Terregles
Terregles (/ˈt(ə)rɛgəlz/, 'TREG-ulz') is a veelage an ceevil pairish near Dumfries, in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies int he umwhile coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire.
The name Terregles, recordit as Travereglis in 1359,[1] is fae the Cumbric *trev-ïr-eglẹ:s[2] - *Trev refers til a sattlement[3] an *eglẹ:s is a borraein o the Laitin ecclesia "kirk biggin"[2] (cf. Modren Welsh Tref yr Eglwys/Tref Eglwys). James argies that the name dates tae no earlier nor the 10t century.[2]
The pairish conteens the ruins o Lincluden Aibey an the site o Terregles Hoose, aince the seat o William Maxwell, 5t Yerl o Nithsdale, the last yerl o Nithsdale.[4] His heirs becam Lord Herries o Terregles.
Tae traivel tae Terregles fae Dumfries the main road oot o the toun is Terregles Street that is hame tae Queen of the South F.C., fitbaw grund, Palmerston Park. Terregles Street becomes Terregles Road at the Summerhill aurie on the edge o Dumfries. As the name suggests Terregles Road is the road til the veelage o Terragles, aboot a forder 2 mile awa.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Maxwell, Herbert (1991) [1930]. The Place Names of Galloway: Their Origin & Meaning Considered. Wigtown: G. C. Book Publishers Ltd. p. 258. ISBN 1872350305.
- ↑ a b c James, Alan G. (2014). "Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls" (PDF). The Journal of Scottish Name Studies: 25. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 361. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014.
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