An annual prize of £500 is offered by the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society (DGNHAS) to the winning author of an original research paper on a human or natural history topic relating to Dumfriesshire and Galloway. Entries … Continue reading “DGNHAS Truckell Prize” →
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.
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BREAKING NEWS We are excited to share the news that episode 21 of BBC’s Landward will feature Borgue Field-names! The episode will air on BBC 2 Scotland at 20:30 hours on Thursday, 11th November 2021. Following that, you can watch … Continue reading “Borgue Field-names to feature on BBC’s Landward” →
The prize is the legacy of John Hurst (1927-2003), who did so much to promote the field of medieval settlement. This year’s John Hurst Memorial Prize will again comprise a competition for up to four students (postgraduate or advanced level) … Continue reading “John Hurst Memorial Prize – call for entries” →
