Brokenwind, Dull and Purgatory may sound like places you'd want to avoid but thankfully in Scotland they are actually picturesque villages or farmsteads with plenty to offer any visitor.

Much like the rest of the UK, Scotland has its fair share of odd place names, here are some of the most bizarre and where they may have originated from.

Brokenwind, Aberdeenshire

A place located near to the village of Newmachar in Aberdeenshire, it is thought the name is likely to have originally been Brokenwynd - with wynd a Scots word for a narrow curving path or lane leading off a main thoroughfare.

Speaking of wynds...

Butts Wynd, St Andrews

Scotland's weirdest place names
The intriguingly named Butts Wynd.

The butt of a joke for many students and tourists can be found in the Fife town St Andrews.

Butts Wynd is a narrow street between the university town's North Street and the Scores, with the word 'Butts' reportedly a reference to a place where archery would have been practiced.

Assloss, Ayrshire

Assloss lends its name to an area in Ayrshire, and also a street name.

The reason for such an obscure name seems to have been lost, though it has also been known as Aslois, Sloss or Asloace in the past.

Dull, Perthshire

Scotland's strangest place names
Dull in Perthshire.

This village in Perthshire famously joined with Boring in Oregon and Bland in New South Wales, Australia to form the "Trinity of Tedium".

There are a few arguments over where the name originated from however it is most likely to be derived from 'dol', a Pictish word meaning water meadow, or 'dail' - the Gaelic word for meadow.

Dull with its nearby Highland Safari and fascinating history is anything but, and well worth a wee visit if you're in the area.

Hell and Purgatory, Orkney

These two deserted farmsteads on Orkney have some fascinating history.

The first, originally thought to have been called Helye, had a name change after a local family who lived there suffered a series of unfortunate events.

The legend then goes that the second, Purgatory, was then added by the son of the owner of Hell, who settled on a similar themed name.

Another local legend tells that they were built by shipwrecked sailors who obviously didn't enjoy their enforced stay on the island.

Twatt, Orkney and Shetland

Twatt in Orkney

There are not one but two Twatts in Scotland, with the most famous one in Orkney and a second (near Clousta) on Shetland.

The name derives from the Old Norse word for 'small parcel of land', and is similarly seen in England under the word Thwaite.

It recently featured at number four in a list of the most vulgar sounding place names in the book, Rude Britain.

Lost, Aberdeenshire

Lost in Aberdeenshire.

Lost is a small hamlet in Aberdeenshire that is the source of countless puns.

It's name is the anglicised version of the shortened form of the Gaelic 'Taigh Osta' which means 'Inn'.

A source of frustration for the local council, its road sign is regularly stolen, costing £100 to replace each time.

The Bastard, Argyll

Yes, there really is a (small) mountain in the Knapdale and Kintyre region called The Bastard.

Ae, Dumfries and Galloway

Ae, Dumfries and Galloway

This wonderfully named village in Dumfries and Galloway has the shortest place name in the UK and is pronounced 'eh'.

The name is thought to be derived from the Old Norse word for 'water' or 'river' - 'Aa'.

Bonkle, North Lanarkshire

This village which lies close to Wishaw in North Lanarkshire has one of those fun names you'll never get tired of saying.

According to the village's own website, the name comes from the term 'Bon Cill' meaning chapel at the foot of the ridge.