Elsrickle Explained

Official Name:Elsrickle
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.6764°N -3.4919°W
Unitary Scotland:South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:Lanarkshire
Os Grid Reference:NT059432
Post Town:BIGGAR
Postcode Area:ML
Postcode District:ML12
Constituency Westminster:Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Clydesdale

Elsrickle is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on Blackmount Hill, which is at the end of the Pentland Hills.

An elrick is an old place name associated with hunting and is derived from the Gaelic eileirg. In this, large animals in the high ground are chased by dogs to locations where the ground slopes more steeply so that the animals are likely to fall, at which point they can be killed off by waiting hunters. This is an ancient technique also used by Native Americans. Examination of the topography of Elsrickle does not contradict this hypothesis.