Craik, Scottish Borders
Craik is a hamlet in Craik Forest, by the Airhouse Burn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to Roberton, Scottish Borders (grid reference NT348084).
View towards Craik
The area is renowned for its red squirrel population, and for its Roman history.
Etymology
Craik seems in origin straightforwardly to be the Cumbric word *creic 'rock'.[1]
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References
- Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).
External links
- Old Roads of Scotland: Craik
- Craik: trails for cyclists, walkers and horse riders
- Forestry commission: Craik and Craik Forest
- Borders Disability Forum: Craik Forest
- The Southern Reporter, February 2006: Bitter battle of Craik ends
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