Fothriff

56°15′00″N 3°25′01″W / 56.250°N 3.417°W / 56.250; -3.417 Fothriff or Fothrif was a province of Scotland in the Middle Ages. It is often paired with Fife, not only in De Situ Albanie, but also in early charters.

The exact extent of early Fothriff is unclear, but in around 1300 the Deanery of Fothriff in the Bishopric of St Andrews included both Clackmannan and Kinross, as well as Fife from the parishes of Auchtermuchty, Lathrisk, Cults, Kirkforthar Markinch and Methil westwards.

Etymology

The name Fothriff was recorded in the 11th century as Fotriffe and may ultimately be of Brittonic origin.^[1] The name is derived from *vo-treb, meaning "sub-settlement" (> Welsh godref).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Watson, W.J.; Taylor, Simon (2011). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland (reprint ed.). Birlinn LTD. p. 387. ISBN 9781906566357.

Broun, Dauvit, "The Seven Kingdoms in De Situ Albanie: A Record of Pictish political Geography or imaginary map of ancient Alba ?" in E.J.Cowan & R. Andrew McDonald (eds), Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era. Reprinted, Edinburgh: John Donald, 2005. ISBN 0-85976-608-X
McNeill, Peter G.B. & MacQueen, Hector L. (eds), Atlas of Scottish History to 1707. Edinburgh: Trustees of the Scottish Medievalists and the Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, 1996. ISBN 0-9503904-1-0

Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland

Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries)
The Aird Annandale Angus Argyll Atholl Boyne Buchan Badenoch Breadalbane Caithness Carrick Lanark (or Clydesdale) Cowal Cunningham Desnes Eskdale Farines Fife Fothriff Galloway Garioch Garmoran The Glenkens Gowrie Kintyre Knapdale Kyle Lauderdale Lennox Liddesdale Lochaber Lorn Lothian Marr Mearns Menteith Merse Moray Nithsdale The Rhinns Ross (Easter and Wester) Stormont Strathavon Strathbogie Strathearn Strathgryfe Strathnaver Strathspey Sutherland Teviotdale Tweeddale

Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries)

Minor districts
Applecross Appin Ardgour Ardmeanach Ardnamurchan Assynt Avondale Balquhidder Benderloch The Black Isle Braemar Coigach Cromar Cromdale Douglasdale Durness Dùthaich MhicAoidh Eddrachilles Enzie Ettrickdale Ewesdale Formartine Gairloch Glen Albyn Glen Almond Glen Cassley Glen Clova Glen Dochart Glen Esk Glen Lethnot Glen Lyon Glen Moriston Glen Orchy Glen Prosen Glen Spean Glen Urquhart Glenelg Glengarry Glenshee Gruinard Howe of Fife Howe of the Mearns Kintail Kintyre Knoydart Lochalsh Loch Broom Locheil The Machars Midmar Moidart Morar Morvern Muir of Ord Rannoch Moor Rhinns of Kells Strath Gartney Strath of Kildonan Strath Oykel Strath Tay Strathallan Strathardle Strathbran Strathbraan Strathcarron (Forth) Strathcarron (Oykel) Strathconon Strathdearn Strathdeveron Strathdee (Deeside) Strathdon Strathfarrar Strathglass Strathisla Strathmore Strathyre Sunart Trossachs

Minor districts

Insular districts
For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see List of Scottish islands

Islands of the Clyde	Arran Cumbrae
Islay	The Oa Rinns of Islay
Mull	Aros Ross of Mull
Skye	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Trotternish Waternish
Outer Hebrides	Harris (North Harris, South Harris) Lewis (The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back)
Orkney	Pomona Hoy and Walls Rousay Shapinsay South Ronaldsay Westray
Shetland	Mainland (Central Mainland, North Mainland, South Mainland, West Mainland) Fetlar Unst Whalsay Yell North Isles