Rannoch Moor

After Bridge of Orchy, the line climbs steeply into the wild country of Rannoch Moor. The railway builders chose a different route across the moor from the road - we are completely on our own up here. […] Up here, it's a 'dreich' day with steady drizzle. Deep drainage channels either side of the track are already more like streams: Rannoch Moor is a wet place.

2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 39:

A high moor in Highland council area and Perth and Kinross council area, extending south into Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.


Treig

A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Treig to the River Spean.


Loch Treig

A lake in Highland council area, Scotland, which is also a reservoir (since 1929); its outlet is the River Treig.


Loch Shiel

A long lake between Fort William and Mallaig, Highland council area, Scotland, with Glenfinnan at its head and the River Shiel as its outlet.

A small lake further north in Highland council area, on the River Shiel in Glen Shiel (OS grid ref NH9418).


Tillietudlem

Named after a fictional castle in Sir Walter Scott's novel Old Mortality, which readers thought resembled Craignethan Castle, not far from the hamlet.

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A hamlet north-east of Blackwood, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8045).

Craignethan Castle
Old Mortality
Walter Scott


Millheugh

A suburb of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7550).


Lasswade

A village next to Bonnyrigg, Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3066).


Kilmany

A village in north-east Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3821).


Millisle

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A locality near Garlieston, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NX4646).


Luthrie

A village in northern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3319).


Newton of Falkland

A small village east of Falkland, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2607).


Freuchie

A village in the middle of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2806).


Broomhouse

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2071).

An eastern suburb of Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6762).


Auchendinny

A small village north-east of Penicuik, Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2562).


Summerston

An outer suburb north of Maryhill, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5670).


Balmore

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

A small village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6073).

A hamlet on the west side of Loch Ness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5635).


Delny

A hamlet in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7372).


Chapelcross

A former nuclear power station north-east of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY2169).


Barnton

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1975).


Davidson's Mains

Named after William Davidson, a wealthy merchant who bought Muirhouse, east of the district, in 1776.

A western suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2075).


Sidlaws

So, despite the obvious difficulties of crossing the intervening Sidlaws, correspondents to the Dundee newspapers in 1817 were advocating a "terraqueous undertaking" in the form of a canal from the town into Strathmore.

1951 August, S. G. E. Lythe, “The Dundee & Newtyle Railway: I—Promotion and Management, 1825-1846”, in Railway Magazine, pages 546-547:

A range of hills, mostly in Angus council area, north of Dundee, Scotland.


Meigle

A coastal hamlet in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1965).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A village in Strathmore, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2844).


Ratho Station

Named after Ratho railway station, which closed in 1951.

A village north of Ratho, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1372).


Lochwinnoch

A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3559).


Jordanstone

A hamlet between Alyth and Meigle, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2747).


South Nesting

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

The southern half of Nesting parish, on the east coast of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


Nesting

From Old Norse nes + þing, the ting (assembly) at the ness; there are a few nesses in the area.

A parish on the east coast of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.


Strathblane

A village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5679).


Campsie Fells

A range of hills in Stirling council area and East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland.


Milton of Campsie

A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, historically in Stirlingshire (OS grid ref NS6576).


Campsie

A parish in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, historically in Stirlingshire.


Killearn

A village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5285).


Gartness

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A small village south-east of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7864).

A hamlet north-west of Killearn, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5086).


Dumgoyne

A hill, 427 metres high, at the west end of the Campsie Fells, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5482).

A hamlet north-west of the hill in Stirling council area (OS grid ref NS5283).


Luggie Water

A river in North Lanarkshire council area and East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, which joins the Kelvin at Kirkintilloch.


Glazert Water

A short river in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, flowing from the confluence of Finglen Burn and Aldessan Burn to the Kelvin near Kirkintilloch.


Endrick Water

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire#English

A river mostly in Stirling council area, Scotland, which flows into Loch Lomond; the lower reaches border onto West Dunbartonshire.


Gartmore

A small village south of Aberfoyle, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5297).


Port of Menteith

A small village on the Lake of Menteith, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN5801).


Brig o' Turk

Named after a brig (bridge) over the River Turk.

A small village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN5306).


Campsie Glen

A small valley in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6180)


Clachan of Campsie

A small settlement in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6179).


Blanefield

A suburban village west of Strathblane, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5579).


Craigmore

To the north of the village, the wooded slopes of Craigmore rise abruptly to a height of over 1,200 ft., and a steeply-graded road, affording widespread views of the surrounding district, runs across the hills for nearly six miles to the Trossachs.

1951 September, M. D. Greville, “From Glasgow to Aberfoyle”, in Railway Magazine, page 580:

A hill, 387 metres high, near Aberfoyle, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN5102).

A small village east of Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1066).


Glenmore

From various places in Scotland and Ireland, from Irish gleann mór, Scottish Gaelic gleann mòr (literally “great valley”).

der

Several places in Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and the United States


Kinlochewe

A small village in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0262).


Upper Hill

A hill, 405 metres high, north of Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3895).

A hill, 536 metres high, north of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NS5800)


Lowertown

A small settlement on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND4394).


Pittenweem

A coastal village in south-east Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5402).


Strathmartine

A locality in Angus council area, Scotland, just north of Dundee (OS grid ref NO3835).


Trabboch

A hamlet in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4321).


Polton

A suburban village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2964).


Abercairny

An estate east of Crieff, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9122).


Beannchar

Beannchair (genitive)
Beannchar (mutation mutation-radical)
Bheannchar (lenition mutation)
mBeannchar (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈbʲan̪ˠəxəɾˠ/

Banchory (a town in Aberdeenshire council area)


Orchard Brae

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2374).


Thomastown

A hamlet south-east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5736)


Little France

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2970).


Goldenacre

A neighbourhood of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2475).


Craigleith

A small island off the coast at North Berwick, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5587).


Drylaw

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2275).


Silverknowes

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2075).


Roseisle

A small village and rural locality south-east of Burghead, Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1366).


Tochieneal

A hamlet south of Cullen, Moray council area, Scotland, historically in Banffshire (OS grid ref NJ5265).


Inveramsay

A locality, including the hamlet of Milton of Inveramsay, north-west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7325).


Brocketsbrae

A hamlet near Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8239).


Kirtleton

A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY2680).


Ley Hill

A hill, 231 metres high, near Kirtleton, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY2781).


Papa Westray

An island in the north of Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, approximately six kilometres long.


Baldovan

A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, just outside the city of Dundee (OS grid ref NO3834).


Baldragon

A northern suburb in Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3734).


Kirkinch

From kirk + inch, a church on an island. The island is higher land, and the church is now a ruin.

A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, north-east of Newtyle (OS grid ref NO3144).


Lochee

A suburb of the city of Dundee in Dundee council area, Scotland, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref NO3731).


Dronley

A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3435).


Craigmillar

A suburb of Edinburgh, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2871).


Blackford Hill

A hill, 538 ft. high, in Edinburgh, Scotland, near the suburb of Blackford (OS grid ref NT2570).


Fisherrow

From Middle English fischer + raw, modern equivalent fisher + row.

A suburban village and harbour west of Musselburgh, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3372).


Newstead

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village east of Melrose, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5634).


Belses

A settlement in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire, consisting of New Belses and Old Belses (OS grid ref NT5725).


Standhill

The 19 miles from Hawick to Galashiels include sharp undulations, some of which are as steep as 1 in 120, and a minor summit at Standhill, between Hassendean and Belses.

1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 6:

A small settlement in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5623).


Shankend

A locality in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5205).


Dún Éideann

Dhún Éideann (genitive)
Dún Éideann (mutation mutation-radical)
Dhún Éideann (lenition mutation)
nDún Éideann (eclipsis mutation)

/ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈeːdʲən̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠuːnˠ ˈeːdʲən̪ˠ/

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Èideann, from Old Welsh Din Eidyn, or from an older or geographically closer Brythonic language, such as Cumbric or Pictish.

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Ardoyne

A rural locality near Insch, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ6527).


Kyle of Sutherland

Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty#English

An estuary in Highland council area, Scotland, historically on the boundary between the old counties of Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty. It is connected to the Dornoch Firth.


Smithton

A settlement east of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7145).


Kirkoswald

A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2407).


Lochmaben

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0882).


Amisfield

A village in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0082).


Locharbriggs

A village north-east of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9980).


Shieldhill

A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0385).

A village in Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8976).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Sg-Sh#Shi

A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NT0040).


Methilhill

A western suburb of Methil, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3599).


Stamperland

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A suburb of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5758).


Dandaleith

A rural locality north of Craigellachie, Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ2846).


Macmerry

A village east of Tranent, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4372).


Ros Neimhidh

[rˠɔs̪ˈɲo.ɪ]

Rosneath (a village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland)


Rosneath

A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2583).


Tannadice

A village north of Forfar, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4758).


Glenbuck

A small village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7429).


Finnan

Meanwhile, ground-level teams are working in the River Finnan to protect the viaduct piers from erosion - a risk that's increasing due to climate change.

2024 July 24, “Network News: Glenfinnan Viaduct refresh at new heights”, in RAIL, number 1014, page 9:

A river in Glen Finnan, Highland council area, Scotland.


Edinbo

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Burnbank

A northern suburb of the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7056).


Westford

A suburb of Alness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6469).


Halkirk

A village on the River Thurso in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND1359).


Saxa Vord

A hill in the island of Unst, North Isles, Shetlands archipelago, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland, United Kingdom

An airbase in Unst, North Isles, Shetlands, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom

A spaceport in Unst, North Isles, Shetlands, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom


Onich

A village on Loch Linnhe, Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Inverness-shire (OS grid ref NN0261).


Belhelvie

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, north of Aberdeen (OS grid ref NJ9417).


Methlick

A village by the River Ythan, in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8537).


Udny Green

A small village south of Pitmedden, north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8826).


Pitmedden

A village in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8927).


Udny Station

It was the site of a railway station, closed many years ago.

A small village north of Newmachar, north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9024).


Old Deer

A village in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9747).


Letham

A village in Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5248).

A locality in Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8985).

A small village in Fife council area (OS grid ref NO3014).

A western suburb of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO0924).


Letham Grange

A country estate north of Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6245).


Leysmill

A village between Friockheim and Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6047).


Kingsford

A hamlet north-east of Stewarton, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4448).


Cuthlie

A rural locality in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5941).


Arbirlot

A village west of Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6040).


Denhead

w:List of United Kingdom locations: De-Dee#Def-Den

A hamlet east of Ellon, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ9930).

Denhead railway station
w:Denhead railway station

A hamlet in Angus council area, full name Denhead of Arbirlot (OS grid ref NO5742).

A hamlet south-west of St Andrews, Fife council area (OS grid ref NO4613).


Dolphinton

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, on the boundary with Scottish Borders (OS grid ref NT1047).


Leadburn

Probably named after the Lead Burn, a local stream.

A hamlet in Midlothian council area and Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2355).


Lorne

en-proper-noun

Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)

A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom

Ellipsis of Firth of Lorne.: A firth between the Isle of Mull and mainland Scotland, United Kingdom

Firth of Lorne

A former province, a district of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom