When I lived in Swansea South Wales I found that the name had nothing to do with swans or the sea. It was called "Sweyn's Eye" Meaning Sweyn's Island and represented the camp set up by the Danish raider Sweyn on a low island at the mouth of the Tawe River. The welsh name for the town was Abertawe.
Cymry in welsh means "comrades" and was the welsh name for themselves.
Dunragit was a principal iron age fort in southern Scotland (capital of Rheged?) and there was another called "The Mote of Mark".
Dunbarton is regarded as the capital of Strathclyde and fort of the Britons. On the other side of the Clyde is another fort sitting on the higher ground not far from Paisley. It doesn' seem to have a name as such but it known as "Walls Hill".
One thing that never seems to be mentioned is that just to the east of Caldwell, Renfrew (4-5 miles) are four farms known as:
Carswell
Nether Carswell
West Carswell
Over Carswell
Cars is probably from "Carse" meaning "Area of low-lying land beside a river".
Close to Caldwell, similar name but I think the Scots regard the Carswell's as a different family. (I might be wrong perhaps someone from the area can set us straight).
Its certainly similar to the pronunciation "carwall" applied to Caldwell.
Again I need a currently native Scots resident to confirm the pronunciation "Carwall" or as I remember my father pronouncing it "Kerwahl". My uncle Tom said it was a nickname and any thoughts on this statement would also be appreciated.
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