Scottish Place-names by Ross David ISBN 13: 9781841581736

Birlinn Publishers, 2001. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Birlinn, 2001. 2001 First Edition. paperback. 230pp, paperback, Fine copy. This book has become very scarce.. This book gives a comprehensive survey of Scottish habitation place-names, their history and meaning, as well as lochs, mountains, rivers and many other features.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Birlinn, 2001. 2001 First Edition. paperback. 230pp, paperback, Fine copy. This book has become very scarce.. This book gives a comprehensive survey of Scottish habitation place-names, their history and meaning, as well as lochs, mountains, rivers and many other features.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Birlinn, 2001. 2001 First Edition. paperback. 230pp, paperback, small inscription, VG. This book has become very scarce.. This book gives a comprehensive survey of Scottish habitation place-names, their history and meaning, as well as lochs, mountains, rivers and many other features.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Birlinn, 2001. 2001 First Edition. paperback. 230pp, paperback, Fine copy. This book has become very scarce.. This book gives a comprehensive survey of Scottish habitation place-names, their history and meaning, as well as lochs, mountains, rivers and many other features.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd, 2001. 1st Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxi, 230 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Summary: Scotland's Place-names have fascinating and wide-ranging origins. Although many are thousands of years old, place-names have been assigned and developed throughout every historical period, right up to the present day. Despite coming from a variety of languages - Norse, Brythonic, Anglian, Gaelic, Pictish, and English - many of Scotland's place names derive from a surprising small number of roots - rath, pit, baile and so on. In this handy pocket book, David Ross gives an alphabetical listing of hundreds of Scottish place-names, their derivations, how they were recorded in early times, as well as the history and tradition associated with them. An extensive introduction discusses the different elements associated with different… Read More