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Celtic Placenames of Scotland [Minkštas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 608 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x135x31 mm, weight: 730 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-Sep-2024
  • Leidėjas: Origin
  • ISBN-10: 1912476975
  • ISBN-13: 9781912476978
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 608 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x135x31 mm, weight: 730 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-Sep-2024
  • Leidėjas: Origin
  • ISBN-10: 1912476975
  • ISBN-13: 9781912476978
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
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. 

Recenzijos

'One of the most detailed source books on our settlements' origins and meaning' * Scots Magazine *

William J. Watson was professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh from 19114 to 1938. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest ever scholars in the field. Simon Taylor is a freelance historical researcher specialising in toponymics (the study of place-names). He is an honorary research fellow at the University of St Andrews.