The South Harris machair: sources and settlements

DA Great Britain;P Philology. Linguistics

Anderson, Emma Jane ; Taylor, Robert Simon

University:University of Glasgow

Department:School of Humanities

关键词: South Harris, Place-names, Settlement,;   

Others  :  http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5744/28/2014AndersonMRes.pdf

来源: University of Glasgow

【 摘 要 】

This thesis explores the settlement names on the South Harris machair.Identification of sources is a key objective, and the inter-relationship between map sources as well as the significance of textual references is examined in detail. In particular, detailed examination of the sources and processes used by the Ordnance Survey are reviewed, with reference to the recently digitised Original Object Name Books.