Scottish Placenames
$21.06
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2025
Summary
Names are very important and can unlock vast amounts of information about places and their origins. The placename of Scotland are a goldmine of information about times past and the lives of early inhabitants. The different languages of their origin Gaelic, Pictish, Cumbric, Old Norse and Old English reflect the many cultures that have been part of Scotland’s story and preserve the memory of those who gave names to the wild and beautiful landscapes in which they lived. Other names date back to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780279244 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780279248 |
| Author: | David Ross |
| Publisher: | Birlinn General |
| Imprint: | Birlinn Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 111g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 110mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Traditional Scotland |
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About The Author
David Ross
David Ross has written numerous books on aspects of Scottish history and culture, some serious and some less so. His most recent is The Killing Time, a study of Scotland between the Covenant of 1638 and the Union of 1707. Scottish humour is a particular interest, and he is compiler and editor of the best-selling Awa’ an’ Bile Yer Heid, an anthology of choice Scottish insults. He is currently working on anthology of Scottish humour from its earliest appearances to the present day.
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