Description
Whittles Publishing Ltd, 2019. 264 pages. Paperback.
Reading The Gaelic Landscape will help readers to understand seemingly obscure and unreadable words on maps and provide insights into landscape history and ecology. Outdoor enthusiasts should no longer struggle with unfamiliar spellings and will gain a deeper understanding of place and name in the Highlands.
This is a new and expanded edition of Reading the Gaelic Landscape, orginally published 2014.
‘…a meticulous guide to the ancient but living language of the Highlands and how places and landscapes are given a Gaelic dimension through the naming of them’.
Scottish Review
‘It helps readers and outdoor enthusiasts understand seemingly obscure words on maps, with insights into landscape history and ecology’.
The Scots Magazine
‘…this is an important book. … All aspects of the landscape and its names are covered… …I recommend this book to anyone with a feeling for the mountain landscape of Scotland’.
The Great Outdoors
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