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| Pendreich NS 8025 9905 Stirlingshire Pendreich - NS 8025 9905 Pendreich Mill - (recorded 1860) Pendreichmuir - (recorded 1860) Hill of Pendrick - NS 810 000 (approx - recorded 1783) Derivation: share of the face, share of the aspect. Watson explains "The places of this name appear all to be situated on slopes, usually facing the sun; e.g. adjacent to Pendreich, Bridge of Allan, there is Sunnylaw. Here -drech is simply G. drech, now dreach, feminine in Mid. Irish, now masculine in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and meaning in Irish 'face, countenance,' in Scottish Gaelic 'aspect.'" (Watson, WJ 1926) Earlier forms: Petendreich 1288 Pettindreiche c1323 (transcribed c1554-79) Pendreche c1323 (transcribed c1622-32) Pendriche 1630 Pendrich 1650 Pindrich 1698 Pindreich 1729 Hole of Pendreich 1736 Pendrich 1760 Hill of Pendrick 1783 the pendicle or half ploughgang of land called Hillhead of Pendreich 1792 Pendreich 1823 Pendreich Mill 1848 Pendreache unknown date Pandrech unknown date Pindreech unknown date Notes: "In the east of Scotland the term was at one time evidently applied freely in the sense of 'hill-face.'" (Watson, WJ 1926) "It is perhaps worth noting that the early latinized forms are feminine, agreeing with the gender of drech in Mid. Irish." (Watson, WJ 1926) "This is clearly shown in current large scale road maps of Scotland lying about two kilometres north east of Bridge of Allan, itself situated some six kilometres (about four miles) due north of the ancient town of Stirling. It is the most westerly of all the locations visited. The map shows it to be on a dotted road described in the map symbols as a "track" and it is clearly no metropolis. In fact, the RCAHMS Ordnance Survey sheets describe it as "a large farm steading dwelling house - two stories slated. Offices - one story tiled and in good repair. Property of Lord Abercromby, Airthery Castle, near Stirling." Pendreichmuir is also nearby consisting of a two tenements cothouse of one story in good repair also the property of the selfsame lord." (JG Pittendrigh) "This location was comparatively easy to find as it is still marked in current road maps and the road leading to it from the Bridge of Allan is helpfully called Pendreigh Road. It is indeed situated at the end of a long track and it turned out to be a cattle farm with an outstanding view occupied by a Mr. Alistair M. McNicol. The farmhouse is of 19th century construction and has been nicely modernized with a large sun porch and terrace from where the occupants can enjoy their tremendous view in summer or winter." (JG Pittendrigh) "Stirling Reference Library produced a copy of the parish history of Logie which contained. a number of references to Petendreich (1290), Pendriche (1630), the Laird of Pindrich (1698), Lady Pendrich (1760), Pindreich (1729), and Pendreich (1823) all in connection with legal or ecclesiastical matters. The history also showed that in 1288 the lands belonged to the Crown and formed part of the Queen’s dowry. In 1397 they were owned by Lindsay of Byres who was succeeded by Sir William de Elphinston who flourished in the reigns of Alexander II and III. The charters show that in 1477 Henry Elphinston of Pittendreich held the liferent and his various descendants occupied the property up to about 1620 when it passed into the hands of the Lintons. At this stage the name had become Pendreiche or variations such as Pendreache, Pandrech and Pindreech. The 'Retours', however, show that in 1655 Alexander Lord Elphinstoun became the proprietor being succeeded by various family members. In the early 18th century the lands were acquired by Robert Haldane of Airthrey in whose family they still were at the beginning of this century at least. There seems to be some confusion as to who owned what and when although possibly the lands were divided." (JG Pittendrigh) see also Pittendreich, Angus and Pittendreich, Morayshire References: Black, GF 1946 - The Surnames of Scotland Johnston, JB, 1892 - Place-Names of Scotland Johnston, JB - Place-Names of Stirlingshire Watson, A 1995 - The Ochils: Placenames, History, Tradition Watson, WJ 1926 - The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland Links: JG Pittendrigh's Pittendreigh site - an excellent website detailing the various forms of the name Pittendreigh |
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