Quotable Scots> Fell (creag) of the old fortification (rath)to the north west there is a suitably, Probably identical with the Irish name Cairill and the family name O’Carroll. I believed Auchtermuchty meant ” The land of the boar”…What I learned was when Royalty were in residence at Falkland Palace this land around ”Muchty” was used for their favourite sport of boar hunting.
"Aber" is a Brittonic word meaning "meeting of the waters" and "dour" means water. I am working on the translation of a travel guide to Scotland.

    Animals>  Scottish Forenames> Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world with a database of over 3 million words pronounced in 325 languages – all created and maintained by native speakers. Tha mi air leth toilichte an làrach-lìn agad a lorg le ainmean Fìobha.



Here’s how he explained some of the ways distillery names have evolved: “At times it is stunning to see how a name is rooted in the past and evolved over time.

The name was originally that of the estate; the village within it, established by William, father of Robert, was initially called Maryburgh (after William’s wife). The English name refers to a bank of roses, “Kenneth’s secluded spot”. By no means is this list exhaustive.

The town was first called Muckross (boar-wood), then Kilrymont (church on the royal mount), then Kilrule (church of St Regulus) and finally St Andrews after the church of St Andrew. Shieldaig –> sheel-dahch (long a as in car, ch as in Bach)Cranachan –> cran-ah-chahn (cran=short a as in bath, ah=long a as in car, chahn= ch as in Bach, ah as in car)Town in the context of Dufftown etc is pronounced “tun” – as in a ton of bricks.  Sport> PRONUNCIATION OF PLACE NAMES. Peat Bed (moine) of the rounded hill (mill). But, again this to my English readers, don't even attempt to get the guttural sounds of "ach" and "loch".

 Scottish Battles> The name of this lovely, historic village on the shores of the Firth of Forth in Fife has not really been created to confuse the tourists.

    Theatre> The stress is on the middle syllable of this dormitory district outside Edinburgh.     Highlands> In Balerno's case the second part of the name comes from 'airne' or damson tree.     Accommodation>

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    Castle Collections> Users can also flag up incorrect pronunciations so they can be removed. By clicking Agree you are accepting Terms of Service. illage founded and named by Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, in 1705.  Clan/Family Histories>  Feedback/Contact> All rights reserved.

 Castles>  Webcams in Scotland>. We agreed to give it a home here on WhiskyCast.com to keep the project alive. In the U.K. there are many towns and villages with strange sounding names and, in some cases, these names are not said as they are spelled, which causes a great deal of confusion for visitors.

Many of the names of Scotland’s distilleries are not based on English, but on the native tongue of Gaelic.

 Recipes> possibly ‘hill-land’ ; dun (Gaelic) hill, fortress, mound; lann (Gaelic) land.

Each entry gives the meaning of the word, alongside linguistic notes (discussed below) and modern and historical examples of the word in actual place-names in Scotland.

Lady Ellenor was the wife of the founder of the town, W.F.

The name comes from the French words "beau lieu" (fine place).  Parliamo Scots>, Places to Visit> ‘Top (uachdar) blackthorns (draigheann)’. Pronunciation of Scottish Place Names My name is Ronen and I am an English-to-Hebrew translator. A made up name ‘Glen of the raths’Although there are raths (circular stone forts) in the area, there is no glen to speak of.  Flowers of Scotland>  Scottish Place Names> You must accept before continuing to use the site, scotsmagazine.com/articles/pronunciation-guide/. Boulder (carr, proto-Goidelic) rocks (Eng).The dangerous rocks lie 3 miles off the ancient town of Crail.  Celts>