English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Blinkbonny

Other OS name in the Parish of Ainstable

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) stands high , with wide view . Commonly applied to Scots farms from which there is a fine view . For examples see The County Directory of Scotland ( Edinburgh , 1912 ) .