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Auchinleck

village · East Ayrshire

GaelicAI-generated

Auchinleck is a Gaelic name meaning 'field of the flagstone'. It likely refers to a field with flat stones or a place where flagstones were quarried.

Word origins

Auchin
Gaelicfield of(from achadh "field")
leck
Gaelicflagstone(from leac "flat stone, flagstone")

Historical forms

Auchinlek