Scottish Place-Name Society
Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
AUTUMN CONFERENCE
Saturday, 6th November 2021
Online – via Zoom
Following the success of the Autumn 2020 and Spring 2021 online conferences, and the continuous uncertainty around the Coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Place-Name Society’s Autumn 2021 conference will once again take place online (via Zoom).
The conference is free to attend for registered members of the Scottish Place-Name Society. Becoming a member is easy and affordable – it costs £6 a year or £15 for 3 years. For more information on how to join, please CLICK HERE. Members can book tickets on Eventbrite through the link below.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
CONFERENCE PLAN
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome Alan Macniven |
| SESSION 1 Chair – Eilidh Scammell | |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Ceathramhan land holdings in the Cree and Minnoch Valleys Michael Ansell |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Sundaywell. The field and feature names of an upland farm in Glenesslin, Dunscore parish, Dumfriesshire. Henry Gough-Cooper |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Break |
| SESSION 2 Chair – Sofia Evemalm | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Settlement-Names in the Glenkens Area of Kirkcudbrightshire Thomas Clancy, University of Glasgow |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Iona, Place-Names and the Replication of Sacred Spaces Gilbert Márkus, University of Glasgow |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| SESSION 3 Chair – Carole Hough | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Early Medieval Kirkmadrine: Fènechas Influence in Placename Origination Joanne W. Machin, Orkney Archaeological Institute UHI |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | The Character of Borgue field-names Nic Coombey |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Taking the high road: contextualising the place names of older agriculture and marker trees Archie McConnel, Dumfries Archival Mapping Project |
| 15:30 – 15:40 | Summing up & Fin Alan Macniven |
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