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that Auchinetchi, which, by a similar Gombination of 

 languages, would be Field of the House, is the name of a 

 small level shelf on Ben Gruachan, where there is uo 

 shieling now. 



To return to Galloway, Mr Coles, whose examination of 

 the forts of Kirkcudbrightshire had apparently been begun 

 without knowledge of Dr Christison's similar labours elsewhere, 

 says truly the names convey very little of history or meaning ; 

 but there is one exception, that of Carminnon, which must 

 at some time have been a stronghold of the Picts, in the 

 neighbourhoofl of the Britons. 



Car is exactly the equivalent of seat; it means chair, and 

 is used for village or fortress, but is commoner in British 

 than in Gaelic names. While the Picts, it seems clear to 

 me, must have been the people who have, left the Mona, 

 Man, and Minnoch names in so many places ; even in Essex, 

 Manningtree — Tref-Mannan — seems to correspond to a Petumia 

 or Pictary in the Ptolemy of 1535. In fact their having 

 had their name twice changed, first to Picts, or painted, 

 probably with reference to the tartan, and secondly to Scots, 

 because Kenneth MacAlpiue was a Scot paternally, may help 

 to explain the mystery . about them. It may be added, the 

 fort of Gerranton may have something to do with Gerontius 

 pr Vortigern. 



J, The boundary of the Picts on the Nith, at some period or 

 other, is shown by Pout's giving the name of Ersch Morton 

 for Morton, near Thornhill. The name is probably a Saxon 

 Moor Town. 



J A similar boundary, towards ithe Britains, on the Clyde, 

 is .probably indicated by the name of Auchencampbell, . at 

 Hamilton. Camul seems to have been a form of Camhrian. 

 Dr Christison's work goes to show that in the Upper Ward 

 of Lanarkshire, at least, the Clyde must have been the western 

 boundary of the permanent territory of Cumbria.. One. of 

 the most interesting names connected with the , f orts; is 

 Cringletie, some miles from Peebles, on the Edinburgh road, 

 which, seenjs to be the Scandinavian ^rwyZ, circle, still used 

 in the English navy, with the Welsh tee., house, superadded. 

 The cringle in this case is the circular fort on Harehope. 

 ^ The broch at Torwoodlee, a curious discovery in every way, 

 has some new; .suggeetiop^i about the , confusion of .tongues in 

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