Creich, Fife

Creich (Scottish Gaelic: Craoich, pronounced [kʰɾɯːç]; OS: Criech), is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland.[1]

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

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]

Notes
  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.


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