About this title: First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. This is the only paperback edition of this classic work, which is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place names the length and breadth of the country. Many place-names date before the arrival of the Celts (the name 'Tay', for example, is almost certainly thousands of years old), and each successive group of invaders and settlers - Britons, Dalriadic Scots, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Picts and many others - constantly ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Date Published: 2004-11-30
ISBN-13:9781841583235ISBN:1841583235
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781841583235ISBN:1841583235
Description: New. First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. The book is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas; it also looks at... read more
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