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Place-Names of Scotland
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Iain Taylor
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Birlinn Limited

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Scotland is a land of many languages—Gaelic, Norse, Pictish, Brythonic, Anglo Saxon, Modern English and some from before recorded time. The result for the vis
Scottish Place Names
Language: en
Pages: 191
Authors: George Mackay
Categories: Gazetteers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Waverley Books Limited

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Containing almost 2000 entries, a history and geography of Scotland. Towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland.
The Placenames of Scotland
Language: en
Pages: 379
Authors: Iain Taylor
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-09-24 - Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

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Placenames are a constant source of debate. Who was Edwin, whose name is said to live on in that of Scotland's capital city? Are the 'drum' and 'chapel' still t
Place names in much of north-east Scotland
Language: en
Pages: 406
Authors: Adam Watson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03 - Publisher: Paragon Publishing

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A study of Celtic, Scots and English place names across large sections of north-east Scotland, based on interviews with indigenous residents working the land an
Celtic Place-names of Scotland
Language: en
Pages: 558
Authors: William John Watson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Birlinn Limited

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First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. This is the only paperback edition