Originally published in the Scotsman on 9 July 2016 Our earliest recorded mention of Iona comes from the Latin Vita Columbae, a book ... Continue Reading about Iona ~ Eilean Ì

Originally published in the Scotsman on 2 July 2016 This rock was an important strategic site in late antiquity and it is perhaps no ... Continue Reading about Dumbarton Rock ~ Ail Chluaidh / Creag Chluaidh

Originally published in the Scotsman on 25 June 2016 This name has a complicated history. The name of the current settlement takes its ... Continue Reading about Bannockburn ~ Allt a’ Bhonnaich

Originally published in the Scotsman on 18 June 2016 This river, which flows through Buchan and enters the sea near Peterhead, rises as ... Continue Reading about River Ugie ~ Uige

Originally published in the Scotsman on 11 June 2016 It is not only places in Scotland that have Gaelic names.  The town of Penrith in ... Continue Reading about Penrith ~ Pìorait