English · Idiom Historical

King's Crag

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

Fife, in Scotland. So called because Alexander ill of Scotland was killed there (1286).

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Kings & rulers Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “King's Crag” mean?

Fife, in Scotland. So called because Alexander ill of Scotland was killed there (1286).

Is “King's Crag” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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