07-21-2011, 04:16 PM
Quote:As our guide drove us through Lix Scotland he mentioned that the town was named for an inscription not interpreted until much later, and that it was interpreted as Legio IX.Get yourself a new guide!
The placename Lix probably derives from the Gaelic lic, meaning a hard slope. Other similarly derived Scottish placenames are Licks, Lycks, Leeks, Leaks and Lik. (The example you noticed belongs to three sheep farms: East, Middle and West, which probably accounts for the plural form of the name, Lix or Licks, rather than Lik.)
Now, if your guide had taken you to the village of Lviiii, ... :wink:
