First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. Now reprinted and published in a paperback edition, this classic work 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 adding and enriching, leaving their own unique story in the landscape.
The book is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas; it also looks at saints, church terms and river names. For the scholar, and indeed anyone interested in the subject, this book is a prime reference point which has never been surpassed.
This edition contains a new introduction which includes biographical material about the author, together with corrigenda and addenda.
Contents:
Introduction
Preface
Notes
Abbreviations
Introductory
1. Early Names
2. Early Names Continued
3. Names in Adamnan's 'Life of Columbia'
4. Territorial Divisions
5. General Survey of Lothian
6. General Survey of Dumfries and Galloway
7. General Survey of Ayrshire and Strathclyde
8. General Survey of Scotland North of Forth
9. Early Church Terms
10. Saints of the West and East
11. British Names
12. British-Gaelic Names
13. River Names
14. River Names Continued
15. Some General Terms
Additional Terms
Index of Places and Tribes
Index of Personal Names
Review:One of the most detailed source books on our settlements' origins and meaning - Scots Magazine
