- like hame, this word has altered little in the course of its evolution from Old English tūn, which could denote either an enclosure, a dwelling or a village. In place-names, the term frequently combines with the name of a person, as in Edgarton in Dumfriesshire, Johnston in Renfrewshire and Malcolmstone in Midlothian. Peterhead in Aberdeenshire is known as The Blue Toun and Langholm in Dumfriesshire is known as The Muckle Toun.
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