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Caerlaverock

Coordinates: 54°58′30″N 3°30′29″W / 54.975°N 3.508°W / 54.975; -3.508
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54°58′30″N 3°30′29″W / 54.975°N 3.508°W / 54.975; -3.508

Caerlaverock Parish Church

Caerlaverock (/kərˈlævərək/; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhlàthain) is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

The parish was historically in Dumfriesshire. The area includes:

Etymology

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The name Caerlaverock is of Brittonic origin.[1] The first part of the name is the element cajr meaning "an enclosed, defensible site", (Welsh caer, "fort, city").[1] The second part of the name may be the personal name Lïμarch (Welsh Llywarch),[1] or a lost stream-name formed from the adjective laβar, "talkative" (Welsh llafar, see Afon Llafar),[1] suffixed with –ǭg, "having the quality of",[1] or the adjectival suffix -īg.[1] The present form has been influenced by the Scots word laverock, "skylark".[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.