Milngavie
Milngavie is one of those places in Scotland whose names can trip up the uninitiated: “Milngavie” is not pronounced as written, but sounds rather more like “Mllguy” (with the stress on the second syllable). The name derives from the Gaelic, either
Muileann Gaoithe
(windmill) or
Meall na Gaoithe
(wind mountain).
The town is located on the northern outskirts of Glasgow and is home to approximately 13,500 inhabitants; it is well-known to tourists mostly as the starting point of the popular long-distance hiking path,
The West Highland Way
(leading all the way to Fort William past such iconic landmarks as Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, and Glencoe). Other than that it mostly serves as a sleeping town for Glasgow commuters.
From “Anselm's Notes on Dances”, by Anselm Lingnau
(Used by permission.)