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View towards Craik
Craik is a hamlet in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to Roberton, Scottish Borders ( grid reference NT348084).
The area is renowned for its red squirrel population, and for its Roman history.
Etymology
Craik seems in origin straightforwardly to be the Cumbric word *creic 'rock'. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).
External links
- Old Roads of Scotland: Craik
- Craik: trails for cyclists, walkers and horse riders
- Forestry commission: Craik and Craik Forest
- Borders Disability Forum: Craik Forest
- The Southern Reporter, February 2006: Bitter battle of Craik ends
55°21′53″N 3°01′49″W / 55.3647°N 3.0302°W
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