| Place-name: | Palmsike Burn |
| Suggested Meaning: | sluggish stream’ |
| 1st element: | Scots peat |
| 2nd element: | Scots sike, syke ‘sluggish stream’ |
| Blaeu Coila (1654): | No Entry |
| OS Name Books (1855-57): | Palmsike Burn |
| Location: | Palmsike Burn |
Palm
There is nothing in the shape of the sike (or burn) to suggest the palm of the hand.
Sike, Syke
A Sike or Syke is described as –
A small stream, rill or water-course, especially one that meanders through a hollow or across flat or boggy ground and is freqently dry in summer
Dictionary of the Scots Language [2]
the sheughs and the sykes
Burn
The place-name element burn has been appended.
The Palmsike Burn flows into the Beoch Lane as does Mitchell’s Syke and Otter Sike.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| References |
| [1] Dictionaries of the Scots Language |syke, sike |
| [2] The Laird of Logan, Or, Anecdotes and Tales Illustrative of the Wit and Humour of Scotland |
| Maps |
| Reproduced with the Permission of National Library of Scotland |
| https://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Map 1: Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1892-1960) |Palmsike Burn |
| Ordnance Survey Name Books |
| By Permission of Scotland’s Places |
| scotlandsplaces.gov.uk |
| Ayrshire OS Name Books (1855-57) Vol. 49|Palmsike Burn |
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