10 of Scotland's most bizarre sounding place names
dailyrecord.co.ukpicturesque villages or farmsteads with plenty to offer any visitor.Much like the rest of the UK, Scotland has its fair share of odd place names, here are some of the most bizarre and where they may have originated from.A place located near to the village of Newmachar in Aberdeenshire, it is thought the name is likely to have originally been Brokenwynd - with wynd a Scots word for a narrow curving path or lane leading off a main thoroughfare.Speaking of wynds...The butt of a joke for many students and tourists can be found in the Fife town St Andrews.Butts Wynd is a narrow street between the university town's North Street and the Scores, with the word 'Butts' reportedly a reference to a place where archery would have been practiced.Assloss.
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