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Thread #164242   Message #3928252
Posted By: GUEST,Ake
31-May-18 - 12:17 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Names of Farms
Subject: RE: Folklore: Names of Farms
In West Scotland, many far names originate from the Gaelic often containing the rateable value of the ground on which the farm stands.
Examples from round where I live Lephin(more), Lephin(chaple), Feorline, some have been Anglicised.... Penny(more).
Mhor, more, indicates a large farm... Beag, would indicate a small farm.
On the East coast the farm "touns" Like "Sleepytoun"and "Drumdelgie" became famous through the ballads of the "Plooman Poets"