Kirkton of Skene
village · Aberdeenshire
ScotsAI-generated
This Scottish village name means 'church town' and is associated with the Skene family or estate, which has Pictish origins possibly related to a 'gap' or 'pass'.
Word origins
- Kirkton
- Scotschurch town(from kirkja "church", tún "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Skene
- Pictishgap, pass(from scian "gap, pass")