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« on: Wednesday 30 July 08 19:31 BST (UK) »
Hi all
I have been putting all my paperwork in some sort of order and came across this story about the origin of the name Kilgour.
Whateverthe origin of the name we know that it came from the Gaelic language.The Gauls carried it with them on their conquest to Ireland,and then the Irish carried it Scotland about the year 500AD.
One of the first to bear the name was a baby that was left on the steps of St.Thomas Church in Falkland Palace.The Child was raised by the kirk of the church and assumed his name.
The child was left there just after a great battle in which the clan of Douglas was almost wiped out.Legend has it that the child was a Douglas and was left there to save its life because the Douglas clan was outlawed by the crown.
Kilgour means" wooded hill" from the Celtic word for hill we get "kill"and from the Gaelic prefix kil which denoted achurch.
Another version is ahill of the goats,kil meaning hill and gour meaning goats.
Thanks All
Peter