Creich (, ;
OS: ''Criech''), is a hamlet in
Fife
Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...
, Scotland.
The local parish is named after Creich. The ruins of
Creich Castle are located nearby. The ruins of
Parbroath Castle are also in Criech parish.
The civil parish has a population of 190 (in 2011).
[Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930]
The name of the village derives from Scottish Gaelic but is obscure in its current form. It may derive from ''creachann'' meaning a rocky, treeless summit.
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Villages in Fife
Parishes in Fife
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