First published in the Scotsman on 31 December 2016Conon Bridge relates of course to the bridge, built between 1807 and 1809, over the River ... Continue Reading about Conon Bridge ~ Drochaid Sguideil
River Forth ~ Abhainn Foirthe
First published in the Scotsman on 8 October 2016This river has had a number of names over the years. It was recorded in antiquity as ... Continue Reading about River Forth ~ Abhainn Foirthe
Largs ~ An Leargaidh Ghallta
First published in the Scotsman on 1 October 2016On the 2nd of October 1263 the Battle of Largs ~ Blàr na Leargaidh took place in North ... Continue Reading about Largs ~ An Leargaidh Ghallta
Partick ~ Partaig/Pearraig
First published in the Scotsman on 17 September 2016The name of this well-known suburb, Partick (perteyk in 1136), is of British, that is ... Continue Reading about Partick ~ Partaig/Pearraig
Weem ~ Uaimh / Baile a’ Chlachain
First published in the Scotsman on 10 September 2016The name of the Parish of Weem (Doilweme in the fourteenth century ‘Dull of Weem’) is ... Continue Reading about Weem ~ Uaimh / Baile a’ Chlachain
