SPRING CONFERENCE Saturday, 13th May 2023William Elder Building56-58 Castlegate, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1JT PLEASE NOTE, RAIL STRIKES ON 13TH MAY 2023 MAY AFFECT THOSE TRAVELLING TO THE CONFERENCE BY TRAIN. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. The Society’s 2023 AGM & … Continue reading “SPNS AGM & SPRING CONFERENCE 2023 – 13th May 2023 – William Elder Building, Berwick-Upon-Tweed” →
Comann Rìoghail Ceilteach Royal Celtic Society http://www.royalcelticsociety.scot On Thursday the 3rd of November at 7:30pm (GMT/UTC) Michael Ansell will present “Revealing the Gaelic mountain-names of the Galloway Highlands” an unravelling of the underlying Gaelic landscape in Galloway. Synopsis: Galloway resembles parts … Continue reading “Lecture – Michael Ansell – “Revealing the Gaelic mountain-names of the Galloway Highlands”” →
A short video about place-names of Northern Brittonic origin in Scotland. Produced at the University of Glasgow by Nigel Hutchins and Alexander Moss at the University of Glasgow’s Media Team. Featuring Dr Alasdair C. Whyte, Dr Sofia Evemalm-Graham and Dr … Continue reading “Scottish place-names: Northern Brittonic” →
The notes from Richard Cox’s talk on The Settlement Names of Lewis: Challenges in the reconstruction of Old Norse forms are now available to download. Please CLICK HERE to download the notes.
The Society’s Autumn Conference will take place ONLINE, via Zoom, on 5th November 2022. The Conference is free to attend for registered members of the Scottish Place-Name Society. Becoming a member is easy and affordable – it costs £7 a … Continue reading “SPNS Autumn Conference 2022 – 5th November 2022 – Online, via Zoom” →
SPRING CONFERENCE Saturday, 21st May 2022Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye SPNS 2022 AGM The 2022 AGM of the Scottish Place-Name Society will be held online between 11th May 2022 and 20th May 2020. Please click the button below to … Continue reading “SPNS SPRING CONFERENCE 2022 – 21st May 2022 – Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye” →
