May Williamson: The Non-Celtic Place-Names of the Scottish Border ...

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Ylistoun, c 1220 Dryb; Iliuestun, 1214-49 LSMM; Ilefestone, 1315 RMS; Ileffeston, 1329-71
LSMM; Eleistoun, 1599 Dryb. An ON personal name Ísleifr (ZEN, 50) is the first element.
“Johannes filius Yliff de Ylistoun” grants land to Dryburgh, c 1220.
ETTLETON CHURCH (Cst): (89, 12 A):
Ettiltoun spa, Blaeu. An OE personal name Etla may be the base of this name /21/ but there is
not sufficient evidence.
FOUMARTDEAN (Mrb): (81, 8 F):
Fowmertoun, 1590 CBP. Mod Sc foumart, “polecat”, plus toun.
FULTON (Bdr): (81, 3 K):
Fougheltone, 1296 CDS; Foultone, 1296 ib; le Fultoun, 1432 HMC (Rxb). OE fugol-tn,
“bird farm”, perhaps because it was frequented by unusual numbers of them.
GATTONSIDE (Mel): (80, 140):
Galtunesside, c 1136 LSMM; Galtounsyd, 1564 Mel Reg Rec: cf Galtuneschalech, 1143-4
ESC. The first part of both compounds is ME Galtun; but if this represents an OE compound
in -tn, it is difficult to determine what the first element gal- may be. There is no evidence
that it might have been OE gafol, “tribute”, gagol, “bog-myrtle” or galga, “gallows”. The
place is more than two miles from the mouth of the Gala Water which rules out the possibility
of the stream-name.
GROUNDISTONE (Hwk): (80, 12 J):
Grundieston, 1380 CDS; Groundestoun, 1535 RSS; Grundiston, 1551 HMC (Home). ME
*Grundi from OE Gundred may be the first element.
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HARPERTOUN (Edn): (81, 7 B): so spelt in Blaeu. “Harper, or minstrel’s farm”: the
occupational title may have passed into a surname by the period that this name was formed.
HEITON (Rxb): (81, 6 E):
Hetona, 1152 (c 1320) Kelso; Hetun, c 1230 (1434) Cdstr; Hettun, 1296 CDS (Seal). ME
heiZh tn, “high farm”. It stands on the edge of a ridge above the Tweed.
HERMISTON (Llf): (80, 13 G):
Hirdmanestun, 1165-88 LSMM: Hirdemaneston, 1296 Inst Pub; Hirmaneston, 1296 ib;
Hirdmanstone, 1305 CDS. “Dwelling of the herdsman”, OE hiordemann: cf Herdmanstown
(ELth): Hirdmanston, Hirdmaneston, 1296 CDS.
KIRKTON (Cav): (85, 14 A):
Est Manis of the Kirkton, 1470 HMC (Drml); Kirktoun-Manis, 1547 RMS. “Village by the
church”. See Mains (No LV).
LANTON (Jed): (81, 3 H):
Langton, 1147-52 (Morton) ESC; Langetun, 1165-1214 NMS. “Long Village”.
LARRISTON (Cst): (85, 14 G).
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