sleepless Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Random question - do you say Buckie Braes or the Buckie Braes. I tend to use either, and I'm not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coltrane Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 17 hours ago, sleepless said: Random question - do you say Buckie Braes or the Buckie Braes. I tend to use either, and I'm not sure why. Never heard it called 'the Buckie Braes' https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15389/St-Magdalene-s-Hill-and-Buckie-Braes-Perth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cagey Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Why was it called Buckie Braes. That was years before buckfast became so popular . Edited July 20, 2020 by Cagey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Ah the childhood memories. Our neighbour Mary Patterson would take a group of kids to Buckle Braes to roll our Easter eggs. As a kid it seemed a long way from Ruthven Place. Edited July 21, 2020 by HOODLUM65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 we used to do ours up the Knock in Crieff. Get it wrong they could roll about three hundred yards and be smashed to smithereens by the time they stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 There was a murder in Buckie braes in 1935, remains unsolved I think, one for the historians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, Ginger Bakers rebel army said: There was a murder in Buckie braes in 1935, remains unsolved I think, one for the historians. Ginger, I have a novel coming out based on this murder later this year. It was actually on the Cuddies Strip, which is just off Buckie Braes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Bakers rebel army Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, sleepless said: Ginger, I have a novel coming out based on this murder later this year. It was actually on the Cuddies Strip, which is just off Buckie Braes. Great, look forward to learning more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Ginger Bakers rebel army said: Great, look forward to learning more. My website for it is here: https://cuddies-strip.blogspot.com/ Ginger Bakers rebel army and HOODLUM65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Still waiting for someone to explain why Buckie Braes? Braes is easy but "buckie" is supposed to mean whelks in Scots, hence Buckie and Buckhaven. I have yet to see a whelk up Buckie Braes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 11 hours ago, south inch said: Still waiting for someone to explain why Buckie Braes? Braes is easy but "buckie" is supposed to mean whelks in Scots, hence Buckie and Buckhaven. I have yet to see a whelk up Buckie Braes! Complete guess but is 'buckie' maybe a form of 'back of'? I think "The Back of Braes" in Scots would be something like "The Backie Braes" which could easily turn to "Buckie Braes" over time. south inch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochwinnochsaintee Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, blueheaven said: Complete guess but is 'buckie' maybe a form of 'back of'? I think "The Back of Braes" in Scots would be something like "The Backie Braes" which could easily turn to "Buckie Braes" over time. There is a Buckie near Balquhidder which is thought to be derived from “boc” in Gaelic or “bowk” in Welsh (source: Wikipedia) which both mean buck as in male deer. Perhaps there were a lot of deer in the Buckie Braes area once. Edited July 23, 2020 by Lochwinnochsaintee Spelling correction south inch and blueheaven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Two well argued and well thought out theories above. Both have their merits and either could be right - thanks guys. blueheaven and Lochwinnochsaintee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 7/19/2020 at 10:07 AM, sleepless said: Random question - do you say Buckie Braes or the Buckie Braes. I tend to use either, and I'm not sure why. The buckies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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