Recently I was thinking of the origins of Scottish place-names that start with “Mon-“, and the extent to which there may possibly be a common theme running through the naming of some of these places. Before considering place-names, my mind was drawn to the […]
Tag: Monifieth
Eglismonichty
Introduction Our scene is set not far from the main A90 road north from Dundee to Aberdeen, where the road crosses the Dighty river. “Eglismonichity” – a name I suspect long since forgotten by many Monifiethers and unheard of by Dundonians. Eglismonichty, a name […]
