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Pitcaple

hamlet · Aberdeenshire

PictishAI-generated

Pitcaple is of Pictish origin, with 'Pit' meaning 'farmstead' or 'estate' and 'caple' possibly relating to a personal name or a topographical feature. It signifies an estate associated with Caple.

Word origins

Pit
Pictishfarmstead, estate(from pett "farm, estate")
caple
Pictishpersonal name or topographical feature

Historical forms

Petcaple