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31st October 16, 09:20 AM
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Scottish Place names in Canada Part 1.
Banff, Alberta
Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
The three peaks of Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta
Michelsen Farmstead a Provincial Historic Site of Alberta, located in the National Historic Site, Stirling Agricultural Village
British Columbia
Abbotsford, BC
Manitoba
Rural municipalities -
New Brunswick
J.C. Van Horne Bridge crossing between Campbellton and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec
Glenlevit Glencoe Dundee
Newfoundland and Labrador
Campbellton, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
A satellite photo of Nova Scotia.
Tartan of Nova Scotia
"Nova Scotia" is the Latin for New Scotland
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories also contain three places with Scottish surnames: Fort Simpson, Fort McPherson and Rae (Although now collectively known with Edzo as Behchoko).
Nunavut
Clyde River, Nunavut
Ontario
West Elgin Arena
Ballantrae, Ontario
The Grand River Bridge, which carries Argyle St. over the Grand River in Caledonia, Ontario
The Walker House, oldest house in Kincardine, Ontario
The McDougall Mill Museum by the Bonnechere River, Renfrew Ontario
Drummond
- Aberdeen, Grey County
- Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County
- Aberfeldy
- Aberfoyle
- Achray
- Ailsa Craig
- Alloa
- Angus
- Angus Glen
- Ardbeg
- Ardoch
- Armadale
- Armstrong, Thunder Bay District
- Armstrong Township, Armstrong Corners and Armstrong Mills
- Arnprior
- Arranvale (Isle of Arran)
- Athol, Prince Edward County
- Athol, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
- Avonmore
- Ayr
- Ayton
- Badenoch
- Bainsville
- Bairds
- Ballantrae
- Ballinafad
- Bannockburn
- Baxter
- Bell Ewart
- Berriedale (Berriedale, Sutherland)
- Berwick
- Bisset Creek
- Bothwell
- Boyds (Surname, derived from Bute)
- Brechin
- Brucedale
- Bruce Mines
- Bruce Peninsula
- Bruce Station
- Cairngorm
- Caledon
- Caledon East
- Caledonia
- Caledonia Springs
- Callander
- Campbellcroft
- Campbellford
- Campbellville
- Cargill
- Clachan
- Cockburn Island
- Coldstream
- Colgan
- Craigleith
- Craigmont
- Cromarty
- Crombie
- Cruikshank
- Dalhousie Lake
- Dalhousie Mills
- Dalkeith
- Dalmeny
- Dalrymple
- Doon
- Drummond
- Dundas
- Dundonald
- Dunedin (Dunedin, poetic name for Edinburgh/Dun Eideann)
- Dunkeld
- Dunvegan
- Dysart et al. (Dysart)
- East Tay Point (Tay)
- Elgin
- Elgin County, Ontario
- Farquhar
- Fergus
- Ferguslea
- Ferguson Corners, Ferguson Falls and Fergusons Beach
- Galbraith
- Gillies Hill
- Gilmour
- Glasgow
- Glen
- Glen Buell
- Glenburn
- Glenburnie
- Glen Cross
- Glenfield
- Glen Huron
- Glencairn
- Glencoe
- Glenelg Centre
- Glen Major
- Glen Nevis
- Glenora
- Glen Robertson
- Glenview
- Glenville
- Glen Williams
- Gorrie
- Greenock
- Haliburton
- Hamilton
- Hampden
- Henderson
- Innerkip
- Inverary
- Inverhuron (inbhir, meaning river mouth + Huron)
- Invermay
- Iona and Iona Station
- Jura, Ontario
- Katrine (Loch Katrine)
- Kilsyth
- Kinburn
- Kincardine
- Kinghorn
- Kinmount
- Kintail
- Kirkfield
- Laggan
- Laird
- Lake Dalrymple (Dalrymple)
- Lamlash
- Lammermoor
- Lanark
- Leith
- Lochalsh, Algoma District
- Lochalsh, Huron County
- Lochwinnoch
- Lowther
- McAlpine Corners
- Macdiarmid
- MacDonald Bay
- MacDonald's Grove
- MacDuff
- MacGillivrays Bridge
- Mackenzie
- MacKenzie Point
- MacLarens Landing
- MacLean Park
- MacTier
- Maitland, Huron County
- Maitland, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Malcolm
- Maxwell, Grey County
- Maxwell, Hastings County
- Maxwells
- Minto
- Moffat
- Monteith
- Moray
- Morven
- Nairn, Middlesex County
- Nairn Centre
- Napier
- New Dundee
- New Glasgow
- New Scotland, Chatham-Kent
- New Scotland, Regional Municipality of York
- Paisley
- Perth
- Perth Road Village
- Port Elgin
- Raith
- Rankin, Nipissing District
- Rankin, Renfrew County
- Rannoch
- Ratho
- Renfew
- Renfrew Junction
- Rutherford
- Rutherglen
- Scone
- Scotch Block
- Scotch Bush, Hastings County and Scotch Bush, Renfrew County
- Scotch Corners
- Scotia
- Selkirk
- Speyside
- St. Andrews
- Staffa, Perth County
- Stirling
- Tarbert
- Tartan
- Tay
- Tweed
- West Elgin (Elgin)
- West Lorne (Lorne)
- Wick
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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