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Category: Place name

Viking Legacy

13th June 2022 Sandra

Viking influence in the UK was strongest in the east, particularly Yorkshire. So choose a suitable map and this time…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Maps, Place name Filed under: landscapes, maps, place name

Cornish

6th June 2022 Sandra

You probably noticed a few similarities between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, both of which are Celtic languages.  If you check…

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Posted in: Maps, Place name, South West Filed under: Cornish, Cornwall, landscapes, maps, place name

I-Spy in Ireland

30th May 2022 Sandra

The names you will find on Irish maps tend to have their origins in one of three languages groups.  You…

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Posted in: Ireland, Maps, Place name Filed under: Ireland, landscapes, maps, place name

The Gaelic Side of Scotland

23rd May 2022 Sandra

Gaelic is the Celtic language of the highlands and islands of north and west Scotland, so that is where you…

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Posted in: Maps, Place name, Scotland Filed under: landscapes, maps, place name, Scotland

Scottish Signage

16th May 2022 Sandra

From the landscape language of Wales let us head north to Scotland. Scotland has 3 official languages – English, Gaelic…

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Posted in: Maps, Place name, Scotland Filed under: landscapes, maps, place name, Scotland

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