Bonnie Scotland

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including the Island of Mull (of which the small town/large village, Tobermory is the capital)

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Only in Scotland they would call a town after a womble......

[GaryFifer]

Only in Scotland they would call a town after a womble......

Makes you wonder where the names come from though. Are there swans near the sea in Swansea? It seems to do with Scandinavian and Norse history. Have a look at this aromulus.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/whatsinan...es/intro.shtml

Example: Mold??

The English name for this town comes from the French, mont (hill) and hault (high).

The high hill is the Bailey Hill near the centre of Mold on which the Normans built a castle, a dominant feature of the town's landscape.
There is a parallel between the meaning of the Norman French, Mold, and the Welsh name, Yr Wyddgrug.

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The high hill is the Bailey Hill near the centre of Mold on which the Normans built a castle, a dominant feature of the town's landscape.
There is a parallel between the meaning of the Norman French, Mold, and the Welsh name, Yr Wyddgrug.

Well I never....

Lived in Mold for years and never knew that....

Next time I see the old welsh biddy I will call her a liar because she told me that Yr Wyddgrug meant "The heather"...

Which admittedly grows in pletiful quantities and colours around there....