Place-Names of Scotland

Download or read book Place-Names of Scotland written by Iain Taylor and published by Birlinn Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland is a land of many languages—Gaelic, Norse, Pictish, Brythonic, Anglo Saxon, Modern English and some from before recorded time. The result for the visitor is a confusing series of overlapping layers of place names, difficult to understand and often more difficult to pronounce. From Eass Forss (Waterfall Waterfall!) to Edinburgh (The Fort of Eidyn) for the first time in one place we have a simple reckoner to where means what with derivations. Packed with information this is an essential short guide by an expert to the names that shaped and still shape our history.