Altimarlach Farm is a place in Caithness situated by a small watercourse now called in English the Burn of Altimarlach. Under the name Old ... Continue Reading about Altimarlach ~ Allt nam Mèirleach

Our earliest recorded mention of Iona comes from the Latin Vita Columbae, a book about the Life of St Columba, written round 700 AD. In that ... Continue Reading about Iona ~ Eilean Ì

This rock was an important strategic site in late antiquity and it is perhaps no surprise that it was mentioned for the first time as early ... Continue Reading about Dumbarton Rock ~ Ail Chluaidh / Creag Chluaidh

This name has a complicated history. The name of the current settlement takes its name from the watercourse that runs through it: Bannock ... Continue Reading about Bannockburn ~ Allt a’ Bhonnaich

This river, which flows through Buchan and enters the sea near Peterhead, rises as two separate watercourses, now known as the North Ugie ... Continue Reading about River Ugie ~ Uige