Author : C. J. Halliday
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1782225536
Walking the hills I was always curious. What’s the name of a ruin, what did it mean and who had once lived there? C.J.Halliday “After only a few hours walking with him I realised Chris is a treasure trove of information about this marvellous area of Scotland.” Cameron McNeish Writer and BBC Scotland television presenter
Author : Christopher John Halliday
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 178222744X
"What's in a name? Well, almost everything, as Chris Halliday shows in this invaluable book about places around Aviemore. It's a must for anyone curious about rich local environments, and the meanings and stories that give them character, and us pleasure." - Donald Smith, Director, Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Author : William John Watson
Publisher : Edinburgh Blackwood 1926.
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Celtic languages
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Author : William J. Watson
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 2011-06-20
Category : 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 : Adam Watson
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release : 2013-03
Category : 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 : Ian Murray
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1782223274
In this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help preserve for the future an important aspect of local identity and language.
Author : C.J. Halliday
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1782226389
In this beautiful book, Chris Halliday has re-united the rich lore of Strathspey with the places that gave it birth. His evocative photographs, personalised maps and focused storytelling style make this an irresistible invitation to explore and enjoy. In addition the use of the civil parishes as markers makes sense of both the geography and the culture. It’s a labour of love which people of this area and far beyond will love
Author : Iain Taylor
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : 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 : David Mills
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : 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 : Tim Gallagher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 36,31 MB
Release : 2009-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547237794
What is so compelling about falconry? Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with falcons for an answer in this engaging book interweaving memoir, history, and travelogue. A fascinating subculture of the ancient sport of falconry exists outside the mainstream of American society. Obsessed individuals train and speak in the same manner used by falconers for centuries. One of the legendary figures in that ancient world was Frederick II, the thirteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor and notorious freethinker who brought the full wrath of the medieval church down upon his dynasty. Gallagher sees parallels between his own life and that of Frederick II, and while following in Frederick's footsteps through southern Italy, he ponders the passion for falconry that ignited within him at the age of twelve. Beset by a turbulent childhood and dominated by a brutal and violent father, Gallagher turned to the sport for emotional release and found much more. Falcon Fever provides a rare glimpse into contemporary falconry, and at the same time offers a surprisingly frank and revealing personal story. Book jacket.
