Archives for March 2020

Originally published in the Scotsman on 7 May 2016Càrn Eighe (as it appears on modern maps) is a mountain in Strathglass to the west of ... Continue Reading about Càrn Eighe ~ Càrn Èite

Originally published in the Scotsman on 30 April 2016Birnam (Brannan in 1345) most likely reflects braonan, ‘little wet place’. The same ... Continue Reading about Birnam ~ Braonan

Originally published in the Scotsman on 23 April 2016The name of Lamlash (Helantmlaysche late 14th Century) on the Isle of Arran has a ... Continue Reading about Lamlash ~ Eilean MoLaise

Originally published in the Scotsman on 21 May 2016The Irish Annals record a battle in 685 between the Picts and the Northumbrians at a ... Continue Reading about Dunnichen ~ Dùn Eachain