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Scottish Hill Names: Their Origin and Meaning
Peter Ummond
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Description for Scottish Hill Names: Their Origin and Meaning
Hardcover. The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the social and cultural history of Scotland over the past 500 years and those who have been there. This book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland's hills, as well as how to pronounce them. Num Pages: 240 pages, 38 pen & ink drawings,8 pages of colour illustrations including old maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; GBGP; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 784. Their Origin and Meaning. 240 pages, 38 pen & ink drawings,8 pages of colour illustrations including old maps. The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the social and cultural history of Scotland over the past 500 years and those who have been there. This book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland's hills, as well as how to pronounce them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; GBGP; RGB. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 19. Weight: 806.
This is a fascinating book about the origin, the meaning and the pronunciation of the names of Scotland's hills. This book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland's hills, as well as how to pronounce them. It also brings together many of the legends and stories behind particular hill names. This is a thoroughly researched, completely revised and expanded second edition which builds on the success of its predecessor - "Scottish Hill and Mountain Names". Many new names are detailed, including a significant increase in the coverage of Borders hill names and old forms of many ... Read more
This is a fascinating book about the origin, the meaning and the pronunciation of the names of Scotland's hills. This book explains the origin and the meaning of the names of Scotland's hills, as well as how to pronounce them. It also brings together many of the legends and stories behind particular hill names. This is a thoroughly researched, completely revised and expanded second edition which builds on the success of its predecessor - "Scottish Hill and Mountain Names". Many new names are detailed, including a significant increase in the coverage of Borders hill names and old forms of many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scottish Mountaineering Trust
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Glasgow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780907521952
SKU
V9780907521952
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Peter Ummond
Peter Drummond has spent more than 20 years studying the origins of Scottish hill names. He holds a M.Sc. from Edinburgh University for his research on the hill-names of southern Scotland, and was until recently Convenor of the Scottish Place-name Society. As one of the leading exponents in this field of hill names, he is the author of several articles ... Read more
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