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Author: George Mackay
Publisher: Waverley Books Limited
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781902407876
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining almost 2000 entries, a history and geography of Scotland. Towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland.
Author: Iain Taylor
Publisher: Birlinn Limited
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781780270050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScotland 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: W. F. H. Nicolaisen
Publisher: John Donald
Published: 2011-03
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781906566364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Ferguson
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Published: 1862
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 019960908X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 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: William John Watson
Publisher: Edinburgh Blackwood 1926.
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Maggie Scott
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 2008-03-13
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 1845028228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can fit any occasion. And where better to find this use of Scots than in the land itself. In Scottish Place Names Maggie Scott of Scottish Language Dictionaries takes you around the country from Dumfries to Shetland to explain the meanings of the place names that make up today's Scotland. Through a trip to Scotland's towns and cities, up and down the hills and mountains, along the rivers and lochs, through the forests and glens, all the way around the Scottish coast and back to the names of the streets where we live today, Scottish Place Names is a fascinating, entertaining and informative guide to Scots language and to Scotland.
Author: David Ross
Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781841581736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSCOTLAND'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: William John Watson
Publisher: Storck Press
Published: 2008-06
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1409766578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1897, this early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; The function of Latin, Chansons De Geste, The Matter of Britain, Antiquity in Romance, The making of English and the settlement of European Prosody, Middle High German Poetry, The 'Fox, ' The 'Rose, ' and the minor Contributions of France, Icelandic and Provencal, The Literature of the Peninsulas, and Conclusion..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor
Author: Peter Drummond
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780907521952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland?s hills, as well as how to pronounce them. It also brings together many of the legends and stories behind particular hill names. A thoroughly researched, completely revised and expanded second edition which builds on the success of its predecessor - Scottish Hill and Mountain Names. Many new names are detailed, including a significantincrease in the coverage of Borders hill names and old forms of many hill names from 17th and 18th century maps brought to bear in explanations. The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the rich social and cultural history of Scotland over the past 500 years and all who have been there. These names are alegacy of the past and this book opens the door to this fascinating world.
