User talk:Neach-aramach

March 2023
Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Avonbridge—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 01:05, 3 March 2023 (UTC)


 * the name given - Drochaid Abhainne - is completely incorrect. "abhainne" isn't a word (abhainn) and the correct name is Drochaid na h-Aibhne based off the other Drochaid na h-Aibhne in Stirlingshire Neach-aramach (talk) 01:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Marchmont etymology
Thank you for your recent edit to Marchmont. I don't dispute that the name means a grazing ground for horses. But that is not the immediate origin of the name in this case. According to Stuart Harris, the district of Marchmont was named after the 5th Earl of Marchmont, Hugh Hume Campbell, who was Sir George Warrender's father-in-law.

Hugh Hume Campbell's estate was at Marchmont in Berwickshire. It's possible that "a grazing ground for horses" is indeed the origin of the name of that estate. But I wonder if it is correct ascribe this second-hand etymology to the Edinburgh district?

For now, I'll leave your edit as it stands. But it would be good if we could find a way of adjusting it, without losing your addition of the Gaelic meaning. Mike Marchmont (talk) 10:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC) Mike Marchmont (talk) 10:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing that out! I’ve consulted BLITON, which puts the name even a step further back: Marchmont/Marc-Mhonadh is the name for the hill-pasture which Roxburgh Castle was built upon, and the Earldom comes from here.
 * “Marchmont Brw (Polwarth) and MLo (Edinburgh) are transferred names, associated with the earldom”
 * Shall I cut the line to just the name and add the history and etymology of the name under ==history==? Neach-aramach (talk) 10:19, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, that could be a good solution. There is also a ===Street names=== subsection, but I'm not sure that would be an appropriate place for this. I'm happy to go with what you feel is best. Mike Marchmont (talk) 15:16, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I think it’d make more sense under ===history===. I’ll go add it the now. Neach-aramach (talk) 15:20, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * That's a good decision. It's looking much better now. However, I did make one minor correction: Sir George was Hugh Hume Campbell's son-in-law, not his grandson. Mike Marchmont (talk) 13:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC)