ilin n .
Tou n g . N l un g a,
. a to n gu e sp it of l an d T w o To n gs ,
.
in E n gl an d .
T ON G U E LA ND (K i r k c u d b r i ht
g ) 14 6 1 T u n
gl an d .
,
.
hill or m ou n d T or is t h e c om m o n n am e for a h il l
.
in D e v o n an d C o r n w a l l .
T O R B O LL (S u th e r l an d ) c 12 3 0 Th or e b oll ; 15 7 5 Thu r i . .
, ,
bol s t a 5 r p l a c e s e e p l xiv
,
,
. .
bl a c k h ill or to w e r
.
TORE (I n v e r n e ss ) G t or r a h e ap m ou n d fo r t Ir t or W
. .
, , , ,
.
,
.
t u r a to w e r
,
Cf Tu r W C a ld e r . .
,
. .
2 38 PLA C E NA M E S -
OF S c oT L A ND .
17 9 0 b y t h e G l as g o w T r a d e s H o u s e an d l a id ou t b y
,
th e m .
S W t r old I c e l t r ol l a k in d of fa ir y
.
,
R o bin Goo d.
, ,
fe l l o w Cf P OW for G p ol l
. . . .
T RA NA B Y (We str ay ) C r an e s ab o d e I c e l t r an i D an
. .
.
,
t r an e by bi d w e llin g
,
Cf C ANI S B AY
, ,
. . .
Tr a n e n t G t r eam h ar (pr o n tr av e r ) fa r m l it
. . .
,
.
p l o u gh e d l an d in t h e d e l l or by t h e s tr e am (W
.
n an t
) .
W t r e t r a pr e n hou s e b y t h e tr e e
.
, ,
.
Far m (G t r ea m h a r c f TRANEN T ) on QUAIR Wate r
.
, . .
T h e r s t s yl l ab l e Of T r ab r ou n an d T r ah e n n a in t h e sa m e
l o c a l ity m ay ha v e t h e sam e o r igin A s lik e ly fr W . . .
t r a t r e an d C o r n t r cv t r ef ho u s e hom e
, ,
T WO in stan c e s, , , , .
of T r c in S t r at h e r r ic k Lo c h N e s s s ho w in g p e r h t h e , , .
e x tr e m e lim it Of B r tho n ic in u e n c e
y .
T R E S HN IS H I S L E S (Mu ll ) Pr ob I c e l t r e ge n t r es a tr e e . . .
, .
, ,
w oo d + n is h n ccs a n e ss c ap e or G in n is is l a n d
, , , , , .
,
in c h th e s e t w o Ofte n ar e c o n fu s e d Cf S K I P NE S S . .
,
&c
TRE S TA (S h e tl an d ) . I c e l t r e s t a5 r , t r e e .
-
p l ac e f p
c . . lx v .
T r e e s ar e v e r y r ar e in S h e tl a n d .
v ill age Cf C o rn t r e t r a W t r ef t r c v Ir t r e b
.
. .
, , .
, ,
.
,
ho u s e to wn ,
.
A T r in ity Lo d ge w h e r e T r in ity n ow is is
n am e .
, ,
P L A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OTL AN D . 239
c r os s in S A R N G A S K
g e e . .
T ROC HR Y ( D un k e l d
) g G t r oc h
. b ad d an c . 16 5 0,
ri . .
, ,
e r o n s , + S e r ig or r id g e S e e R I GG
g . . .
T ROQ U E E R (D u m fr ie s ) c 13 8 0 T r e q v e r e ; a l s o T r aq u ir e
. .
,
.
Gir van .
T R OS A C HS (C a ll a n d e r ) S a id to b e G for br is t l e d te r r ito r y
. .
,
w ith t h e c o m m o n E n g p l u r al . .
G t r ap is j u st a t r oop M e an in g h e r e d o ub tfu l
.
.
.
Both ar e sa id to m e an e n c han te d c ap e or n e s s
O N n oe s or n is h
. . Cf I c e l t r u 5 7 a , a j u ggl e r . . . .
T RU FF H I L L (Wigto wn ) B y c om m o n tr an spositio n Of r .
,
tu r f hil l O E t urf I c e l an d S W t orf . .
,
. . .
T U A C K (h ill K in to r e ) ,
P e r h G t u am ach ab o u n d in g in . . .
,
rave s
or t u a d h or t uag h an ax e
g , , .
m e ad ow e x c e e d in a r b e a u tifu l
k
or fr a l ain n f i li
e
, g .
, , ,
Tu lly al l e n on t h e Boyn e Ir t u l a ig h a la in n . .
T U L L IB A R D IN E (C r ie ff) 14 6 1 T u l yb ar d yn an d b a r d y . H ill -
.
,
m o u n d Of t h e w a r n in g G bd r d ain n . .
b ot h e n y a l so T u l igb ot u an H il l m o u n d (G t u l a c h .
,
.
or d un ) of t h e h u t c otta e G
b h a in
or g ot an .
.
,
-
.
TU LL O C H (D in gw all ) 15 42 T u l c h e G t u l ac h a h il l hil l o c k
.
, . .
, ,
.
p o ll a,
s in BO L E S K INE ) H ar d ly fr t h e N bol p l a c e . . .
, .
r ic h fat fe r til e G e it h h il l
( )
, m , . .
TU LL YNE S S LE (Alfo r d ) a 13 00 Tu l yn e s t yn ; a 15 00 r e s t il
. .
, . .
,
P e r h f h ill of t h e c ha r m S p e l l G t u l a ch an eois lc ( cf , .
-
.
T ul yn ah t l ayk
.
40 PL A C E NAM E S -
OF S C OT L AN D .
F or p pr o f in th is d is tr ic t cf B ON S K IE D , . .
TU MM E L R ,
. G t u m a ll t pl u n gin g s tr e am fr
.
-
,
,
.
t um to ,
p l u n ge d ip, .
f r W l yn d ir l e y l a n d or fal l o w fr t yn stu b b o r n
. .
.
, , , ,
r igid g a r t h s, e e A PP L E GART H Th e I c e l an d D an
,
. . .
t On cl r t u n d r O E t yn d er is t in d e r
.
, ,
. .
,
Ir e l an d .
TURN B ERRY C A S T L E c 12 00 T u rn e b ir i 12 8 6 .
, ,
-
b yr y P r ob h yb r id ; G t or r an a h ill o c k
. . OE .
, , . .
T ur n m ay j u st m e an tu r n or c o rn e r
.
, ,
.
of t h e r o c k s h e r e .
13 00 T u r r e c h a 15 00 T u rr e ff C as e of a n am e w h ic h
,
.
, .
f o r t b y t h e s tr e a m G a bh
or , . .
TWATT (S tr o m n e ss ) I c e l pv e it a th waite a pl a c e . Cf .
,
,
.
.
M U RRA YT HWA IT E .
T y wi ; c 9 6 6 , P ic t C h r on , T e d e ; a 115 0, Th v e d a
. . . .
0 116 0, T w e d a
. P r ob W t wyacl , a h e m m in g in , fr
. . . .
t m y, to c h e c k or b o u n d .
in te r c han ge h e l m is m e a d o w h a m is ho u s e ho m e
, , .
Of t h e R o m a n I n t e r a m n a an d T win e ha m S u s s e x
,
. .
,
Cf T u d hop e . T h e s is t h e c o m m on E n g p l ur a l . . .
Of D RU M
re . . .
full in g, N d a l , d al e
B u t cf Ir . . . . a l ad n (p r on .
)
u ll a ,
U LLA P OO L (W R OS S S e e ab o v e
. P e e l is G an d Ir . . .
p o ll a poo
,
l or w at e r
( cf P O L K E B UC K
) S o m e th ink . .
l o c al tr a d it io n i n r e An U l ys h av e n is f o u n d in
.
Fo r far shir e c 14 15 , . .
O LL IE S T RA T H Thr ou gh th is t h e r iv e r H e l m s d al e o w s
. .
U L S TA (S h e tl an d ) P r ob UL B S T ER W ol f s p l a c e 3 N s t a d r
.
,
. . .
an d S W a l e a w o lf + a y e y a is l e
.
, , , , ,
.
U N G A NA B (N Uis t ) G o u n c e l an d of t h e abb ot Ol d G
-
. . . .
,
u n ga L u n c ia an o u n c e i e
,
. t h e r e n t w as an o u n c e of
, ,
. .
,
S il v e r S e e p l vii an d cf B A L NA B
. .
,
. .
r ap id str e a m .
U N S T (S h e tl a n d ) S a ga s Or n ys t Or m s t Au m s t r D o u b tfu l
.
, , ,
. .
U , 12 2 8 , V n t h a n c
. 12 9 0, W n t h an k e O E a n pa n e
. . .
f -
m e an s in gr a t itu d e , p r ob h e r e r e fe r r in g to t h e b a r r e n .
so il Cf W in t h an k, S t An d r e ws
. . .
UP L AWM OOR (N e il s t on ) . Of L AW . .
U RIE U R Y
,
Fo r m s ,
see I NVERURIE . E it h e r
G . iu bh a r a c h ,
ab ou n d in g in y e w s
( G . i ubhar , pr on .
y )ure ,
or = U RR .
E l gin U , c 13 4 0, U r qu har t al so Ow r c h ar d C o n on U ,
. . . .
13 4 0, O r c ha r d D r M L au c h l an s a y s it s G f o r m is
. .
Ur c h n d a in , f r a r ell , a k n o l l , an d d in , a f o r t. B ut .
or c lz e dr d a n ,
h e ight of t h e sm ith (cear d ) ; or , qu ite
U RR (D a l b e at t ie 16 07 , Or
) G e n e r al l y t h ou gh t = B as q u e
. .
W at e r , c o gn at e w ith G an d Ir d obh a r or d er , W
Y
ar, . . .
d wr , w at e r , a r iv e r Cf D OUR . . .
PL A C E N A ME S -
OF S C OT L AN D . 248
U RRAY ( M u i r of Or d ) 1 5 4 6 V r r ay c 15 6 5 V u r ra
y P r o b .
,
.
, . .
U SS IE (gl e n C on on B r id ge ) P e rh G eas ac h ab o u n d in g in
.
.
,
.
,
fal l s G eas
. .
,
U YE A S OUN D (U n s t ) .
VA L E O F LEVEN (D u m b ar t o n ) S e e LEVEN . .
V A T E R NIS H or W A T (N S ky e ) 15 01 W at t e r n e s Pr ob
'
. .
, . .
w ate r p e n in s u l a O E wae t er of I c e l e a l n w at e r
-
. . .
, ,
.
, , ,
an d Wat e r f o r d I r e l a n d ie w at e r fj o r d O N n oe s
-
. .
, , , . .
n e ss p e n in su l a lit n os e
or n is lz
. .
, , ,
V EIRA (R ou s ay ) E it h e r fr I c e l oer t h e s e a th e n a sh in g
. . .
, ,
s h ; or O N e ig r a b ay a y ey a is l an d
. .
, , , , ,
.
h il l Cf M EA L F O U R V OU NIE
.
"
.
,
.
LA W b oth h ill
,
Of P e n l aw D u m fr ie s
:
. .
,
.
V E NNA C HA R L (C al l a n d e r ) ,
G bhe in n n a ch ar h ill w ith
. . .
,
t h e b e n d or tu r n G c a r
. .
,
V ENUE B e n (T r ossac h s )
,
S aid to b e G m ea n bh w ith t h e m . .
,
n e igh b o u r B e n L e d i Cf YARROW . . .
V I C E Loc h an of (T un gl an d )
,
Old V oyis G l ocha n is a .
, . .
VI D L IN (S h e tl a n d ) I c e l e id r D an an d S W e id w id e ; lin . .
-
,
. .
,
m ay p e r h b e N l a n d a gr ov e T h e N l i on m e an s
. .
, . .
sh e l te r e d .
EC C LE F E C HAN .
V IR K IE (D u n r os s n e s s ) I c e l v ir ki a w o r k b u l war k c astl e ; . .
, , ,
f o u tw o r k s an d W OR K H e a d
o .
, .
VO E (S h e tl an d ) I c e l orj r a l ittl e b ay in l e t C om m on in
'
. .
, ,
.
S h e tl a n d B u r r a V oe H am m a Voe & c
, , .
V OI L L (S tr ath yr e )
,
. Pos s ibly a s pir ate d fo rm of G m e il . .
,
b ar e s u m m it Of a h ill
or fr l ea c a c h , . .
VR A C K IE or B HRA GG IE B e n (Go l sp ie )
,
G l hr e a e bh r ie e ,
. .
, ,
spotte d sp e c kl e d Of B R E AKA C HY
, . . .
V U ILL IN S c u ir (A c h n as h e e n )
,
G n r a m h uil in n r o ck . .
-
,
of t h e m ill .
W
V V
A D D E N S HOP E
( G l e n s ax , n e a r Y a r r o w
) 1 2 6 2 ,
W al t am s h o e
p .
w h ic h is sa id to m e a n t h e S a x o n god We d in s v all e y
.
Of c o u r s e W a l l h a m is al so a m a n s n a m e
On h op e , .
see H O B K IR K .
I n n e r l e ith e n B urn
s t r e am w h e r e t h e
)
V
V A L KE R B U R N
( . or
wan kin g or fu ll in g or d r e ss in g of c l oth w as d o n e OE . .
w e a l c e r e, a fu l l e r . S e e WAU K M I L L an d of Wa l k e rn , .
E n gl a n d .
V V
A LL A C E S T ON E ( Po l m o nt
) T h e sto ne . c o m m e m or atin g
Wa l l a ce s B attl e of Fal k ir k 12 9 8
.
,
, ,
. .
S c m e n tio n of t h e n am e W a ll a c e
. L e W a l e y s (a ft e r .
w a r d s W al l is ) w as a c om m o n E n g n am e in t h e 13 t h .
c e n tu r y Of W al e s S h e f e l d an d W a l e sb y
. . a l so , ,
d o u b tfu l Va l m ight b e D an e al S W e a l l a w a l l
. .
,
.
, ,
r a m pa r t .
W A M P HRA Y (B e atto c k ) Pr ob G ud m h a p hr a im h c av e of . . .
- -
,
S or r ow
S lu m be r or Of U A MVA R
. . .
Q u e n d a l O E o we n a w o m.an a qu e e n I c e l ke an
. .
, ,
,
.
,
a w ife O E d a el I c e l an d N d al a d al e vall e y
, . .
,
. .
, , .
2 46 PL A C E NA M E S - OF S C OTL AN D .
Or kn ey S ag . .
,
V i gr ; c . 15 00, W yir . Vigr is p r ob .
t h e O N for
a b ay
. . .
W E LLB AN K (M o n iki e ) .
WE M Y S S E an d W (Fife ) an d WE M Y S S B A Y (Lar gs )
, . .
, .
F ife W 12 3 9 W e m ys 16 3 9 E aste r W e im e S
.
, , .
WEE M a c a v e w ith t h e c o m m o n E n g pl u r al 8
, ,
. .
Th e r e is a Po r t We m ys s in I sl ay .
r es t r t h e w e st ; b u t W es t e r k ir k is f o u n d fr o m 12 9 6
-
,
to 16 4 1 as W e s t e r k e r (cf C ARR) an d in 13 2 2 as .
,
W at s t e r k e r .
VVE S T RA W (L an ar k
) W e st r ow O E raw .
. .
We s tr ay ; c 12 60 V e s t u r e y O N or I c e l e es l r ey or
.
, . . . .
,
-
w e s t e r n is l e S e e PA P A
ay
-
, . .
V E YDA LE (Thu r s o )
V
P r ob vall e y (I c e l an d N d al) of t h e
. .
. .
r oa d I c e l v eg r D an e ei
or way
.
-
,
. .
VVHA L S AY (S h e tl a n d ) S ag a Hv al s e y i e w h al e s is l e ;
,
.
,
.
,
.
I c e l h e al r D an an d S W h e al a whal e
.
-
, . .
,
.
h weep , wep , a c ry .
i e , f ull of w h in s or fu r z e , cf W c h wyn , w e e d s
"
. . . . .
Liggat c h e e k in D al r y .
W HINNYF OLD (C r u d e n ) . P r ob .
e n cl osu r e or fo ld ful l of
bu s h e s
whin s or fu r z e .
h v i l r w h ite Al s o n e a r S u n d e r l an d
-
, . .
, ,
V
,
NE S S (S h e tl an d ) W HIT E R IG G (Air d r i e 15 7 2 Qu h it r ig , ,
s e e R I GG
) W H IT E VA LE
(G l as g o w
, ) .
in n is Cf I N C H
. . .
m y r i N m yr e a s wam p fe n
,
. c o n at e w ith t h e E n g
g , , ,
.
W HI T (T) EN H EA D . S e e it s Ga e l ic fo r m ,
K E N NA G E A LL .
r is c e a r u sh
, Of Rash ie hill S tir l in gshi r e . .
,
.
12 9 6 , C an d id ae C as e ; O E ch r on , Hw it e r n e ; 115 9 , . . .
W h ith or n e 12 5 0, W it e r n e n 14 9 8 , Qu h it h e rn a v e r y
Ol d M S h as t h e fo r m F u t e r n e , w ith w hi c h of t h e
. .
c o m m o n Ab e r d e e n f h f h f wh
f or w , f
e e or w o , f
a r or er e,
WHI T IN G B AY (Ar r a n ) . N am e d fr o m t h e s h of th at n am e .
W h it in g l it m e an s .
l ittl e wh it e th in g .
V HIT L E T T S
V
( yr )
A . Pe rh .
white at s ,
an d so p e rh .
W HIF F LE T .
gu w as a tr u e gu ttu r al in Ol d S c ots , an d in f o rm 13 00
is t h e O E hw . . .
Al s o in N or t h um b e r l an d an d n e ar P r e s ton
m an .
,
.
() i b o
or b ay
v ag r e e ac ,n v oe . .
, .
, ,
. . .
,
v ill age on t h e b ay ; O E w ic O N e ig r S e e t e n
. .
,
. . .
,
l xx iv an d cf Wigg Wh itho rn
,
.
,
. ,
r u sh y fr g iol e a r u sh
,
.
,
.
W I L T ON (H aw ic k ) c 117 0 E c c l e s ia d e W il t h on a e r
. .
,
Wi ll i e Wil l iam,
. T wo in E n gl an d
.
, . .
m a c h in e or fr wen c h ( M E wen c h e ) a (y o u n g ) w o m an
. . .
, .
,
Cf Win c h c o m b e W in c h e ld
.
,
.
W IN D M I LL H I LL (M oth e r we l l ) Al s o at Gat e sh e ad . .
fr win d e l a b ask e t
.
, .
WIND Y GOU L (Q u e e n s P ar k E d in b u r gh ) G an d Ir
,
. . .
g a bh a l a f o rk a p as s ,
Cf Ar d g ou l I r e l a n d
, . .
,
.
w in d y ab o d e v ill a ge
O E win d w in d in S e win wun
.
, ,
. .
.
, ,
W IRRA N (h il l L e t h n ot F or far sh ) G f h u a r a n a s p r in g of
, , . .
,
w at er .
w oo d or S HAW .
1406 W ys t on ,
Th is k n ight of t h e 12 th c e n tu r y
.
,
W it h ee or Wic e is w e ll kn o wn fr om h is c har te r s (S e e
, .
t e n p l x x iv
,
Al so n e a r H av e r fo r d We st )
. . .
an d A b e r d e e n
g o w ) .
c as tl e c o gn at e w ith e er k w o r k
, Cf V IR K IE , . . .
\ VORM IT (N F ife ) 15 17 e t
. P e r h w arm p l a c e I c e l
.
,
-
. .
.
25 0 P L AC E NAM E S
-
OF S C OTL AN D
.
YORK HILL (G l as go w ) ;
u pp e r cf t h e n a m e s in A U Ch t Ol
. H e u gh is HAUG H ,
a hill .
YT HAN R (E ll o n )
, . P r ob E T HIE c 12 12 Athyn t e
. . .
, , . .
,
ct t h a n a l ittl e fo r d
.
,
ZE TLAN D . S e e S HE TLAN D .
A LP HA B E T I CAL L I S T
P L A C E NA M E S IN E N G L A N D -
va lu abl e M an y of t h e n am e s m u s t b e qu ite m o d e r n ;
.
Alf o r d . Bo wlin g B an k . C o at e s .
A ppl e b y . B r ookl an d s . C or b y .
A s hto n . Br oom . C ov e .
A y t on , G r e at . B r o u gh . C oyl to n .
Br o ughton . C r ay .
B e r wic k . C r ook .
B ishopton . C al d e r . C r o sb y .
B l a c kb u r n . C al d w e l l . C r o s s gate s .
B l a c k fo r d . C ar br oo k . C r o s s h ill .
B l ac kb all . C a s tl e C a r y . C u r ry Mal l e t .
B l ac kh il l . C as tl e to n .
Bl a c k wate r . C as tl e to wn .
Bl a c k w oo d . C hap e l .
B lyth e B rid ge . C h ap e l to wn .
Bo l to n . C h ar l e s to wn .
PL A C E NAME S
- OF E N G L AN D .
Ne w M ill .
Ne w Mill s .
N e wt ow n .
K il ham .
K in gston . Oakl e y .
Kir k o s w al d .
Lan gton .
Larkhal l .
Le ven .
Lin to n .
Lo n ghop e .
Lu n d y I sl a n d .
n o e n s F e r ry
.
Ne wark .
N e w biggin g .
N e w b or ou gh .
N e wb ot t l e .
H ar t hill . N e w b r id ge .
H atto n . N e w bu r n .
H il to n. N e w c astl e .
H ol m e . N e wh av e n .
H ol y I sl a n d . N e w in gto n .
H or n d e an . N e w l an d .
A D D E ND A .
Pa ge l xx ix foot It s ho ul d h e r e h av e b e e n s tate d th at w h il e
, .
,
t h e f o r m s h e r e giv e n d o s e e m to ha v e c o m e fr o m t h e
e n o f E n gl ish s c r ib e s an d w h il e n o p l a c e n am e in A ber
p
-
,
or In v e r is n ow S p e l t w ith an h y e t t h e C e l t d o e s n ot , ,
A IK E NHAT T (F in h av e n ) P e rh G a t h chu in ge h a it e p r on . . .
, .
ah k u in h at y p r aye r p l a c e T h e F in h av e n c hu r c h w as
,
-
.
A R B IRL O T c 12 10 Ab e r e l ot h
. .
, .
A RB ROA T H 117 8 Ab e r b r ot h oc
. 15 4 6 Ab ir b r ot h ok e ; c
, , .
16 00 Ar br ot h e , Of c o u r s e t h e to wn stan d s at t h e .
m ou th of t h e r iv e r B r ot h oc k .
16 5 0 S e e N apie r s M e m oir s of M on t r os e, ii 7 3 5
.
. .
A U C H T ERAR D ER 12 9 5 , E u t r e ar d e , Ou t r e ar t
.
.
BAS S a. B as se
. 13 00, .
BENHOLM 12 6 2 B e n n um
.
c 12 8 0 B e n a m Pr ob G
, .
, . . .
he in u a h ill + O E h d m ho m e d we l l in E D RO
,
g ; cf, M . .
, , . .
On h am an d h e l m s e e p 1x , . .
BOHARM Th e d e r ivatio n g iv e n is c o n r m e d b t h e
y
.
B och q u h ar n e f o u n d in 14 8 8 n e ar B r e c hin ,
, .
Br e c hin .
A DD E N D A . 25 5
C A M P S IE . 15 2 2 , C am psy .
C ARE S T ON Old , K e r al d is t on
. 15 2 9 , C ar al d s t ou n ; 16 4 3 ,
D w e l l in g of K er a ld us , t h e j u d e x or
C ar r al s t ou n
.
d e m pste r of A n gu s in 12 2 7
.
C ARNE G IE ( C ar m yl e
) . c 13 5 0, C ar in n e gi
. . G . c a t ha ir
(p r on . c ar
) a n e ig e,
for t at t h e gap ( G
. e ag, a n ic k or
ha c k) .
C A U L D C OT S . 15 7 2 , C al c oit t is .
C E LL AR D Y K E . 16 00, Th e S il v e r d yk
in S e . S ill er d yk e
hen ce c o r r u pt e d to it s p r e s en t f o rm .
C HEVIO T H I LL S ,
12 5 0,
M o n t e s c h iu e t i,
a
c 13.00,
. M on s
c h iu iot h Pr ob G c (h )ia bach, bu shy, fr c ia bh
.
. . . hair ,
-
a c h b e c o m in g e t cf E LL IO T -
. .
C L E G HORN st ay ho u se of D an
b e O E c l a eg cl
mu . . e r n e, , . .
C L UNY ( B l air o w r ie
g ) 116 4 K l u en .
, .
C O L LA C E T h e v il l a ge is bu il t on a s l op e d o wn wh ic h
.
,
tu m bl e d a r o c ky bu rn .
C ORRA LINN a 13 00 P ol c or r w h e r e t h e G
. .
p ol l r e p r e s e n t,s , .
t h e W l lyn a poo l .
, .
C RI C H T ON c 1145 C r e c h t u n e
. . I t is thu s an e arly hyb r id
, . .
C UM B ERNA UL D a 13 00 C u m b r e n al d
. .
, .
D UC HRA Y ( S tir li n
g ) ,
D U C H RA YS (D u m fr i e s ) , D E U C HRIE S
( G l en
Ta a , Ab e r d e e n ) G d hu chr a e bh , t h e d ar k
n r
. .
tr e e , or p e r h
w oo d
Th e s is t h e c om m on E n g
. .
.
p l u r al .
D UN D EE .c 12 00, L iber d o S ce n , pp
.
2 6 2 8 , D un d o , .
-
D u n d h o, D u n d e ; wh ic h s h o ws t h e n am e to b e G d un .
d h u, d ar k, bl ac k h ill
.
y .
. . .
d un f ae il in n , s e a gul l s h ill
-
.
D UN L O P ( y)
A an d D UNLAPP IE F F o r far )
r
( e rn , . Ayr D .
, s ic
25 6 A DD E N D A .
Fe rn D .
, 117 8 , D u n
E LIE . c . 16 00,
12 95 , La n n o y, w h e r e t h e p r e s en ts
E NZ IE . l re t he Fr .
ar t ic l e ; T h e An n y
Pe rh . . G . c an a c h , e an aic h e ,
d o wn , w oo l
.
F A S QU E . 14 7 1, Ea s ky .
FINHAVE N 13 7 9 , F ot h yn e v yn
. . Th is is p r ob G f e d h a
. .
b e l o w t h e r iv e r
n a bh u in n , .
N ot e .
-
Se v eral of the a b ov e ar efr om An d r e w J e r v is e s L and
of the
Li n d s a ys , 2 n d e d it ion , r e vised a s
by J m e Gam m ac k, M A . .
I
NE LL A ND C OM A N Y, P PR INTE RS ,
E DINB UR GH .