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Books, Maps & Other Resources Scotland / Scottish Genealogy & History BOOK - The History of Celtic Place-Names of Scotland By William J. Watson Originally published by William Blackwood and Sons, Scotland, 1926 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2008 (CD 2010)
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. The History of Celtic Place-Names of Scotland is more than a gazetteer. A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place-names -- ideal for learning about places as they were known at the time that the gazetteer was published. Especially useful when used in conjuction with maps and atlases from the same period. Family historians treasure gazetters because they assist them in satisfying the genealogical standard of recording a place name as it was known at the time of an event, such as at the date of birth/death of an ancestor. The History of Celtic Place-Names of Scotland goes far beyond the scope of a gazetteer because it covers a much wider time period, discussing a Scottish places as they were known over hundreds, even thousands of years. Contents include:
He is best known for his The Celtic Place-names of Scotland (1926), based on 30 years of work. Watson's work, eight decades later, is still the primary scholarly reference guide on the subject. The book is based on extensive notes taken by Watson, which are unpublished and held by Edinburgh University. (source: Wikipedia.com) 8" X 10.5" Index of Places and Tribes Index of Personal Names Originally published by William Blackwood and Sons, Scotland, 1926 This new edition by Global Heritage Press, Canada, 2008 (CD 2010) ISBN 978-1-897446-36-2 (Hardcover) More Genealogy & History Resources from Global Genealogy:
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