Dipple, Moray
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Dipple (Scottish Gaelic: Diopal) is a village in the Parish of Speymouth,[1] in Moray, Scotland, approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Elgin and is located on the west bank of the River Spey.[2] The village was once the location of a rectory dedicated to the Holy Ghost. The name Dipple is derived from the Gaelic word Diopal, meaning side of a hill.[3]
References
- ^ "Parish of Speymouth". scottish-places.info. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ Shaw, Lachlan (1882). The History of the Province of Moray. Vol. 3. London: Hamilton, Adams, & Company. pp. 25–26.
- ^ Matheson, Donald (1905). The Place Names of Elginshire. Stirling, Scotland: Enas MacKay. p. 191.
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