Scottish place names in Australia
This is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to parts of Australia by Scottish emigrants or explorers.
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
- Abbotsford
- Abercorn
- Abergowrie
- Airdmillan
- Airlie Beach, Queensland
- Albany Creek
- Alloway
- Alva
- Argyll
- Armstrong Beach
- Athol
- Auchenflower
- Ayr
- Balgowan
- Ballandean
- Ballogie
- Balmoral Ridge
- Balnagowan
- Bannockburn
- Barcaldine, Queensland (Barcaldine, Argyll)
- Barlyne
- Birnam
- Blairmore
- Bogie
- Bon Accord, Queensland (Bon Accord, slogan of Aberdeen)
- Braemore, Queensland
- Breadalbane, Queensland
- Brisbane (Thomas Brisbane)
- Burnside, Queensland
- Cairns (of Irish origin)
- Bellenden Ker
- Buchan Point
- Glen Boughton
- Gordonvale
- Macalister Range
- Campbell Creek
- Campbells Pocket, Queensland
- Charlestown
- Clinton
- Closeburn
- Colinton
- Conondale
- Cowan Cowan
- Craiglie
- Craigslea
- Cromarty
- Crossdale
- Dalbeg (Dail Beag)
- Shire of Dalrymple
- Dalrymple Heights
- Shire of Dalrymple (former)
- Deuchar
- Shire of Douglas
- Dundas, Queensland
- Dysart
- Esk and Esk Island
- Fraser Island (Eliza Fraser)
- Glen Allyn, Queensland
- Glenbar
- Glencoe
- Glendale, Queensland
- Glenella
- Glen Isla, Queensland
- Glenroy
- Glenwood
- Gordonstone
- Gowrie Junction, Queensland
- Gowrie Mountain, Queensland
- Grahams Creek, Queensland
- Haigslea (Douglas Haig)
- Hamilton Island (Queensland)
- Hazeldean
- Irvinebank, Queensland
- Jardine Islet (Queensland)
- Kennedy, Queensland
- Kilbirnie
- Lamington, Queensland
- Lammermoor, Queensland
- Landsborough (William Landsborough)
- Logan City
- McEwens Beach, Queensland
- Mackay (See John Mackay (Australian Pioneer))
- Mackay Region
- Mackay Harbour
- North Mackay
- Mackay City
- West Mackay
- South Mackay
- East Mackay
- North Mackay
- Maclagan
- Maleny, Queensland
- Mitchell, Queensland (Thomas Mitchell (explorer))
- Morayfield, Queensland
- Moreton Bay, Moreton Bay Region and Moreton Island (James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton)
- Mount Dalrymple
- Murray Upper, Queensland
- New Beith, Queensland
- North Maclean, Queensland
- Ormiston
- Pentland
- Port Douglas
- Scotchy Pocket
- Sinclair Island (Queensland)
- Strathpine, Queensland (Strath + pine)
- Tully
- Westmar, Queensland
Lobethal was known as Tweedvale for a number of years, due to the World Wars.
- Suburbs of Hobart-Glenorchy-
Ivanhoe is named after the Walter Scott novel, Ivanhoe.
See also
References
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/34