An A to Z of the Doric: an occasional series. M

Doric, the dialect spoken in the North-East of Scotland is rich in words and phrases associated with the land and the sea.


Today M for Muckle, meaning very large.

The old Parish Church (also known as the Muckle Kirk) is a Category A listed building located on Maiden Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Local brothers Robert and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806, to a design by Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh. The church's Burgerhuys bell dates to 1647.

It is  now redundant.