Creich, Fife

Creich (Scottish Gaelic: Craoich, pronounced [kʰɾɯːç]; OS: Criech), is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland.[1] The local parish is named after Creich. The ruins of Creich Castle are located nearby.

The civil parish has a population of 190 (in 2011).[2]

The name of the village derives from Scottish Gaelic but is obscure in its current form. It may derive from creachann meaning a rocky, treeless summit.[3]

Notes

"Creich". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
"Creich". Fife Place-name Data.

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[1] "Creich". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

[KS101SC-2] Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930

[3] "Creich". Fife Place-name Data.