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Tarbolton ()〔(The Online Scots Dictionary )〕 is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is near Failford, Mauchline and Prestwick. The old Fail Monastery was nearby and Robert Burns connections are strong, including the Bachelors' Club museum. == Meaning of place-name == Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of three meanings: * Village by the tor or hill, from Old English ''torr'' 'tor, hill, cliff' and ''boðl-tun'' /''bothl-tun'' "village with buildings, equivalent to Bolton in Greater Manchester. The name was recorded as ''Torbolten'' in 1138, suggesting this origin. * Village by the field and hill, from Old English ''torr'' 'tor, hill, cliff' and ''bÄll'' 'field (not meaning the same as ball 'ball', i.e. football), as in Dunball, Somerset, with ''tun'' 'farm, village'. The name's record in writing as ''Torballtone'' in 1209 suggests this origin ''may'' be possible. * Village by the hill, from Celtic ''torr'' (where the Old English word is derived from, and ''baile'' "village, usually Bally- in Irish place-names, with the tautologous Old English ''tun'' "farm, village" added by Anglo-Saxon settlers who did not understand the language. Records of the name as ''Torbalyrtune'' in 1148 suggest this origin. 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「Tarbolton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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