Note 613 — Chapter VIII · THE KINGDOM OF SCOTIA.
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Falkirk is termed in Latin ‘Varia Capella,’ and is still known to the Highlanders by the name of Eaglesbreac, or the ‘speckled church.’ Falkirk, or rather Fawkirk, is the Saxon equivalent, and has the same meaning from A.S. Fah, ‘of various colours.’