Barkip

Barkip
  • The Den
A view of The Den
Barkip is located in North Ayrshire
Barkip
Barkip
Location within North Ayrshire
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55°43′32″N 4°39′59″W / 55.725614°N 4.666426°W / 55.725614; -4.666426

Barkip,[1] also known as The Den, is a hamlet in North Ayrshire, Scotland about three miles (five kilometres) southwest of Beith on the A737 road to Dalry. The earliest recorded name is 'Blairkip'.[2] In the Gaelic language, the name Barkip comes from bar ("top"), and kip ("a rank of soldiers").[3] It is not clear when or why the name 'The Den' started to be used although it appears in the local press as both in 1898,[4] however in Scots as in old English[5] one meaning is 'A hollow between hills,' which is certainly an accurate description of the geography of the area that Barkip lies in.[6] Following construction of a new road, Barkip no longer sits on the main Beith to Dalry road.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Roy's Map Retrieved : 18 February 2012
  3. ^ Mackay, John; Maclean, Annie; Mackay, Sharp (1892). The Celtic monthly: a magazine for Highlanders (Public domain ed.). Archibald Sinclair, Celtic Press. pp. 22–. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference DR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Dene (valley).
  6. ^ Scots Dictionary Retrieved : 2012-02-20