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The southern South Island of New Zealand was settled by the Free Church of Scotland, and many of its placenames are of Scottish Gaelic origin (including some directly named for places in Scotland). The placename Strath Taieri combines the Gaelic Srath with the Māori river name Taieri and similarly, the mountain range Ben Ohau combines the ...
In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger towns, the largest town being Paisley. The section "Localities" contains a list of basic populated areas ordered by population. The section "Settlements" is a list of populated urban areas , some of which are composed of more than one locality, and which may span across the ...
List of places in the Scottish Borders; List of places in Shetland; List of places in South Ayrshire; List of places in South Lanarkshire; List of places in Stirling (district) List of places in the Tayside region of Scotland (historical region) List of places in West Dunbartonshire; List of places in West Lothian
Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers. There are some common suffixes. Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank". Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town".
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Invercargill has the appearance of a Scottish name, since it combines the Scottish prefix "Inver" (Inbhir), meaning a river's mouth, with "Cargill", the name of a leading early settler, who was born in Scotland. Invercargill's main streets are named after Scottish rivers (Dee, Tay, Spey, Esk, Don, Doon, Clyde, etc.), and many places in Dunedin ...
Pages in category "Lists of places in Scotland" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... List of towns and villages in the Scottish Highlands; I.
When James I of Scotland was killed in 1437, James II of Scotland moved the royal court from Perth to Edinburgh. [6] James III of Scotland (1451–88) later referred to it as "the principal burgh of our kingdom". [7] In 1633 Charles I referred to Edinburgh in a charter as the "principal burgh of our kingdom of Scotland" and "the chief city". [8]