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__NOTOC__ Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water.〔(Gazetteer for Scotland )〕 The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair.〔(Elvanfoot Development Group )〕 The apparently-abandoned church is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.〔(Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland )〕 ==Etymology== The name 'Elvan' apparently includes the element '' *al-'', which occurs in river names in Roman Britain and continental Europe. A number of meanings have been suggested, including 'bright, shining, white', 'sparkling, speckled' and 'holy' amongst others. Almost all attestations of the root occur with the Proto-Indo-European suffix ''- *awe-'' and "root-determinative ''- *n-'' or participial ''- *ant-''", giving the proto-form '' *al-au-n-''. Andrew Breeze has suggested that the name is derived from Cumbric '' *halẹ:n'' 'salt', cognate with Welsh ''halen'', which is found in a number of Welsh river names. As Elvan Water passes through a mining area, Breeze suggests that there may be high levels of salt in the river. The loss of initial /h/ is explained as a result of the name's supposed transmission via Gaelic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elvanfoot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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