Place Namks. 7 



Dal, Drum, Dun, Bal, Knock, Auchen. A word Ijeginning with 

 Castr has been tlisputed, and is generally acknowledged to have 

 nothing to do with the Romans. 



I shall proceed to give yon a vocabulary of most of the place 

 names I have looked into, and for that purpose have used the 

 names of the parishes to denote the district referred to. 



/. Glencairii. 

 Tererran — tir, land or farm, iar, western. (The present proprietor 



prefers to associate it with Keran or Kiaran, the name of a 



saint, K becoming T. ) 

 Dibbin — dipping, perpendicular or steep place. 

 Benl)uie — Beann a hill, buidhe of a yellow colour. 

 Milburn— burn of the mill. 

 Clarenceton—dwelling of Clarence. Now Cam.buseairn Hiend of 



the Cairn). 

 Neiss — nios top, therefore a height. 

 Broomfi eld — modern . 

 Barjarg — dhearg red, bar height, in Keir. 

 Barnyard — G. bearnach aird, height with the gaps or fissures. 

 Carshogle — G. carsg, oglaich, pass of the soldier. 

 Dabton— Dubh, dun, dark hill. 

 Keir— G. ciai', dark broAvn. 

 Knies — O.E. or Dan. naes, a ness or cape. 

 Pnlcaigrie — Pol water, Crioch boundary. 

 Tynron — teine, sron, beaconfire point. 

 Closeburn — cill, church ; Osburn, St. Osborne. 

 Glenhowl — gabhel, a fork, river junction. 

 Grainshead — O.N. greni, a branch. 



Dunreggan— Dun, a hill or fort ; chreagain, little crag or rock. 

 Dungalston— Dungal, abbot de Sacrobosco, I29r), ton^ place. 

 .Snaid — snaithad, a needle, narrow communication between two 



glens. 

 Gilmourston — Gilmour's dwelling. 

 Birkshaw — Dan. skor, wood, and birch. 

 Auchencheyne— Choinneach, G. gen of St. Kenneth, Auchen 



field. 

 Twomerkland — a merk 13s -t^d, land valued at. 

 Woodlea — Icl.-hlie, shelter. 

 Craigneston— dwelling at the al)utting rock. 

 Blackston — Black's dwellina'. 



