First published in the Scotsman on 17 September 2016 The name of this well-known suburb, Partick (perteyk in 1136), is of British, that ... Continue Reading about Partick ~ Partaig/Pearraig

First published in the Scotsman on 10 September 2016 The name of the Parish of Weem (Doilweme in the fourteenth century ‘Dull of Weem’) ... Continue Reading about Weem ~ Uaimh / Baile a’ Chlachain

First published in the Scotsman on 24 September 2016 In Edinburgh, there is a small area adjacent to Holyrood Palace referred to on ... Continue Reading about Croftangry ~ Croit an Rìgh

Originally published in the Scotsman on 3 September 2016 The settlement now known as Peterhead was earlier known as ‘Inverugie of Peter’ ... Continue Reading about Peterhead ~ Ceann Phàdraig