Collins Scottish Place Names
by John Abernethy
On This Page
Description
Scotland is home to some truly fantastic place names: archetypally Celtic names like Auchtermuchty, Kirkintilloch, and Drumnadrochit; romantic names such as Skye and Iona; popular first names like Lewis, Angus, and Kyle; and international exports such as Perth and Hamilton.This entertaining and informative book explains the meanings of over 800 Scottish places, including towns and cities, mountains and hills, lochs and rivers, and also covers the history and traditions of each place.In the show more course of the book, the author takes us on a fascinating journey of many languages and cultures, of incomers and invaders, of religion and battles, and of quite a few steep hills. show lessTags
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
4+ Works 34 Members
Classifications
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 914.110014 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Europe British Isles, UK, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland Scotland subdivisions and modified standard subdivisions modified standard subdivisions
- LCC
- DA869 .A34 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain Scotland Description and travel
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 8
- Popularity
- 2,496,113
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
