Etymology

Rattray

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Today it means: A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845). Full definition →

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The story

From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

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