Gàidhlig air a' mhapa
Camas Fhionnairigh ~ Camasunary
Mapa na Suirbhidh Òrdanais 1856-91
Ordnance Survey map 1856-91
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Bird place-name of the day 142: CARNFORTH (Lancs). OE cran + ford. ‘Cranes’ ford’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Eileamaid na seachdaine
Àirigh "sheiling "
Thoir dhuinn ainm àirighe a tha a' còrdadh ribh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #gachlatha
Bird place-name of the day 141: CRANFIELD (Beds). OE cran + feld. ‘Cranes’ open land’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Kilchurn ~ Caol Chùirn 'narrows at (the) cairn'
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Darn it, now I’ve got place envy again! And talking of place, I’m talking about birds and place today right here in Shaftesbury for Reading the Land book festival. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @nicolawriting.bsky.social
@lucylapwing.bsky.social @foldedorset.bsky.social #PlaceNames #naturewriting
Bird place-name of the day 140:CRANWORTH (Norf). OE cran + worth. ‘Cranes’ enclosure’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Gàidhlig air a' mhapa
Clais an Easaidh ~ Clashnessie
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Hey #Naturelovers @drmjwarren.bsky.social in #Cotswolds in May to talk about #PlaceNames #birdsandplace 🐦⬛🦉🦅Tickets:
www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...
Borg, Borve, brugh: the semantics of ON borg in the Hebrides - online talk on 31 March: norna.org/content/digi... #placenames #hebrides #OldNorse
Eileamaid na seachdaine
Poll "pool; mud"
Thoir dhuinn ainm puill a tha a' còrdadh ribh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Common crane at dawn
OS map showing Suffolk village of Cransford.
Bird place-name of the day 139: CRANSFORD (Suff). OE cran + ford. ‘Crane’s ford’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Là Naomh Phàdraig
Tha iomadh àite ann an Alba air a bheil ainm a tha ceangailte ri Naomh Pàdraig. Tha an t-àite seo faisg air Èirinn fhèin
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Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
The Black Isle ~ An t-Eilean Dubh 'the black isle'
NH655555
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Bird place-name of the day 138 in my crane mini series is CORNEY (Cumb), OE cran + ea. ‘Crane island’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Bird place-name of the day 137 in my crane mini series is CRANHAM (Glos), OE cran + ham. ‘Crane homestead/farm’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
A jackdaw perched upon a fence post.
Cavil, East Yorkshire. Cafeld 959, Cheuede 1086. ‘Open land frequented by jackdaws’. Old English *cā + feld. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Stuutje1979 #medievalsky
Dancing cranes
OS map showing district of Cranbrook in Ilford, London.
Thought I’d do a mini series on the crane for a bit, after yesterday’s offering. Bird place-name of the day 136 is CRANBROOK, not the one in Kent where my book #thecuckooslea begins, but in London. Hard to believe now! OE cran + burna. ‘Cranes’ stream’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
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Sruighlea ~ Stirling
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Common crane
OS map showing Dorset village of Cranborne.
Because I won’t be too far from here next weekend, bird place-name of the day 135 is CRANBORNE (Dor). OE cran + burna. ‘Cranes’ stream’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Eileamaid na seachdaine
Cùil "secluded spot; nook"
Thoir dhuinn ainm cùile a tha a' còrdadh ribh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Ardessie ~ Àird Easaidh 'the promontory of Essie (the waterfall place)'
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Perched great Tit
OS map showing Herefordshire village of Titley.
Back to birds. The sound of so many great tits in song this week it sounds like the air itself needs oiling made me think place-name of the day 134 should be TITLEY (Heref.) Possibly OE *titta + leah. ‘Tit wood/clearing’. #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting
Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
Lodainn an Ear ~ East Lothian
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #Maps
Eileamaid na seachdaine
Tulach "green hill; long low ridge"
Thoir dhuinn ainm tulaich a tha a' còrdadh ribh!
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic
Page from British Wildlife mag.
Front cover of British Wildlife mag, vol 37.4 (Feb 2026).
If you subscribe to the brilliant @britishwildlife.bsky.social mag, you’ll find an article about birds in place-names in there this month. Right before @amyjanebeer.bsky.social’s always beautiful Wild Story column. #BritishWildlife #PlaceNames #birdsandplace
Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Lag nan Eala ~ Lag nan Eala 'the hollow of the swans'
NR368909
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Seachdain na Gàidhlig
Ainmean-àite ann an abairtean Gàidhlig
"Cho glas ri càl Obar Dheathain"
"As green as Aberdeen cabbage"
Obar Dheathain
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Marwick says what I expected - black land (same name in Walls and Sandwick). Walls Swartland was part of Greenquoy/North Seatter until the farm was divided between two brothers in 1800s. #Orkney #Placenames #NorthWallsAndBrims
…Swartland just above where the "Warebrack” comes in would have got it's name from just that "Swarts" being the name for the bigger Tangles that find there wae to the beaches following such heavy seas” Interested to know if this derivation is correct #Placenames #Orkney #2/2
