News/Articles – Scottish Place-Name Society

Lecture – Michael Ansell – “Revealing the Gaelic mountain-names of the Galloway Highlands”

Posted on 27th October 20223rd July 2023 by adminLeave a Comment

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”” →

Committee News, Projects, Resources

Scottish place-names: Northern Brittonic

Posted on 27th October 202227th October 2022 by adminLeave a Comment

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” →

Past Conferences

Richard Cox Presentation – The Settlement Names of Lewis

Posted on 19th September 202219th September 2022 by adminLeave a Comment

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.

Committee News

Spring Conference 2022 – Survey

Posted on 14th January 20228th November 2022 by admin

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Committee News

Borgue Field-names to feature on BBC’s Landward

Posted on 2nd November 202130th June 2022 by admin

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” →

Committee News

John Hurst Memorial Prize – call for entries

Posted on 15th June 202110th October 2023 by admin

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” →

Committee News

Extraordinary General Meeting – 24th May 2021 at 2pm

Posted on 20th May 202125th May 2021 by admin

PLEASE NOTE: THIS POST REFERS TO AN EVENT THAT HAS NOW PASSED. Dear Members, Following on from my Convener’s Report, published on the Website on the 1st of May, and discussed at our AGM on the 8th of May, I’m writing to … Continue reading “Extraordinary General Meeting – 24th May 2021 at 2pm” →