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What does tillietudlem mean?
A hamlet north-east of Blackwood, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8045).
Where does tillietudlem come from?
Named after a fictional castle in Sir Walter Scott's novel Old Mortality, which readers thought resembled Craignethan Castle, not far from the hamlet.

How to pronounce tillietudlem

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