Wynd is a Scottish term. A wynd is typically a narrow path snaking through houses to join two major roads. In many places wynds link streets at different heights and thus are mostly thought of as being ways up or down hills. It is possible the term derives from lanes winding their way up hills to provide easier passage, but wynds can be dead straight. Scottish can refer to: adjective for Scotland see: Scotch the Scottish people. ...
In the East Neuk fishing village of Pittenweem, apart from the road down to the harbour, all walking connections between the shore and the raised beach are wynds, being: The East Neuk or East Neuk of Fife is a geographically ill-defined area of the coast of Fife, Scotland, which none-the-less stirs local passions. ... Pittenweem is a small village in the County of Fife on the East Coast of Scotland. ...
West Wynd, Calman's Wynd, Bruce's Wynd, School Wynd, Water Wynd and Cove Wynd.
Whilst Cove Wynd does have a cave on it (St Fillan's Cave), Calman's Wynd is not derived from coal!
The Wynd Racer was and still is bred specifically for speed, endurance and their innate ability to find their way back home, however, some of these birds never did satisfy their breeders and were let loose.
The Wynd Racer, likes its cousins in the past, the coacoa bird, is mainly used for humans to be able to communicate with one another over long distances in a short period of time.
Wynd Racer feathers are also used by the amantry industry in towns like Lorehaven because of their natural beauty and myriad of colours.