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Author: C. J. Halliday
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Published: 2018-01-12
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 1782225536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Walking the hills I was always curious. What’s the name of a ruin, what did it mean and who had once lived there? C.J.Halliday “After only a few hours walking with him I realised Chris is a treasure trove of information about this marvellous area of Scotland.” Cameron McNeish Writer and BBC Scotland television presenter
Author: Christopher John Halliday
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Published: 2020-09-18
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 178222744X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"What's in a name? Well, almost everything, as Chris Halliday shows in this invaluable book about places around Aviemore. It's a must for anyone curious about rich local environments, and the meanings and stories that give them character, and us pleasure." - Donald Smith, Director, Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Author: William John Watson
Publisher: Edinburgh Blackwood 1926.
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William J. Watson
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2011-06-20
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 178885361X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1926, this book remains the best and most comprehensive guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland and is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country. It is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas and also looks at saints, church terms and river names. As the standard reference work on the subject it has never been surpassed. This edition contains a new introduction which includes biographical material about the author, together with corrigenda and addenda.
Author: C.J. Halliday
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Published: 2018-11-26
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1782226389
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this beautiful book, Chris Halliday has re-united the rich lore of Strathspey with the places that gave it birth. His evocative photographs, personalised maps and focused storytelling style make this an irresistible invitation to explore and enjoy. In addition the use of the civil parishes as markers makes sense of both the geography and the culture. It’s a labour of love which people of this area and far beyond will love
Author: Adam Watson
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Published: 2013-03
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 1782220690
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A study of Celtic, Scots and English place names across large sections of north-east Scotland, based on interviews with indigenous residents working the land and the sea, along with historical sources and maps.
Author: Ian Murray
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 1782223274
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this book the authors present many unpublished place names from Upper Deeside and from counties in the Highlands beyond. These were heard from indigenous folk back to 1941. Names are given with phonetic spellings, so that readers can pronounce them accurately, and in most cases with translations from Gaelic, Norse, Scots or Pictish into English. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of places and informants. Of interest to residents and visitors, it should help preserve for the future an important aspect of local identity and language.
Author: Iain Taylor
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2020-09-24
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 1788853865
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Placenames are a constant source of debate. Who was Edwin, whose name is said to live on in that of Scotland's capital city? Are the 'drum' and 'chapel' still to be found in Drumchapel? And which 'king' had a 'seat' in Kingseat in Perthshire? The answers to these and many similar questions are often not what might be expected at first sight and have their origins in many languages – including Gaelic, Pictish, Brythonic, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Scots and Modern English – that have been spoken in Scotland. This is the essential companion to the fascinating world of Scottish placenames. It features more than 8,000 placenames, from districts, towns and villages to rivers, lochs and mountains, and also includes a comprehensive introduction and maps.
Author: David Mills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 019960908X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From Abbas Combe to Zennor, this dictionary gives the meaning and origin of place names in the British Isles, tracing their development from earliest times to the present day.
Author: Tim Gallagher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009-05-22
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780547237794
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What is so compelling about falconry? Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with falcons for an answer in this engaging book interweaving memoir, history, and travelogue. A fascinating subculture of the ancient sport of falconry exists outside the mainstream of American society. Obsessed individuals train and speak in the same manner used by falconers for centuries. One of the legendary figures in that ancient world was Frederick II, the thirteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor and notorious freethinker who brought the full wrath of the medieval church down upon his dynasty. Gallagher sees parallels between his own life and that of Frederick II, and while following in Frederick's footsteps through southern Italy, he ponders the passion for falconry that ignited within him at the age of twelve. Beset by a turbulent childhood and dominated by a brutal and violent father, Gallagher turned to the sport for emotional release and found much more. Falcon Fever provides a rare glimpse into contemporary falconry, and at the same time offers a surprisingly frank and revealing personal story. Book jacket.
