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Pit- placenames
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Pitcoag
NO 203 216
Perthshire

Derivation:

"'share of the fifth part' (coig, coigeamh)" (Watson, WJ 1926)

Earlier forms:

Pitcog
1926

Notes:

see also Pentecox, Midlothian and Pitcox, East Lothian

References:

Watson, WJ 1926 - The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland
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© Andy Sweet 2004