Terregles
Terregles is a village and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire adjacent to the border with Dumfriesshire. The eastern part of the parish forms the north-western suburbs of Dumfries, while the village of Terregles lies in the centre, detached from the built-up area.
The name Terregles, recorded as Travereglis in 1359,[1] is from Cumbric *trev-ïr-eglẹ:s.[2] *Trev refers to a settlement[3] and *eglẹ:s is a borrowing of Latin ecclesia, 'church building'.[2] James argues that the name dates to no earlier than the 10th century.[2]
The parish contains the beautiful ruin of Lincluden Abbey, and Terregles House, once the seat of William Maxwell, last Earl of Nithsdale.
References
- Location map: 55°4’44"N, 3°40’34"W
- ↑ Maxwell, Herbert (1991). The Place Names of Galloway: Their Origin & Meaning Considered. Wigtown: G. C. Book Publishers Ltd.. pp. 258. ISBN 1872350305.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James, Alan G. (2014). "Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls". The Journal of Scottish Name Studies: 25. http://www.clanntuirc.co.uk/JSNS/V8/JSNS8%20James.pdf#page=25.
- ↑ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence. Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 361. http://www.spns.org.uk/bliton/BLITON2014ii_elements.pdf#page=361.
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