Publications
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Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape – Place names in Caithness and Sutherland
£0.00This booklet is written in the hope that people throughout Caithness, Sutherland and beyond will be stimulated to engage with all the languages that are a fundamental part of their heritage. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape – Place names in Caithness and Sutherland. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place names in North West Scotland
£0.00The Gaelic language has an intimate relationship with the beautiful landscapes of North West Scotland. Although speakers of other languages also contributed to the area’s place name legacy, the North West Highlands remain fundamentally what they have been for many centuries – a Gaelic landscape. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download Gaelic in the Landscape – Place names in North West Scotland. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names of Eriskay
£0.00This booklet is the fifth in a series of place-names booklets we have written for SNH and was published in 2019. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names of Eriskay. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Place-Names of Inverness and Surrounding Area
£0.00This guide to the place-names of Inverness and the surrounding area celebrates the cultural and natural heritage of the Highland capital by identifying and explaing the meaning behind many of the area’s place-names. It was researched and written by the award-winning local broadcaster and storyteller Roddy (Ruairidh) Maclean, whose work centres on the connections between the Gaelic language and Scotland’s environment. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download: Place-Names of Inverness of Inverness and Surrounding Area. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Scottish Gaelic Place-Names: The Collected Works of Charles M. Robertson
£20.00This book brings together for the first time Robertson’s published and unpublished material on place-names. The main portion of the book has two parts. The first comprises both his published and previously unpublished articles about place-names. The second part comprises transcriptions of his unpublished place-name notebooks. These contain over eight thousand Gaelic name forms, with associated folklore and linguistic notes made by him. The book also has a full introduction which puts his work into context, as well as an exhaustive index.
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The A to Z of Whisky Place-Names: Landscape, Language & Invention
£16.99Have you ever wondered about the place-names that appear on Scotch whisky bottles? What language the names come from, what they mean or if they are even real places? If you feel baffled about where to start looking for such information, then this reliable and informative book is for you. Within its pages, you will be able to find out about the derivation and identity of any of these place-names.
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The Journal of Scottish Name Studies: Volume 2
£0.00The Journal of Scottish Name Studies (JSNS) is a scholarly journal publishing articles and reviews on place and personal names relating to Scotland, its history and languages. PDF copies of the Journal is available from the JSNS website.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay
£0.00This booklet is the four in a series of place-names booklets we have written for SNH, published in 2017. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download – Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names of Colonsay and Oronsay. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – The Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye
£0.00This booklet is the first in a series of place-names booklets we have written for SNH, published in 2015. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download – Gaelic in the Landscape – The Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – The Rough Bounds of Lochaber
£0.00This booklet is the first in a series of place-names booklets we have written for SNH, published in 2013. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download –Gaelic in the Landscape – The Rough Bounds of Lochaber. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names in Islay and Jura
£0.00This booklet is the first in a series of place-names booklets we have written for SNH, published in 2011. The booklet is free and available as a PDF download – Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names in Islay and Jura. There are also a limited number of hard copies available free of charge, which we can post out to you for the appropriate postage fee.
