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Dale (place Name Element)
A dale is a valley. It was commonly used in northern England and Scotland to denote an open valley as a dale, contrasted with a gill or narrow valley. List of places Places where dale is part of the name, but not the entire common name: United Kingdom England {{see also, List of Yorkshire Dales *Ainsdale, England *Airedale, England * Allendale, England *Birkdale, England *Darley Dale, England *Denby Dale, England *Derbyshire Dales, England * Eskdale, England *Glossopdale, England *Lathkill Dale, England *Langstrothdale, England *Nidderdale, England *Rochdale, England * Rossendale, England *Skelmersdale, England * Slatepit Dale, England *Teesdale, England *Two Dales, England Scotland * Achrimsdale * Allandale * Allasdale *Armadale, Skye *Armadale, Sutherland * Annandale (other) *Arnisdale * Attadale * Bernisdale * Berriedale * Borrodale *Bracadale * Carradale * Cleadale *Clydesdale *Cromdale *Eorodale * Eskdale *Galmisdale *Glenborrodale *Glendale * Grigadale *Helmsd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale (landform)
A dale is an open valley. ''Dale'' is a synonym of the word ''valley''. The name is used when describing the physical geography of an area. It is used most frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England; the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale. Etymology The word ''dale'' comes from the Old English word ''dæl'', from which the word " dell" is also derived. It is also related to Old Norse word ''dalr'' (and the modern Icelandic word ''dalur''), which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England. The Germanic origin is assumed to be *''dala-''. ''Dal-'' in various combinations is common in placenames in Norway. Modern English valley and French vallée are presumably not related to dale. A distant relative of ''dale'' is currency unit dollar, stemming from German ''thaler'' or ''daler'', short for joachimsthaler coins manufactured in the town of Joachimsthal in Bohemia.Falk, Hjalmar (1991). ''Etymologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale is a town in Lancashire, England, on the River Tawd, west of Wigan, northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston. In 2006, it had a population of 38,813. The town is known locally as Skem . While the first record of the town is in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, much of the town, including the current town centre, was developed as a second wave new town in the 1960s. The town's initial development as a coal town coincided with the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; the town lies on the Lancashire Coalfield. Geography Skelmersdale is situated in a small valley on the River Tawd. The town was designed to accommodate both nature and compact housing estates, and the town centre contains a large amount of forestation. The Beacon Country Park lies to the east of Skelmersdale, where the Beacon Point lies, along with a golf club. Furthermore, the Tawd Valley Park runs through the centre of the town, where improvement efforts from the council are currently o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berriedale, Highland
Berriedale ( gd, Bearghdal) is a small estate village on the northern east coast of Caithness, Scotland, on the A9 road between Helmsdale and Lybster, close to the boundary between Caithness and Sutherland. It is sheltered from the North Sea. The village has a parish church in the Church of Scotland. Just south of Berriedale, on the way to the north, the A9 road passes the Berriedale Braes, a steep drop in the landscape (''brae'' is a Scots word for hillside, a borrowing of the Scottish Gaelic ''bràighe''). The road drops down steeply (13% over 1,3 km) to bridge a river, before rising again (13% over 1,3 km), with a number of sharp bends in the road – although some of the hairpin bends and other nearby gradients have been eased in recent years. The impracticality (and cost) of bridging the Berriedale Braes prevented the building of the Inverness-Wick Far North Line along the east coast of Caithness; instead the railway runs inland through the Flow Country. Berr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernisdale
Bernisdale ( gd, Beàrnasdal) is a small township, near the head of Loch Snizort Beag, Isle of Skye in the Highlands and Islands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is .... References Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attadale, Scotland
Attadale (Gaelic: ''Attadal'' ) is a settlement and estate in Wester Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the southern shore of Loch Carron, between the villages of Stromeferry and Strathcarron. It is served by Attadale railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Attadale railway station (geograph 4922246).jpg , caption = , borough = Attadale, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manag ... on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. The Attadale Estate covers an area of , extending as far east as Loch Monar. Mountains within the estate include two Munros - Lurg Mhòr and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich - as well as one Corbett - Beinn Dronaig. References Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Highland Estates {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnisdale
Arnisdale ( gd, Àrnasdal) is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around down a single-track road from Glenelg. It has a permanent population of around 30 and several holiday cottages. At the end of the village is a large white-painted hunting lodge called Arnisdale House, built by architects Robert John Macbeth & Alexander Ross in 1898-1916. The house was built for Valentine Fleming of the banking family (father of the writer and explorer Peter Fleming and of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond), who was killed in action in World War I, a year after the house was completed. Arnisdale is in the Highland Council area. Attractions The village is most famous as the closest settlement to Camusfeàrna, the house in which Gavin Maxwell wrote the auto-biographical story of his secluded life with his pet otters, ''Ring of Bright Water''. Terry Nutkins (1946 – 2012) the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annandale (other)
Annandale is a name for several places around the world: United Kingdom * Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, a strath in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Australia *Annandale, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney *Annandale, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville * Annandale Station, a cattle station in Queensland India * Annandale, Shimla, a suburb in Shimla United States * Annandale, Pasadena, California ** Annandale (Pacific Electric), railroad in this location * Annandale, Minnesota * Annandale, New Jersey ** Annandale (NJT station), rail station in this location * Annandale, Virginia, census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States *Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States; referenced in the song "My Old School" by Steely Dan *Annandale (Gilmore Mills, Virginia), a historic house Guyana *Annandale, Demerara-Mahaica *Annandale, Pomeroon-Supenaam People * Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale (died 1142) *Charles Annandale (1843–1915), Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Sutherland
Armadale ( gd, Armadal, sco, Airmadale) is a small village on the north coast of Scotland, in the council area of Highland. The village is part of the parish of Farr, in the county of Sutherland. Armadale is about west of the town of Thurso, off the A836 road. The population of Armadale is 50 and shrinking, with 32% of the population being retired, and the remaining 68% population are working or at school. Armadale is first mentioned in charters in the 13th century as part of the parish of Farr. There was a small fishing hamlet consisting of two or three houses north of the village before the year 1600 called Port Moir. History William Honyman (whose mother, Margaret, was a daughter of John Mackay of Strathy) bought the estate from his grandfather about 1779 and built a new mansion at Armadale. The Armadale estate under the ownership of Honeyman was the first to bring the North Country Cheviot to Sutherland. William Honeyman, as a judge of the Court of Session took the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armadale, Skye
Armadale ( gd, Armadal) is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Like most of Sleat, but unlike most of Skye, the area is fairly fertile, and though there are hills, most do not reach a great height. It looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig. The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse ''armr'' and ''dalr''. Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning. The village is also a small port, and has a regular Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service to Mallaig. It is at the southern end of the A851 road The A851 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland. It connects the ferry port of Armadale on the south of the island with the A87 road for P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allasdale
Allasdale ( gd, Athalasdal, ) is a settlement on Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. History In May 2007 Channel 4's archaeological television programme ''Time Team'' investigated some prehistoric remains that had first been partly exposed when storms in October 2005 had blown away some sand dunes. The site had been previously investigated in 2006 by a rescue survey funded by Historic Scotland. Among the remains found were Bronze Age cist burials and plough-marks, and a hamlet of Iron Age roundhouses and a wheelhouse on a par with those at Skara Brae on the Orkney Isles Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north .... The programme featuring Allasdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allandale, Falkirk
Allandale is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. Allandale is located south-west of Bonnybridge, north-east of Cumbernauld and west-southwest of Falkirk. The entire village is a row of terraced housing along a section of the B816 road from Bonnybridge to Castlecary. The village is bordered to the north by the Forth & Clyde Canal The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. This allowe ... and to the south by the former LMS railway. History The village of Allandale was built in 1904 to house workers of a new brickworks started by J.G Stein and Co.Monklands Online , www.monklands.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-13 Dundas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achrimsdale
Achrimsdale ( gd, Achadh Rumasdail) is a village in Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ..., Scotland. References Populated places in Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
