Ever been to the Royal Burgh of Auchtermuchty? Neither have I.  It’s north of Edinburgh on the A91 on the way to St. Andrews, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay.  According to Undiscovered Scotland, the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic phrase uachdar muc garadh, meaning “upper pig enclosure”. 

Hey, I really dig Scotland. 

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