Creich, Fife

This article is about the place in Fife. For the place in Sutherland, see Creich, Highland.

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 ruins of Parbroath Castle are also in Criech parish.

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]

  1. ^ "Creich". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  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.