A fortified town or borough, especially in Scotland and medieval Europe, often with trading privileges and self-governance rights.
From Old English 'burh' and Old Norse 'borg', both meaning fortified place or castle; cognate with 'borough' and 'burgher', referring to walled settlements with special legal status.
Most Scottish place names ending in '-burgh' (like Edinburgh, Perth) are ancient burgs—they were places special enough to deserve walls and the right to hold markets, which was basically the medieval version of getting incorporated.
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