Map of Scotland in Scots Guide and gazetteer
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid order to make the pronunciation more apparent, or where a previous change Guide to had made a name seem less familiar. With significant additional research we have a map of also added a substantial number of names Scotland which did not appear on the MMA Map. What time period do the in Scots names come from? The names used are those attested What is the map based on? within the Modern Scots period, which In 1994 MMA Maps in Glasgow produced is defined by academics as the dialects The Scots Map and Guide/Cairte in spoken from 1700 to the present day, the Scots Leid with an introduction by but we have also had an eye to continuity Billy Kay. It was the first map in Scots with the period preceding 1700. It is produced in modern times and derived important that place-names in Scots are its information from the place-names either those known and used today in section of The Scottish National Dictionary, speech, or at least names that have been volume X, (Edinburgh, 1976) produced used within living memory and so may by The Scottish National Dictionary be easily recovered by speakers whose Association from research covering parents or grandparents used them. the previous 100 years. The map also included evidence from a large group of Is every Scots name included? individual Scots academics, supporters No. Constraints of space alone mean that and writers, such as the Scots Language is would be impossible to include every Society, who are listed in the guide. single name in Scots at parish level in a The Scots Language Centre in turn has readily accessible map of the country. referenced the MMA Map as a general We have endeavoured to include all the guide for our newly-produced map, but main cities, towns, many villages, and with certain differences. Occasionally some some places of historic significance. of the spellings have been readjusted in Why are two names given for some places? It is important that where regional differences exist they are acknowledged and highlighted. This means that a particular town or region may have a place-name that is different from the form generally used by other regions. In other words, there may be two versions of a place-name existing alongside each other. Where this is the case we have highlighted two names on the map such as, for example, Arbroad and Arbroath, Embra and Edinburrae, Lerook and Lerrick or Montrose and Munross. This makes users aware that they have a choice of using either the form particular to the place itself, or the form used by the rest of the dialects. Such a choice depends on whether or not someone wishes to identify closely with the traditions of a particular area. Please refer to our gazetteer for further guidance. Who will use place- names in Scots? Why are some place-names Place-names are already currently in the same as English? daily use in the various spoken dialects. Technically speaking English does not Individuals or groups in a given region have equivalent names for many places may wish to further use Scots names in in Scotland and has often adopted or speech or in writing – such a community borrowed Scots names for official use, such groups, schools and cultural organisations, as Dundee or Perth, but without altering and even newspaper columnists. In recent them. Over time the public may forget that years Scots has occasionally been the these names were ever borrowed and come medium for producing formal or semi- to think of them as English. In producing a official documents, such as voter guides map in Scots it is just as important to make for local and Scottish parliament elections, users aware that names such as Dundee and translators and writers may wish to and Perth are, in fact, already in Scots. include Scots versions of place-names in their texts. We hope that this map will assist and inform a greater use and Spellings awareness of our distinct place-names. Place-names have developed over a long period of time and are subject to spelling conventions of different ages. This means that there is no hard rule as to spelling and we have attempted to include both spellings that have become customary while also employing spellings that are readily understood. We hope users and readers will approach this aspect using the map as a general guide and it should not be regarded as precluding well-established conventions in regional writing traditions that dialect writers may wish to use.
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com investigated the origins and development Origins of Scots of the Scots language, defined the dialect place-names boundaries, and compiled a history which is divided into the following time periods: Place-names in Scots have developed over many hundreds of years. The territories that make up the modern country of Scotland Older Scots were formerly inhabited by several ethnic 1100 to 1700, which is subdivided into – groups who spoke their own languages. In Orkney and Shetland, Norwegian, later • Pre-Literary Scots 1100-1350 influenced by Danish, continued to be • Early Scots 1350-1450 spoken as late as the 18th century, though • Early Middle Scots 1450-1550 Scots was also spoken in the islands from • Late Middle Scots 1550-1700 c.1400. Large parts of Scotland also spoke Scottish Gaelic. Scots and Scottish Modern Scots Gaelic share a common origin with their 1700 to present sister tongues English and Irish, both pairs gradually branching off from each Since the 1870’s the modern language has other and taking their now familiar shapes been defined by scholars as comprising between the 14th and 16th centuries. four main dialects which are in turn subdivided into ten sub-dialects as follows: This means that Scotland has never been in its recorded history a monolingual (1) INSULAR, subdivided into – nation or a country with a single national • (1) Shetland language. The main languages that went • (2) Orkney into the melting pot that produced Scots were Anglo-Saxon, Norse, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Latin and Middle English. Modern (2) NORTHERN, subdivided into – Scots is predominantly a Germanic • (1) Caithness language, but with significant Latin • (2) North East influence, either directly or through French. • (3) East Angus & Kincardine Since the late 18th century a number of language scholars and organisations have (3) CENTRAL, subdivided into – • (1) East Central North • (2) East Central South • (3) West Central • (4) South Central
(4) SOUTHERN • (1) Southern (aka Borders, the main and sub-dialect are one and the same)
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Braid Gait of Aberdeen was changed to Broad Street. In St Andrews, Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair, provost during 1842-1846, had a policy of anglicising the names within the town, changing, for example, Baxter Wynd to Baker Lane, something the modern council has now acknowledged in signage. In Glasgow the Briggait officially became that curious hybrid the Bridgegate having not quite made it to way. The 1841 census is also very instructive. The There are no surviving texts written wholly enumerators, who were mostly parochial in Scots before the reign of Robert II schoolmasters and their assistants, (1371-1390). However, between 1100 generally wrote down personal and place- and 1370 many charters, written in Latin names as they knew them in the local and French, contain many words, phrases dialects, but by 1851 there are clear signs and place-names in the vernacular, or that instructions were to ‘standardise’ commonly spoken language. These names with the English equivalents. include both names of town and villages From 1845 an inspector for schools in and also names of areas and streets Scotland was appointed and for the first within towns. From the 1370’s whole time there was a national policy that texts written in the language begin to insisted Scottish children not only read appear. From this evidence it is clear English but be made to speak it too. Many that certain place-name elements are teachers interpreted teaching English closely associated with Scots speech with punishing those who spoke Scots so and provide important evidence for the place-names in Scots, such as Aiberdeen, presence of the language. Scots continued Glesca, Lithgae, Jethart or The Broch were as a language of the royal court from the branded ‘incorrect’ and banished from 14th to 17th centuries and as a language the classroom and formal discourse. The of the church, law courts and other Ordnance Survey began to catalogue administration well into the 19th century. place-names from the 1850s and also From the late 18th century until at had the effect in establishing anglicised least the mid-20th century there was forms as standard. Often an element in a movement among many landowners, the name was changed to the equivalent intellectuals and administrators to alter preferred in English. Scots inner was personal and place-names in Scotland replaced with inver, braid with broad, auld and in this respect the 1840s mark an with old, heid with head, brig with bridge, important watershed. The Old Statistical and watter with river. Scots pronunciations Account of the 1790s and New Statistical such as boonds, heich, hoose and laich Account of the 1840s both refer to this were ‘corrected’ in favour of their English process – how place-names and even equivalents, boundary, high, house and street names were altered to sound more low with different vowels. It is for these English, or replaced. For instance, the reasons that many of the distinct Scots
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com forms of names were banished from official use, and often came to be denigrated as ‘slang’. But the people continued to use their own names in everyday speech, in poetry, and acknowledged them with fondness in published local histories. The 2011 census returned 30% of the Scottish population as Scots-speaking.
There are a significant group of common place-name elements that can be found around Scotland that are distinct markers for the presence of the language. In the table below is a list giving the languages from which words originally derived along with the meanings in English. It is evident that a majority of place-name elements derive from Anglo-Saxon, Gaelic, and Norse.
Scots form Origin Meaning(s) and spelling in English Aiber from Brittonic aber Mouth Ach from Gaelic achadh Field Auchter either from Gaelic achadh or uachdar Field or upland Auld from Anglo-Saxon ald Old Bal either from Gaelic baile or bealach Village or pass Bey variously from French baie and Bay Middle English bay(e) Boonds variously from Latin bodina, French Boundary, limits bonne and Middle English bound(e) Brae variously from Anglo-Saxon bru, Hillside Norse brá and Gaelic bràigh Braes see above Foothills Brig from Anglo-Saxon brig Bridge Burgh or Broch variously from Anglo-Saxon burh, and Norse borg Borough Burn from Gaelic bùrn –‘water’ Stream Cleuch or from Middle English cloghe Gorge or ravine cleugh Craig from Gaelic creag Crag Dal from Gaelic dail Field Drum from Gaelic druim Ridge Dum or Dun from Gaelic dun Fort or hill
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Firth from Norse firð Estuary Gait or Gate from Norse gata Route, way Glen from Gaelic gleann Narrow pass Hame from Anglo-Saxon ham Home Hauch or from Anglo-Saxon halh River meadow haugh Heich from Anglo-Saxon héah High Hoose from Anglo-Saxon hus House Inch from Gaelic inis Island Inner from Gaelic inbhir Inver, river mouth Kil either from Gaelic cill or coille Church or wood Kin either from Gaelic ceann or cinn Head or at the head Kirk from Norse kirkja but sometimes also from Church misunderstanding of Brittonic caer ‘fort’ Kyles from Gaelic caol Narrows Laich from Norse lág-r and Middle English lagh(e) Hollow, low Lang from Anglo-Saxon lang Long Loch from Gaelic loch Lake Mair or Muir from Anglo-Saxon mor Moor Mon either from Gaelic moine or monadh Moor Mooth from Anglo-Saxon múþ Mouth Ness from Anglo-Saxon næs and Norse nes Headland Neuk from Middle English nuk(e) Corner, nook Pit from Brittonic pett Estate or share Rig from Anglo-Saxon hrycg and Norse hryggr Ridge Riggs see above Ridges, furrows Stane from Anglo-Saxon stan Stone Strath from Gaelic srath Valley Tap from Anglo-Saxon tæppa and Norse toppr Top Toun from Anglo-Saxon tun Town Watter from Anglo-Saxon wæter River Wey variously from Anglo-Saxon weƺ, Dutch Way weg, French voye, voie and Norse vegr Wynd from Anglo-Saxon gewind Narrow passage
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Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Gazetteer of Scotland in Scots
Scots forms Form Arbroad: this is the local Auskerry Sound used in English form of the name, see Auvis Alves A also Arbroath Arbroath Aviemore Aviemore Arbroath: the usual form Ayr Ayr Aaford Alford in other dialects, see B Abruiven Aberuthven also Arbroad Arbroath Abyne Aboyne Ardentinny Ardentinny Badenoch Badenoch Acharacle Acharacle Ardfern Ardfern Badrule Bedrule Achiltibuie Achiltibuie Ardmeinish Ardminish Balallan Balallan Achintee Achintee Ardnamurachan Balemairtin Balemartine Achnasheen Achnasheen Ardnamurachan Balerno Balerno AffleckAuchinleck Ardrishaig Ardrishaig Balevullin Balevullin Aibbey, The Dundrennan Ardrussan Ardrossan Ballachulish Ballachulish Aiberdeen Aberdeen Ardtalla Ardtalla Ballantrae Ballantrae Aiberdour Aberdour Ardvasar Ardvasar Ballater Ballater Aiberfeldy Aberfeldy Argye Ardgay Ballichal: local name, see Aiberfyle Aberfoyle Argyll Argyll also Dingwal Dingwall Aiberlady Aberlady Argower Ardgour Balloch Balloch Aiberlower Aberlour Arinagour Arinagour Ballivanich Ballivanich Aibintoun Abington Arisaig Arisaig Ballmaclellan Ballmaclellan Aichil Hills Ochill Hills Arngra Irongray Balmairnie Balmerino Aid Aith, Shetland Arrochar Arrochar Baltasoond Baltasound Aidee Isle of Eday Ascok Ascog Bamff Banff Aigle Edzell Assynt Assynt Banchry Banchory Airmadal Armadale, Athelstaneford Athelstanford Bannockburn, The West Lothian Atholl Atholl Bannockburn Ailsae Craig Ailsa Craig Auch Avoch Barra Barra Aithe Aith, Orkney Auchengree Auchengray Barra Heid Barra Head Ailyth Alyth Auchterairder Auchterarder Barvas Barvas Ainster Anstruther Auld Deer Old Deer Basta Voe Basta Voe Airdrie Airdrie Auld Rayne Old Rayne Bathket Bathgate Airth Airth Auld Toun, The Old Baurheid Barrhead Alloway Alloa Town, Aberdeen Baurhill Alnes Alness Auld Toun, The Old Barrhill, Ayrshire Alva Alva Town, Edinburgh Beattock Beattock Amulree Amulree Auldhoose Auldhouse Beithe Beith Angus Angus Auldmeldrum Oldmeldrum Bellshill Bellshill Annan Annan Aultbea Aultbea Belmunt Belmont, Shetland Annbank Annbank Auskerry Soond Ben Lawers Ben Lawers
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Ben Lomond Ben Lomond Brig o Dee Bridge of Cairngorms Cairngorms Bernisdal Bernisdale Dee, Kirkcudbright Cairter, The Carter Bar Berrick Berwick Brig o Don Bridge of Caitnes Caithness Berrydal Berriedale Don, Aberdeen Caitterlin Catterline Bervie Inverbervie Brig o Orchy Bridge of Orchy Callander Callander Bettyhill Bettyhill Brig o Turk Bridge of Turk Caltoun Calton, Glasgow Beulie Beauly Brig o Weir Bridge of Weir Cammletoun Campbeltown Beulie Firth Beauly estuary Brigen Bridgend, Islay Cammletoun Fort Biggar Biggar Briggs, The Bishopbriggs George, Nairn Bilger Toun: local name, see Bring Deeps, The Cammonell Colmonell also Cyarnbulg Cairnbulg Bring Deeps Camnethen Cambusnethan Bingry Ballingray Broch, The Fraserburgh Camsie Fells Campsie Fells Birgeam Birgham Brochheid Burghead Camslang Cambuslang Birnam Birnam Brochheid Bey Burghead Bay Canna Canna Black Isle Black Isle Brochty Brought Ferry Cannich Cannich Blackfuird Blackford Brocksburn Broxburn Cannigait Canongate, Blackwatterfuit Broughtoun Edinburgh Blackwaterfoot Broughtown, Orkney Cape Wrauth Cape Wrath Blaidnoch Bladnoch Bruchheid Broughhead, Cappercleuch Cappercleuch Blair (o Atholl) Blair Atholl Orkney Carbost Carbost Blair Blairgowrie Bruchtoun Broughton Carlawa Carloway Bonarbrig Bonar Bridge Brudick Brodick Carlin’s Lowp Carlops Bo’ness Borrowstounness Bruichladdich Bruichladdich Carlinwark Castle Douglas Bonnybrig Bonnybridge Bruntislan Burntisland Carluke Carluke Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg Brydekirk Brydekirk Carndook Carnwadric, Bosells St Boswells Buchan Buchan Glasgow Bowland, The Bowling Buchlyvie Buchlyvie Carnoustie Carnoustie Bowmore Bowmore Buckhyne Buckhaven Carrin Carriden Braemar Braemar Buckie Buckie Carradal Carradale Braeswick Braeswick Buinster Bonchester Bridge Carsphairn Carsphairn Bracadale Bracadale Buit Bute Carstairs Carstairs Brae Moray Upland Moray Bunessan Bunessan Carwaal Caldwell, Ayrshire Braes o Airn Earn foothills Bunnahabhainn Castleby Castlebay Braid Law, The Broad Law Bunnahabhainn Caukerbush Calkerbush Braid Sea, The Arm Burnmooth Burnmouth Caustrem Coldstream of Moray estuary Burrafirth Burrafirth Cautrine Catrine Braidalbyn Breadalbane Burravoe Burravoe Cawder Cadder, Lanark Braidfuird Broadford Burrick Burwick Cawdor Bray Brae, Shetland Burrow Heid Burrow Cawdor, Nairn Breichin Brechin Head, Galloway Cawlessie Collessie Bressa Bressay Byrehills Boarhills Cellardyke Cellardyke Bressa Soond Bressay Sound C Chaennry, The Fortrose Brig Allan Bridge of Allan Chesters, The Chesters Brig o Dee Bridge of Cairel Carlisle, Cumbria Chirsit Chirnside Dee, Aberdeen Cairn, The Cairnryan Clachanpluck Laurieston
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Clashmore Clashmore Cromarty Cromarty Derval Darval Cleyhole: local name, see Cromarty Firth Dingwal: the usual also Stranrawer Stranraer Cromarty estuary name Scots, see also Clousta Clousta Crossmickle Crossmichael Ballichal Dingwall Clydebank Clydebank Crossraigle Crossraguel Dinnad Dunnet Coatbrig Coatbridge Cruden Bey Cruden Bay Dinnad Bey Dunnet Bay Cock Brig Cock Bridge Cruives o Cree, The Area Dinnad Heid Dunnet Head Cockennie Cockenzie north of Creetown Dinnin Dunning Colgrave Soond Crummie Abercromby Dirletoun Dirleton Colgrave Sound Culain Culzean Dollar Dollar Colintrive Colintraive Culkein Culkein Donibirsel Donibristle Colonsay Colonsay Cullen Cullen Doorie Voe Duryvoe Coll Coll Cullipool Cullipool Dornach Dornach Collach, The Cummingstown Cullivoe Cullivoe Dornach Firth CollafirthCollafirth Cults Cults Dornach estuary Comrie Comrie Cummernaud Cumbernauld Douglas: can be pronounced Connel Connel Cummertrees Cummertrees either as dug-las or Conon Brig Conon Bridge Cumnock Cumnock doog-las Douglas Contin Contin Cunnel Park Connel Park Dounby Dounby, Orkney Cooter Peter Culter Cupar Cupar Doune Doune Copath Cockburnspath Cyaak New Pitsligo Dounerie Dounreay Corran Corran Cyarnbulg: the usual Dowally Dowally Corrie Corrie name in Scots, see also DowfintounDolphinton Corse o Slakes, The Area Bilger Toun Cairnbulg Drimmen Drymen south of Creetown D Drum, The Drumchapel, Coudenbaith Cowdenbeath Glasgow Courus Culross Dabaittie Dalbeattie, Drumclug Drumclog Couter Area of Culter Fell Kirkcudbright Drumelyer Drumelzier Cowdnam Coldingham Dailly Dailly Drumleithie Drumlithie Cowsea Covesea Dairsie Dairsie Drummore Drummore Cowie Watter River Dalhalvaig Dalhalvaig Drumnadrochit Cowie, Stonehaven Daliburgh Daliburgh Drumnadrochit Cowpshawholme Dalleagles Dalleagles Drysal Dryfesdale Newcastleton Dalmally Dalmally Duirnish Duirnish Craighoose Craighouse, Jura Dalnaspidal Dalnaspidal Dufftoun Dufftown Craigie Craigie, Ayrshire Dalwhinnie Dalwhinnie Dulap Dunlop Crailin Crailing Damelintoun Dalmellington Dumbartoun Dumbarton Crathie Crathie Darymple Dalrymple Dumfaurlin Dunfermline Crawfuird Crawford Daukeith Dalkeith Dunbar Dunbar Creagan Creagan Dawry Dalry Dunbithe Dunbeath Creagorry Creagorry Deeps, The The Dunblane Dunblane Crianlarich Crianlarich Deeps, Shetland Duncasby Duncansby Crichie Stuartfield Deer Soond Deer Sound Dungalsby Heid Crichton Crichton Deggity Dalgetty Duncansby Head Crieff Crieff Denny Denny Duncroob Duncrub
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Dundee Dundee Eynhallow Soond Gairloch Gairloch Dunkell Dunkeld Eynhallow Sound Gairlochheid Garelochhead Dundunnel Dundonald F Gairtihorn Gartocharn Dunour Dunure Gaithoose o Fleet Dunragit Dunragit Fairlie Fairlie Gatehouse of Fleet Dunuin Dunoon Farfar Forfar Gallae Galashiels Dunvegan Dunvegan Fauklan Falkland Gallowa Galloway Durness Durness Fauslane Faslane Gargunnock Gragunnock Dusdeer Durisdeer, Dumfries Feolin Ferry Feolin Ferry Garynahine Garynahine Duthil Duthil Ferness Ferness Gawstoun Galston Dyce Dyce Ferry, The North Geerie, The Garioch, Dysart Dysart Queensferry, Fife Aberdeenshire E Ferrytoun o Cree Creetown Gigha Gigha Feshie Fetterangus Gifford Gifford Eaglesham Eaglesham Fetlar Isle of Fetlar Girvan Girvan East Kilbride East Kilbride Fetterie Fettercairn Glams Glamis East Lyntoun East Linton Finichty Findochty Glen Clovay Glen Clova East Weems East Wemyss Finnan Findon Glenbuck Glenbuck Easter Ross Eastern Ross Finnie Funzie Glenelg Glenelg Easterskeld Easterskeld Fintry Fintry Glenfarg Glenfarg Eastriggs Eastriggs Fionnport Fionnport GlenfinnanGlenfinnan Ecclefechan Ecclefechan Firth o Clyde Clyde estuary Glenislay Glenisla Eckfuird Eckford Firth o Forth Forth estuary Glenlivet Glenlivet Edderton Edrington Firth o Tey Tay estuary Glenluice Glenluce Eddertoun Edderton Fittie Footdee, Aberdeen Glenrothes Glenrothes Edinburrae: the usual Fladdabister Fladdabister Glesca: usual form in central form in eastern Scots, see Fochabers Fochabers and western Scots, may also Embra Edinburgh Fogieloan Aberchirder also be written Glesga, see Edincraw Auchincraw Foola Isle of Foula also Glescae Glasgow Eenlan Inellan Fooldin Foulden Glescae: usual form in Eigg Eigg Forgan Forgan eastern Scots, may also Eilan Ellon Formartin Formartin be written Glesgae, see Elgin Elgin Forres Forres also Glesca Glasgow Elie, The Elie Forsinard Forsinard Glessert, The Glassford Elgol Elgol Fort Augustus Fort Augustus Glesterlaw Glasterlaw Elphin Elphin Fort, The Fort William Gloup Gloup Elvanfut Elvanfoot Fountainhaw Fountainhall Golspie Golspie Embra: the usual Freick Friockheim GonfirthGonfirth form in central and Fruchy, The Freuchie Gorseness Gorseness western Scots, see also Fyers Foyers Gourock Gourock Edinburrae Edinburgh G Grangemooth Grangemouth Ennie, The Enzie Grantellie Grandtully Enterkinfuit Enterkinfoot Gaimrie Gardenstown Grantoun Grantown on Spey Eriboll Eriboll Gairbrig, The Greenloanin Greenloaning Eskdalmair Eskdalemuir Guardbridge Greenock Greenock
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Gretna Gretna Green Inneraan Inveravon, Kilcattan Bey Kilchattan Bay Groats, The John of Groats Strath Avon Kilchoan Kilchoan Gruinlaw Greenlaw Innerarity Inverarity Killearn Killearn Gruitin Voe Grouting Voe Innerey Inverey Kilmairtin Kilmartin Guillan Gullane Innergarry Invergarry Kilmaluag Kilmaluag Gulber Wick Gulber Wick Innergordon Invergordon Kilmaurnock Kilmarnock Gurden Gourdon Innergourie Invergowrie Kilmaurs Kilmaurs H Innerkip Inverkip Kilmecom Kilmalcolm Innerkeithin Inverkeithing Kilmelford Kilmelford Haaick Hawick Innerlochy Inverlochy Kilmory Kilmory Haen, The East Innermoriston Invermoriston Kilmun Kilmun Haven, Angus Innernaver Invernaver Kilniver Kilniver Haidintoun Hadington Innerness Inverness Kilrinnie Kilrenny Hakrig Halkirk Innerurie Inverurie Kilseyth Kilsyth Ham Soond Ham Sound Insch, The Insch Kilwinnin Kilwinning Hamiltoun Hamilton Inverera Inverary Kinauskit Kinnesswood, Hamnavoe Hamnavoe Iona Iona Kinross Haroldsweik Haroldswick Irvin Irvine Kinblidmont Kinblethmont Harris Harris Isle o Skye Isle of Skye Kincairdin Kincardine, Hatoun Hatton Isle o Struima Island Clackmannan Hauch, The Haugh of Urr of Stroma Kincraig Kincraig Haudman Hopeman Isle, The Area Kineussie Kingussie Hellar Heylar around Whithorn Kinghoarn Kinghorn Helmsdal Helmsdale J Kinker Kincardine O’Neil Henderleithen Innerleithen Kinlochbervie Kinlochbervie Herma Ness Herma Ness Jethart Jedburgh Kinlochewe Kinlochewe Heymooth Eyemouth Johnshaven Johnshaven Kinlochiel Kinlochiel Hop, The St Margaret’s Hope Johnstoun Johnstone Kinlochleven Kinlochleven Howe o Fife Hollow of Fife Johnstounbrig Kinloss Kinloss Howe o the Mearns Hollow Johnstonebridge Kinnairds Heid Kinnaird Head or lowland of Kincardineshire Jura Jura Kinnucher Kilconquhar Howwuid Howwood K Kinross Kinross Hoy Isle of Hoy Kintair Kintore Hoy Soond Hoy Sound Keith Keith Kippen Kippen Humbie Humbie Kelsae Kelso Kirkbean Kirkbean Huntly Huntly Kelty Kelty Kirkcaudy Kirkcaldy Hurkle Horncliffe Kennaway Kennoway Kirkconnel Kirkconnel Hurliness Hurliness Kerse o Gowrie Kirkintulloch Kirkintilloch Hutoun Hutton Carse of Gowrie Kirkmaiden Kirkmaiden I Kilbarchan Kilbarchan Kirkcoubrie Kirkcudbright Kilbaxter Kilvaxter Kirkoasald Kirkoswald Ila Islay Kilbrannan Soond Kirkpatrick Durham Inchnadamph Inchnadamph Kilbrannan Sound Kirkpatrick Durham Indermey Invermay, Kilburnie Kilbirnie Kirkpatrick Fleemin Perthshire Kilcagie Kilncadzow Kirkpatrick Fleming
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Kirktoun o Clovay Clova Leidburn Leadburn Lochmaddy Lochmaddy Kirktoun o Glenislay Leivinstoun Livingston Lochmaiben Lochmaben Kirkton of Glenisla LendalfuitLendalfoot Lockerbie Lockerbie Kirktoun o Lairgo Lerook: local form of Logelly Lochgelly Upper Largo the name, see also Longhop Longhope Kirkwa: the local form Lerrick Lerwick Lossie Lossiemouth of the name, see also Lerrick: the usual form Lothian: usage varies Kirkwal Kirkwall in other dialects, see by dialect, see also Kirkwal: the usual form also Lerook Lerwick Lowden Lothian in other dialects, see Lesslie Leslie Lowden: usage varies also Kirkwa Kirkwall Leuchars Leuchars by dialect, see also Kirriemair Kirriemuir Leven Leven Lothian Lothian Kyle o Lochalsh Leverburgh Leverburgh Lowrinkirk Laurencekirk Kyle of Lochalsh Lewis Lewis Lugar Lugar Kyleakin Kyleakin Linga Soond Linga Sound Lugtoun Lugton Kylerhea Kylerhea Lismahagie Lesmahagow Luing, Isle o Isle of Luing Kylestrome Kylestrome Lismore Lismore Luncarty Luncarty Kyletoun Coylton Lithgae Linlithgow Lunnin Lunning L Littlemill Littlemill Luthermair Luthermair Loanheid Loanhead Lybster Lybster Ladybank Ladybank Loch Alin Lochaline M Laesswade Lasswade Loch Awe Loch Awe Laggan Bey Lagan Bay Loch Broom Loch Broom Macduff Macduff Laich o Moray Hollow Loch Earn Loch Earn Machrihanish Bey or lowland of Moray Loch Fannich Loch Fannich Machrihanish Bay Lairbert Larbert Loch Fyne Loch Fyne Maidens, The Maidens Lairg Lairg Loch Leven Loch Leven Mairfuit Hills Moorfoot Hills Lairgieward Largoward Loch Lochy Loch Lochy Mairkinch Markinch Lairgs Largs Loch Maree Loch Maree Mairkirk Muirkirk Laitheron Latheron Loch Morar Loch Morar Mallaig Mallaig Laitheronwheel Loch Ness Loch Ness Marybank Marybank Latheronwheel Loch Rannoch Loch Rannoch Mauchlin Mauchline Lamintoun Lamington Loch Shin Loch Shin Maxtoun Maxton Lammerton Lamberton Loch Snizort Loch Snizort Mearns, The Newton Lamlash Lamlash Loch Tey Loch Tay Means, Kincardineshire Lammermair Hills Loch Torridon Loch Torridon Medderty Madderty Lammermmuir Hills Lochaber Lochaber Meirbattle Morebattle Langniddry Longniddry Lochailort Lochailort Menreith Monreith Lanrik Lanark Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Merrick, The Merrick Hill Larkhaw Larkhall Lochearnheid Lochearnhead Meffen Methven Lawther Lauder Lochgilpheid Lochgilphead Meigle Meigle Laxa Laxa Lochineuch Lochwinnoch Methul Methil Leaf, The Lilliesleaf Lochinver Lochinver Mewries Melrose Ledaig Ledaig Lochirmachus Meybole Maybole Leidhill, The Leadhills Longformachus Meuthal Muthill
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Mey, The Isle of May Aberdeenshire Pans, The Prestonpans Mid Yell Mid Yell Neilstoun Neilston Papa Soond Papa Sound Milk, The Castlemilk Neisbet Nisbet Papa Stour Papa Stour Milligs Mill Helensburgh Ness Port of Ness Papa Westree Papa Westray Millport Millport Nethy Brig Nethy Bridge Pathheid Pathhead Milltimmer Milltimber New Aiberdour Patna Patna Milnathort Milnathort New Aberdour Pechtland Firth Minch, The The Minch New Cumnock Pentland estuary Minnyhive Moniaive New Cumnock Peebles Peebles Mintla Mintlaw New Gallowa New Galloway Peeriewal Pierowall Moil o Kintyre, The New Toun St Combs Penicuik Penicuik Mull of Kintrye Newmills Newmilns, Ayrshire Pennan Pennan MonifiethMonifieth Newport on Tey Perth Perth Monrumment Montreathmont Newport on Tay Peterheid Peterhead Montrose: usual form in Newtoun Stewart Pincaitlan Pencaitland other dialects, see also Newton Stewart Pinmore Pinmore Munross Montrose Newtounmore Newtonmore Pitlochry Pitlochry Moray Firth Moray estuary Nidsdale Nithsdale Point Point Morroes, The Murroes Niberrie Newburgh, Fife Pool o Virkie Pool of Virkie Morvern Morvern Nine Mile Bar Crocketford Poolewe Poolewe Motherwal Motherwell Nittoun Newtongrange Port Appin Port Appin Muchalls Muchalls North Berrick North Berwick Port Askaig Port Askaig Muchtie Auchtermuchty North Punds North Punds Port Ellen Port Ellen Muck Muck North Roi North Roe Port Glesca Port Glasgow Muckle Roi Muckle Roe North Tolsta North Tolsta Port Lethan Port Lethan Muckle Toun o the North Uist North Uist Port William Port William Langham, The Langholm Northtoun Northton, Harris Portnahaven Portnahaven Muffat Moffat Northwal Northwall, Orkney Portnockie Portnockie Muie Muie Norweik Norwick, Shetland Portpatrick Portpatrick Muinee Monzie Noss Heid Noss Head Portsoy Portsoy Muir o Ord Muir of Ord Nybster Nybster Portree Portree Mulbenn Mulben O Prestwick Prestwick MulguyMilngavie Purnmill Pirnmill Mull o Gallowa Mull Oban Oban Q of Galloway Ochiltree Ochiltree Mull o Oa Mull of Oa Ollaberry Ollaberry Quedal Quendale, Shetland Mullheid Mullhead, Orkney Onich Onich R Munross: usual form Orkneys, The Orkney in Angus, see also Orphir Orphir Raasay Raasay Montrose Montrose Ottersweik Otterswick Rackweik Rackwick Musselburrae Musselburgh Owsnam Oxnam Raffan Rathven N P Rapness Rapness Rankinstoun Rankinston Nairn Nairn Paisley Paisley Rannoch Mair Rannoch Moor Neebrie Newburgh, Panackie Palnackie Rattray Rattray
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Rauttra Heid Rattray Head Sandee Isle of Sanday Soond o Gigha Redlan Redland, Orkney Sandee Soond Sound of Gigha Renfrew Renfrew Sanday Sound Soond o Harris Renstrie Ravenstruther Saneyn Sandend Sound of Harris Ressarty Rosehearty Sanhaven Sandhaven Soond o Jura Sound of Jura Rigside Rigside Sanheid Sandhead, Galloway Soond o Raasay Rippath Redpath Sannick Sand Wick Sound of Raasay Rivvel Ruthwell Bay, Shetland Sooside, The Southside Rivven Ruthven near Huntly Sanweik Sandwick, Shetland of Glasgow Rodel Rodel Saulcoats Saltcoats Sooth Nestin Bey Rona Rona Saulin Saline South Nesting Bay Roost, The Sumburgh Roost Scalasaig Scalasaig Sooth Queensferry Rora Heid Rora Head Scallowa Scalloway South Queensferry Rossay Rothesay Scalpay Scalpay Sooth Ronalshee Rosyth Rosyth Scapae Scapa Flow South Ronaldsay Rothes Rothes Scaranish Scaranish Sooth Uist South Uist Rousee Rousay Scraibster Scrabster Soulum Sullom Ruglen Rutherglen Sconser Sconser Soulum Voe Sullom Rum Rum Scoun Scone Voe estuary Rummlinbrig Rumbling Bridge Scowrie Scowrie Spean Brig Spean Bridge Runess Voe Rones Voe Seeris Ceres Spey Bey Spey Bay ST Seidlies, The Sidlaw Hills SpringfieldSpringfield Selkirk Selkirk Spittal o Glenmuick St Andras: usual SellafirthSellafirth Spittal of Glenmuick form in central and Shapinsee Isle of Shapinsay Spittal o Glenshee western Scots, see also Shapinsee Soond Spittal of Glenshee St Aundraes St Andrews Shapinsay Sound StaffinStaffin St Aundraes: usual Shebster Shebster Stainess Stenness form in eastern Scots, see Sherramuir, The Sheriffmuir Stanehoose Stonehouse also St AndrasSt Andrews Shetland, Isles oShetland Stanesmair Stenhousemuir St Aundraes Bey Sheuch, The North Channel Staney Brig Stoneybridge, St Andrews Bay Shiel Brig Shield Brig South Uist St John’s Toun o Dalry Shieldaig Shieldaig Stanley Stanley St John’s Town of Dalry Shinness Shinness Start Pynt Start Point, Orkney St Magnus Bey Shoatts, The Shotts Steenhive Stonehaven St Magnus Bay Sinclair’s Bey Sinclair’s Bay Stewartoun Stewarton St Mary’s St Mary’s, Orkney Skaill Skaill Stitchill Stichill St Minnins St Monans Skerlin Skirling Stinson Stevenston St Seeris St Cyrus Sligachan Sligachan Stirlin Stirling St Virgeans St Vigeans Sloch, The Portessie Stornowa Stornoway S Smailham Smailholm Stow Stow Soarn Sorn Strabogie Strathbogie Saachen Sauchen Solway Firth Solway estuary Strachur Strachur Saddell Saddell Soond o Barra Straitoun Straiton Sanchar Sanquhar Sound of Barra Straiven Strathaven
Scots an ua e entre entre for t e Scots eid scotslanguage.com Stramiglie Strathmiglo Tichnabruaich Tighnabruaich Waster Ross Western Ross Stranrawer see also Tillicoutrie Tillicoultry Waster Wharff Wester Quarff Cleyhole Stranraer Tintock Hills Tinto Hills Wasterdal Westerdale Strathdon Strathdon Tiree Tiree Watten Watten Strathspey Strathspey Toab Toab Watterside Waterside Strathy Strathy Tobermory Tobermory Weems Bey Wemyss Bay Strathyre Strathyre Tomatin Tomatin Weik Wick Strichen Strichen Tongue Tongue Westree Westray Strickmertin Strathmartin Torridon Torridon Westree Firth Stromeferry Stromeferry Toun Yettham Town Yetholm Westray estuary Stronsee Stronsay Tranent Tranent Westrither Westruther Stronsee Firth Tresta Tresta Whalsa Isle of Whalsay Stronsay estuary Trief Threave WhanessWhaness Strontian Strontian Truin, The Troon Whaup, The Whauphill Strawn Strachan Turra Turriff Whitehaal Whitehall, Orkney Strumniz Stromness Twatt Twatt Whitekirk Whitekirk Struy Struy Tweedsmair Tweedsmuir WhithornWhithorn Sumburgh Heid Tyndrum Tyndrum Whitin Bey Whiting Bay Sumburgh Head U Whitsam Whitsome Sunart Sunart Whuphoose Hopehouse Sutherland Sutherland Uig Uig Wick o Gruitin Wick Swarbacks Minn Ullapool Ullapool of Gruting Swarbacks Minn Ulsta Ulsta, Shetland Wide Firth Wide Swintoun Swinton Ulva Ulva estuary, Orkney Symintoun Symington Unst Unst Wigtoun Wigtown T Uplamair Uplawmoor Wigtoun Bey Wigtown Bay Ura Firth Ura estuary Wishae Wishaw Tain Tain V Wormit Wormit Tairbert Tarbert Y Talisker Talisker Vale, The Alexandria Tamintoul Tomintoul Vatersay Vatersay Yarrae Yarrow Tarabert Tarbert, Harris W Yell Isle of Yell Taranty Trinity Gask Yell Soond Yell Sound Tarbet Tarbet Wanlockheid Wanlockhead Yetts o Muckhart Tarbowton Tarbolton Wasbister Wasbister Yetts of Muckhart Tarves Tarves Wast Burra West Yirlstane Earlston Taynuilt Taynuilt Burra, Shetland Ythan Watter River Ythan Tealin Tealing Wast Cawder West Teangue Teangue Calder, Midlothian Teiot River Teviot Wast Kilbride West Kilbride Scots Language Resource Teyotheid Teviothead Wast Loch Tarabert Centre Association Limited Teyport Tayport West Loch Tarbert Inrowed in Scotland as an Thirsa Thurso Wast Sannick West Sandwick Industrial an Provident Society Thrumster Thrumster Waster Isles, The no. 2451R(S). Scots Cherity Tibbidale Teviotdale The Western Isles Nummer SCO21747.
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