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The Celtic Placenames of Scotland, Paperback / softback Book

The Celtic Placenames of Scotland Paperback / softback

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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 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.

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