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” →
The narrow flat-topped sea-stack separated by shear drops from the rugged Bowdun Head between Stonehaven and Dunnottar castle is known as Dunnicaer, with other spellings including Dun-na-caer. It has intrigued antiquarians and archaeologists since incised stones with patterns resembling well-known … Continue reading “Dunnicaer” →
