Scottish Place-Name Society
Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
SPRING CONFERENCE
Saturday, 8th May 2021
Online – via Zoom
The Society’s Spring Conference will take place on Saturday, 8th May 2021. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, it will be held online using the Zoom platform.
The conference is free to attend, but only open to registered members of the Scottish Place-Name Society. If would like to attend but are not currently a member, please CLICK HERE for information on how to join. (Membership costs £6 a year or £15 for 3 years.)
NB: The conference itself will be preceded by the Society’s Annual General Meeting. All members are welcome to attend. The materials to be discussed at the AGM, including a voting form for those who cannot be there, will be posted on the Society’s website (CLICK HERE) on 1st May 2021.
CONFERENCE PLAN
| 09:00 – 09:15 | ‘Doors open’ |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | AGM |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | CONFERENCE STARTS Welcome |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Some place-names from Knoydart to Moidart Denis Rixson |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Farm names and the survival of the Gaelic landscape in Kirkcolm Parish, Rhinns of Galloway Eilidh Sgaimeal, Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, UHI |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | Triangulation pointers: microtoponyms, real lives and tall tales Gordon Cameron, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, UHI |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Break |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Ordnance Survey Name Books Nevis Hulme |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | To where it may concern? Dr Leonie Mhari, The University of Glasgow Elinor Scarth, Edinburgh College of Art |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | CLOSING REMARKS AND FINISH |
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