Sorry for the intrusion but I had to send this. Sluggen is mentioned under Duthil,Elginshire in this write-up. The Statistical Accounts of Scotland displaying volume 13 page 134 of the Accounts of Scotland. Account of 1845 Elginshire Duthil "Means of Communication - No Highland district is better accommodated with means of communication. The great Highland road between Perth and Inverness passes through the parish for fifteen miles. In the hamlet at Carr bridge, a post-office was established in July 1836. From Carr Bridge, a road branches off to Grantown, on which a mail-gig runs daily. This road is joined at Carr Bridge, near the confluence of the Spey and Dulnan, by another road that passes through the southern district of the parish. In the parish, there are two bridges over the Dulnan. The one at SLUGGAN, was built soon after 1745, on the line of road formed under the superintendence of General Wade. Since the desolating flood of 1829, it is scarcely passable. The other is at the hamlet ......." Regards, L. Ross **************************************************************************** ****************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Anne Burgess [mailto:anne.burgess@btinternet.com] Sent: April 28, 2005 11:58 AM To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MORAY] Sluggan > I am of the opinion that Sluggan has been transposed as Claggan. > George > in Ottawa Interesting that you think that, George, because the same thought has crossed my mind. I had a look in Matheson's "Place Names of Elginshire" but although he includes Duthil, he does not list Sluggan. He does consider that Slack may be derived from Gaelic 'slug', meaning a throat, or a narrow place or gorge. Gaelic 'clag' means a bell, or a crashing noise. However I cannot say whether this has anything to do with the place name Claggan - which also occurs in Lochaber. How one would get from 'slug' to 'clag' I am unsure. Anne ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx