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Pitlochry

Baile Chloichridh

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Meaning

the township at the stony place


Location

Perthshire

Perth and Kinross

PH16

NN942582


English / Map Form: Pitlochry

Gaelic Form: Baile Chloichridh


Location: Perth and Kinross

Post Town: PITLOCHRY

Postcode area: PH16

County: Perthshire

Local Authority: Perth and Kinross

English / Map Form: Pitlochry

Gaelic Form: Baile Chloichridh


Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

 

Sources

Bail-chloichiridh; petsh-ch.: Diack MS2276
Baile a’ Chloichridh: East Perthshire Gaelic
>Baile’ Chloichridh: Robertson
Baile-Chloichridh: 1875 Am Feillire
Baile-chloichridh: Prose Writings of Donald Lamont 65 and 153

The latter part of Pitlochrie – cloichridh means stony place from clach a stone with the suffix ridh of collective force like the ry at the end of the English word cavalry and others, and the whole name means “Portion or Division of the stony place.”Robertson MS381 p. 17

Some years ago I asked an intelligent Gaelic speaking native of the place the origin of the word [Pitlochry], and he said “Oh, that’s easily done.” There is a big stone below the town called “Clach a chruidh” where in the old days the Highland drivers rested their cattle on their way to the Falkirk tryst…: Letter to the Scotsman , October 22 1934

Given the local pronunciation of baile as bail, and the meaning which Robertson proposes, it seems that the underlying form here could be Baile a’ Chloichridh.

Additional Information

 

Alternative Forms

Baile Chloichrigh

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