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GUEST,Ake Folklore: Names of Farms (45) RE: Folklore: Names of Farms 31 May 18

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"

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