In 2009, two place-name debates hit the headlines on opposite sides of the world. In New Zealand, residents of Wanganui, on the west coast of New Zealand’s lower North Island, debated whether the town’s name should be spelled with an … Continue reading “USES OF THE PAST IN PLACE-NAME DEBATES: CASE STUDIES FROM NEW ZEALAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND (Ewan Morris)” →
The name of the talk was taken from the title of the 1999 article by A. A. M. Duncan: ‘Yes, The Earliest Scottish Charters’, Scottish Historical Review 78 (1), 1–38. One of the shoutiest titles of any piece of academic … Continue reading “‘YES, SOME OF THE EARLIEST RECORDED SCOTTISH PLACE-NAMES’ (Simon Taylor)” →
When the Scottish Place-Name Society was founded, following an inaugural meeting at St Andrews in 1996, one of its objectives was to establish a Survey of Scottish Place-Names. Much progress has been made in pursuit of that goal over the … Continue reading “RECOVERING THE EARLIEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SCOTLAND (REELS) (Carole Hough)” →
Glen Girnaig in Blair Atholl, more of a strath than a typical glen, is almost totally depopulated, but as is plain on the ground or from satellite imagery once supported a substantial population. 18th century estate records show that this … Continue reading “Glen Girnaig in Blair Atholl” →
Scottish Place-Name Society Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba DAY CONFERENCE AND AGM Saturday, 5th May 2018 Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE BOOKING FORM (SEE ABSTRACTS BELOW) 1015 – 1045 … Continue reading “DAY CONFERENCE & AGM, 5 MAY 2018, PERTH” →
Scottish Place-Name Society Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba Joint Conference with Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland November 4th 2017 Mitchell Library, Glasgow 1030 Registration * Session 1: 1100 Irene O’Brien: Glasgow City Archives – sources for … Continue reading “DAY CONFERENCE, 4 NOVEMBER 2017, GLASGOW” →
Day conference and AGM – Saturday 6th May 2017 Scottish Borders Campus, Nether Rd, Galashiels TD1 3HE 1045–1120 Registration and tea/coffee 1120–1200 Bill Patterson: Names from Hunting Landscapes 1200–1230 Leonie Dunlop: Boats, Bridges and Barricades: Some ways water changes our … Continue reading “Day conference and AGM, May 6, Galashiels” →
