Braemar
Bràigh Mhàrr
Meaning
the upland of Marr district
Location
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
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English / Map Form: Braemar
Gaelic Form: Bràigh Mhàrr
Location: Aberdeenshire
Post Town: BALLATER
County: Aberdeenshire
Local Authority: Aberdeenshire
English / Map Form: Braemar
Gaelic Form: Bràigh Mhàrr
Language Notes
Sources
| Bhràigh Mhàrr [gen.] | Poems of John Roy Stewart ed Elizabeth E. Mackechnie |
| ‘m Braidh-mar | 1870 Comhchruinneacha do dh”Orain Thaghta Ghaidhealach le Gilleasbuig Meinne, 81 |
| Braigh Mhàrr | Diack, Inscriptions pf Pictland, 170 |
Additional Information
This is an established form. The forms above are representative.
“Braemar Braigh Mhàrr, is properly the name of the district. The village of Braemar was locally, in Gaelic, always spoken of as Bail Chaisteil, the Castleton.” W. Alexander’s comment in Inscriptions of Pictland, 170.
