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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place-names of Eriskay

This 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 –...

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Scottish Gaelic Place-Names: The Collected Works of Charles M. Robertson

This book brings together for the first time Robertson’s published and unpublished material on place-names.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...

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Place-Names of Inverness and Surrounding Area

This 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...

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Gaelic in the Landscape – Place names in North West Scotland

The 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...

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Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape – Place names in Caithness and Sutherland

This 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...

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The A to Z of Whisky Place-Names: Landscape, Language & Invention

Have 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...

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Tìr Chaluim Chille

Mapa bho cheann a deas na h-Èireann gu ceann a tuath na h-Alba Copyright Iomairt Cholm Chille 2003 Concept and editing Roy N Pedersen

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Leodhas agus na Hearadh

Leodhas agus na Hearadh An “Island Series” map of Lewis and Harris with all placenames shown in modern Scottish Gaelic Copyright, concept and editing Roy N Pedersen 1985 Please note that these maps are...

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Tiriodh agus Colla

An “Island Series” map of Tiree and Coll with all placenames shown in modern Scottish Gaelic Copyright, concept and editing Roy N Pedersen 1984 Please note that these maps are folded when posted. If...

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Arainn

An “Island Series” map of Arran with all placenames shown in modern Scottish Gaelic Copyright, concept and editing Roy N Pedersen 1979 Please note that these maps are folded when posted. If you would...

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