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” →
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” →
On 14th December 2013 the death occurred of Professor Geoffrey Barrow at his home in Edinburgh at the age of 89. His qualities and achievements as one of the greatest of all Scottish medieval historians have been justly praised and … Continue reading “G. W. S. BARROW, Honorary Preses of SPNS – A toponymic tribute by Simon Taylor” →
Gaelic speakers and learners can now access specialised Gaelic terminology relating to the historical environment, via an online thesaurus which has been launched as a joint project by Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of … Continue reading “Faclair Gàidhlig (Gaelic Thesaurus) of the Historical Environment Launched” →
Scottish Toponymy in Transition (STIT) was an AHRC-funded research project at the University of Glasgow, running from May 2011 to June 2014. The aim is to advance the long-term goal of surveying all of Scotland’s place-names, by publishing survey volumes … Continue reading “SCOTTISH TOPONYMY IN TRANSITION: PROGRESSING COUNTY SURVEYS OF THE PLACE-NAMES OF SCOTLAND” →
Dr Peder Gammeltoft, known for his work on Scandinavian place-names in the British Isles, has created this website which seeks to show how one can publish onomastic data on the internet, in the form of search engines and mapped/geo-referenced data. … Continue reading “Onomastics.org – A Website for Inspiration and Debate” →
