The Placenames Of Scotland
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Author | : Iain Taylor |
Publisher | : Birlinn Limited |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9781780270050 |
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 visitor is a confusing series of overlapping layers of place names, difficult to understand and often more difficult to pronounce. From Eass Forss (Waterfall Waterfall!) to Edinburgh (The Fort of Eidyn) for the first time in one place we have a simple reckoner to where means what with derivations. Packed with information this is an essential short guide by an expert to the names that shaped and still shape our history.
Author | : George Mackay |
Publisher | : Waverley Books Limited |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Gazetteers |
ISBN | : 9781902407876 |
Containing almost 2000 entries, a history and geography of Scotland. Towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland.
Author | : Iain Taylor |
Publisher | : Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2020-09-24 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1788853865 |
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 to be found in Drumchapel? And which 'king' had a 'seat' in Kingseat in Perthshire? The answers to these and many similar questions are often not what might be expected at first sight and have their origins in many languages – including Gaelic, Pictish, Brythonic, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Scots and Modern English – that have been spoken in Scotland. This is the essential companion to the fascinating world of Scottish placenames. It features more than 8,000 placenames, from districts, towns and villages to rivers, lochs and mountains, and also includes a comprehensive introduction and maps.
Author | : Adam Watson |
Publisher | : Paragon Publishing |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2013-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1782220690 |
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 and the sea, along with historical sources and maps.
Author | : William John Watson |
Publisher | : Edinburgh Blackwood 1926. |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Celtic languages |
ISBN | : |
Author | : W. F. H. Nicolaisen |
Publisher | : John Donald |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2011-03 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : 9781906566364 |
Author | : David Mills |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2011-10-20 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 019960908X |
From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.
Author | : Robert Ferguson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1862 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William J. Watson |
Publisher | : Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2011-06-20 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 178885361X |
First published in 1926, this book remains the best and most comprehensive guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland and is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country. It is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas and also looks at saints, church terms and river names. As the standard reference work on the subject it has never been surpassed. This edition contains a new introduction which includes biographical material about the author, together with corrigenda and addenda.
Author | : Tim Clarkson |
Publisher | : Birlinn |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2012-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 190790901X |
During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told.