It was on Saturday the 2nd of May 2026 that the Scottish Place-name Society (SPNS) Spring Conference took place at An Cultarlann in ... Continue Reading about Celebrating the centenary of William J. Watson’s The History of Celtic Place-names of Scotland at a special conference in Inverness.

Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba are delighted to announce the publications of Further Scottish Place-Name Papers of William J. Watson, edited by Dr ... Continue Reading about New book on Gaelic place-names launched in Inverness

As part of World Gaelic Week 2026 we posted a Gaelic proverb containg a place-name every day, which you can see below. Monday 23 ... Continue Reading about Place-names in Gaelic proverbs

Professor of Gaelic from the University of Edinburgh has been appointed as Chair of Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA), the national authority on ... Continue Reading about Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba Welcomes New Chair