What language from Scotland is spoken in Lowland Scotland, and was used in the town of Bonhill?
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Bonhill Bonhill ("B'nill" in Scots and "Both an Uillt" in Gaelic) is a town in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is sited on the Eastern bank of the River Leven, on the opposite bank from the larger town of Alexandria.
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Scots language Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots). It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language which was historically restricted to most of the Highlands, the Hebrides and Galloway after the 1500s. The Scots language developed during the Middle English period as a distinct entity.
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Hillfoots Villages The Hillfoots Villages are the villages and small towns which lie at the base of the southern scarp face of the Ochil Hills, formed by the Ochil Fault, in Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire in central Scotland.
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Dalkeith Dalkeith ( ) Scottish Gaelic: "Dail Cheith" ) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Palace).
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Cardross, Argyll Cardross (Scottish Gaelic: "Càrdainn Ros") is a large village with a population of 2,193 (2011) in Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Clyde, situated halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is in the historic geographical county of Dunbartonshire but the modern political local authority of Argyll and Bute. Cardross is also the name of an historic parish where King Robert the Bruce once lived. The Parish area stretched from the west side of Dumbarton to Camus Eskan (near Helensburgh) and even as far as Loch Long and also included the village of Renton in the Vale of Leven.
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Portknockie Portknockie (Scottish Gaelic: "Port Chnocaidh" , the hilly port) is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland.
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Bon Accord Free Church Bon Accord Free Church is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland in Aberdeen.
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Clan Fraser Clan Fraser is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. It is not to be confused with the Clan Fraser of Lovat who are a separate Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands (though with a common ancestry). Both clans have their own separate chief, both of whom are officially recognized by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
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Scottish Gypsy and Traveller groups Scottish Travellers, or the people in Scotland loosely termed gypsies or tinkers, consist of a number of diverse, unrelated communities that speak a variety of different languages and dialects that pertain to distinct customs, histories, and traditions. There are four distinct communities that identify themselves as Gypsies or Travellers in Scotland: Indigenous Highland Travellers; Funfair Travellers, or Showmen; Romanichals (a subgroup of the Romani people); and Lowland Gypsies.
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Langbank Langbank is a village on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The name is thought to come from ‘long bank’ (the first part being 'lang' in Scots). It is 9.3 miles/15 km northwest from Paisley (Renfrewshire) and 3.4 miles/5.5 km east from Port Glasgow (Inverclyde) on the A8.
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Garmouth, Moray Garmouth (Scottish Gaelic: "Geàrr Magh" ["narrow plain"]; spurious Scottish Gaelic: "" ; Scots: "Germouth, Gairmou′" ), is a village in Moray, north east Scotland. It is situated close to the mouth of the River Spey and the coast of the Moray Firth at nearby Kingston (originally called the Port of Garmouth, it was renamed after a number of shipbuilders from Kingston-Upon-Hull found success there).
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Mid-Minch Gaelic Mid-Minch Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic: "Gàidhlig meadhan na mara" ) is a currently developing pan-regional form of Scottish Gaelic, loosely based on the surviving dialects of Scottish Gaelic with considerable numbers of speakers. It has also been referred to by a number of other names, such as "Standard Hebridean", "BBC Gaelic", "Standard Gaelic" ("Gàidhlig bhun-tomhasach ") or Mixed Gaelic ("Gàidhlig Mheasgaichte ").
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Nairn Nairn ( ; Gaelic: "Inbhir Narann") is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around 16 mi east of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire.
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Gartly Gartly (Scots: "Gairtlie" , Scottish Gaelic: "Gartaidh" ) is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron.
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Bowhill, Scottish Borders Bowhill is a village off the A708, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Selkirk, by the Yarrow Water
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Balmullo Balmullo (Gaelic: "Baile Mhullaich") is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is 7 mi from the town of St Andrews and near to the villages of Lucklawhill, Guardbridge, Dairsie and Leuchars. Army base Leuchars Station is also nearby.
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Bellshill Athletic F.C. Bellshill Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. It plays in the SJFA West Super League First Division.
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Pitmatic Pitmatic (originally "pitmatical"), also colloquially known as "yakka", is a dialect of English used in the counties of Northumberland and Durham in England. It developed as a separate dialect from Northumbrian and Geordie partly due to the specialised terms used by mineworkers in the local coal pits. For example, in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear the word "Cuddy" is an abbreviation of the name "Cuthbert" but in Durham Pitmatic "cuddy" denotes a horse, specifically a pit pony. In Lowland Scots, "cuddie" usually refers to a donkey or ass but may also denote a short, thick, strong horse.
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Renfrew Renfrew ( ; (Scots: "Renfra" , Scottish Gaelic: "Rinn Friù" ) is a town 6 mi west of Glasgow, and the historical county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397.
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Blackhouse A blackhouse (Scottish Gaelic: "t(a)igh-dubh" , ] ; Irish: "teach dubh" ) is a traditional type of house which used to be common in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, and Ireland.
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Hartwood Hartwood (Scots: "Hertwid" , Scottish Gaelic: "Coille an Daimh" ) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Nearby settlements include Shotts, Allanton and Bonkle. The area is rural, with fewer than 50 houses.
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Burghead Burghead (Scots: "Burgheid" or "The Broch", Scottish Gaelic: "Am Broch" ) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about 8 mi north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, meaning that most of the town has sea on 3 sides.