Author : George Mackay
Publisher : Waverley Books Limited
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2009
Category : 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 Limited
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 2011
Category : 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 : David Ross
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Gazetteers
ISBN : 9781841581736
SCOTLAND'S PLACE-NAMES have fascinating and wide-ranging origins. Although many are thousands of years old, place-names have been assigned and developed throughout every historical period, right up to the present day. Despite coming from a variety of languages - Norse, Brythonic, Anglian, Gaelic, Pictish, and English - many of Scotland's place names derive from a surprising small number of roots - rath, pit, baile and so on. In this handy pocket book, David Ross gives an alphabetical listing of hundreds of Scottish place-names, their derivations, how they were recorded in early times, as well as the history and tradition associated with them. An extensive introduction discusses the different elements associated with different periods and also the recording of names.
Author : Robert Ferguson
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 1862
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : William John Watson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1447486978
This early work on Ross and Cromarty is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the history of the area and the meanings of the place names in it. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of Scotland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : James Brown Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 26,11 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
Author : Andy Wightman
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Aktivt ejerskab
ISBN :
This is a comprehensive account and analysis of landownership in Scotland. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it lists the owners of Scotland, and analyzes the current pattern of landownership and how it has evolved over the centuries
Author : Alexander Macbain
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,76 MB
Release : 1922
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : W. F. H. Nicolaisen
Publisher : John Donald
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 2011-03
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : 9781906566364
Author : H. Cameron Gillies
Publisher : London D. Nutt 1906.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 23,45 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN :
