People arriving in Scotland often struggle with not only the spelling and pronunciation of some place names but also how they got such unusual names.
Often a source of bafflement for outsiders, arriving in Scotland can mean coming into contact with some very unusual place names. With many towns and villages having ancient names that make little sense if you don't live there or don't understand Scottish pronunciation – it can sometimes be hard to ask for directions.
Here are some of the places that people can find confusing to spell, say or just understand how their name came about. Crossmyloof - Not particularly hard to pronounce the confusion comes here from where the origin of the name lies, and there are many theories, one of the more popular is that the word 'loof' is said to be an archaic form of palm.
Kirkcudbright - Yip, we are back in Dumfries and Galloway again, this time in the charming town of Kirkcudbright. So far so reasonable sounding right? Well, what if we told you it was in fact pronounced 'Kirk-coo-bree'?
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