Place names

Books and articles available online

Norse and Celtic Place-names around the Dornoch Firth (Ian A. Fraser, 1986)

Easter Ross [section on place names] (Alexander Polson, 1914)

Some Sutherland Names of Places (W. J. Watson, 1906)

Place-names of Ross and Cromarty (W.J. Watson, 1904)

OS Name Books, 19th century

Sutherland OS Name Books, 1871-1875

These volumes provide information on the place names found in the Sutherland parishes of Assynt, Clyne, Loth, Golspie, Farr, Kildonan, Lairg, Rogart, Creich, Dornoch, Durness, Eddrachillis, and Tongue between 1871-1875. See Volume 7 and Volume 8 for Creich and Lairg and Volume 9 for Dornoch.

Ross and Cromarty OS Name Books, 1848-1876

These volumes provide information on the place names found in the county of Ross and Cromarty. Ross and Cromarty (mainland) was surveyed between 1871 and 1876. See Volume 10 for Edderton and Volume 18 for Kincardine; possibly also parts of Volumes 33, 34, 37 and 38. [See all 3 sections: contents, transcriptions, places.]