Scottish Place Names in Other Countries - Isle of Man

Isle of Man

  • Atholl Street (financial district of Douglas. Douglas while also a Scottish name, is not of Scottish origin in this case)
  • St Ninian's Crossroads (Saint Ninian)

The Isle of Man like Ireland also has its own Gaelic language meaning that Scottish placename elements such as "glen" (Manx: "glione") frequently turn up there, e.g. Sulby Glen, but these are indigenous.

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