Scotstown

For other uses, see Scotstown (disambiguation).

Scotstown
Baile an Scotaigh
Village
Road signage on the approach to Scotstown
Road signage on the approach to Scotstown
Scotstown is located in Ireland
Scotstown
Scotstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°16′40″N 7°04′02″W / 54.277714°N 7.067356°W / 54.277714; -7.067356
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Monaghan
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
361
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Scotstown (Irish: Baile an Scotaigh)[2] is a village in the townland of Bough (Irish: An Bhothach, meaning 'place of huts')[3] in north County Monaghan, Ireland. Scotstown is located in the parish of Tydavnet, along the Monaghan Blackwater, Scotstown being the village closest to the river's source. Scotstown is centred in the townland of Bough, but extends into Carrowhatta, Teraverty, Drumdesco and Stracrunnion townlands.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Scotstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Baile an Scotaigh / Scotstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "An Bhothach / Bough". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2020.