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Okay, but you have to change the name.
#NameChange #PlaceNames

Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Clackmannan ~ Clach Mhanann 'the stone of Manau region'
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Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis)

Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi)

OS map shoring Boultham, Lincolnshire.

Break from the cranes to bring you place-name of the day 146. Because it’s Easter and spring. And it’s time we had some flower names. Boultham (Lincs). OE bulut + hamm. ‘Land hemmed in by marsh where ragged robin or cuckoo flower grows’. #PlaceNames #naturewriting

Common crane in grassy field

OS map showing old Crannaford next to very new Cranbrook, in Devon.

Bird place-name of the day 144, cont. crane series: CRANNAFORD (Dev). OE cran + ford. ‘Cranes’ ford’. Cranbrook, the more obvious of the two in the map, is a brand new town! The name was presumably borrowed from Crannaford. (Bonus rook place in there too!) #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting

Gàidhlig air a' mhapa
Giogha ~ Gigha

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Eileamaid na seachdaine
Drochaid "bridge"

Thoir dhuinn ainm drochaide a tha a' còrdadh ribh!

#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #gachlatha

Continuing my crane mini series … bird place-name of the day 143: CRANMOOR (Staffs). OE cran + mor. ‘Cranes’ marshy open land’ (sounds like great crane habitat!) #PlaceNames #birdsandplace #naturewriting

Ainm-àite na Seachdaine
Craig ~ A' Chreag 'the crag'
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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!

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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

Maps

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...

Digital NORNA-föreläsning den 31 mars med Sofia Evemalm-Graham | NORNA – Nordiska samarbetskommittén för namnforskning

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'
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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

Mapa Gàidhlig na Seachdaine
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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