Pitlurg
OS 1234 5678
Aberdeenshire
Derivation:
from the Gaelic "peit na luirge, 'portion of the shank,' i.e. distinguished by a shank-like strip of land" (Watson, WJ 1926)
Earlier forms:
Petynlurg 1226 (Register of the Bishopric of Moray)
Petnalurge 1232 (Register of the Bishopric of Moray)
Notes:
see also Pitlurg, Banffshire
References:
Watson, WJ 1926 - The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland |
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