Ever wondered what the Gaelic name on that bi-lingual road sign means, or what its origin is? If so, the answer is at hand. The new website ... Continue Reading about New Gaelic Place-name Website

Are you interested in place-names and natural heritage? Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) in partnership with SNH and the national research ... Continue Reading about Place-name Research on Colonsay and Oronsay – Volunteers Needed

It's been a busy year for AÀA, aside from our on-going work with Scotrail on the station names, core paths networks for the Forestry ... Continue Reading about Some recent activity

Yesterday at the Highland Council we launched the Gazetteer for Gaelic Place-names which makes much of our work available to the public in ... Continue Reading about Gaelic Place-names Gazetter launched yesterday

I recently came across this note inserted into the Ordnance Survey Name Books for the Parish of Kilmallie: Note: The old Castle of ... Continue Reading about Torcastle and Banquo