Craigmyle

Craigmyle

Craigmyle is a surname, and may refer to:

The surname is also sometimes spelt Craigmile, and is thought to come from the nameplace in Kincardine O'Neil parish, Aberdeenshire[1]. Baron Craigmyle is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It may be a variation of Craigmillar[citation needed], a family who acquired lands south of Edinburgh from the monks of Dunfermline Abbey, who had received a land grant by King David I in the 12th century.

Notes

  1. ^ Black, George F. (1946) The Surnames of Scotland

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