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Glenrothes

Gleann Rathais

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Fife

Fife

NO264016


English / Map Form: Glenrothes

Gaelic Form: Gleann Rathais


Location: Fife

Post Town: GLENROTHES

County: Fife

Local Authority: Fife

English / Map Form: Glenrothes

Gaelic Form: Gleann Rathais


Genitive Form: Ghleann Rathais

Sources

Ràthais: Diack, Place-Names of Pictland, i, 113
ra-ash [comment by Alexander: rathais]: Diack, Inscriptions, 196
Rathais: Watson notebooks, CW12
Rathais: Watson in Dwelly

See here for more details. The name and settlement are modern, dating from 1948. It is named from the earls of Rothes who owned some of the land upon which Glenrothes was built. Glen was added but denotes nothing topographically.
The early forms above are for Rothes in Moray, from whom the earls of Rothes are named.

Additional Information

Glenrothes Fire Station ~ Stèisean-Smàlaidh Ghleann Rathais

Glenrothes with Thornton ~ Gleann Rathais le Thornton

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