SPNS

The Scottish Place-Name Society (Comann Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba) exists to study and discuss the place-names of Scotland and is open to academics and the public.

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@SNSBI_official @StirUni More info:

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second circular for the @SNSBI_official 31st annual conference - April 11-14th 2025 - at @StirUni. Make sure to book your spot before the deadline (24th February)! Please book for the conference and coach trip using the form here:
https://t.co/HGaztEGCfu

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‘Cancelled, no room to write’! How the OS struggled with the number of #PlaceNames on small islands, and the spellings they used! Our latest blog is out! #FairIsle #NorthRonaldsay #Papay https://t.co/fBfhT0koDB

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A reminder that this is happening tomorrow!

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The next SPNS Conference will be on Saturday 2 November 2024. It will  be online via Zoom. It will start at 10.00 and finish at 15.45. Register here: https://t.co/Ih5CI2qPZp

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Medieval Scotlands seminar: Tues Nov 5, 16:00-18:00, in person and online (link in thread)
Naming Scotland: Sofia Evemalm-Graham (University of Glasgow) and Oisín Plumb (UHI Perth)
In-person: Project Room (1.06), 50 George Sq, 1st floor. No need to register to attend in person

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The poster for this year's SNSBI Autumn Day Conference at @UniOfYork, with all the details / prices. Booking link: https://t.co/OUsCfX5ApD

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Now up, last but not least, Simon Taylor speaking on ‘Hall-names in Scotland: animal, vegetable and mineral’
(in Scots)

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Our next speaker is Thomas Clancy:
‘St Cyrus/Ecclesgreig and the dating and context of Scottish Eccles- names.’

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Next up: Jake King @ainmeanaite
‘Coilltean Caillte – Forgotten Woodlands of Scotland’

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Back from lunch and Fiona Campbell-Howes is speaking on 'In civitate nrurim: Where did the last king of Picts die?’

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Next up we have Nick Evans: ‘Place-names and their significance for social structures in medieval Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire’

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First out is David Orr, speaking on ‘Edith Marnie and her work in the Angus Glens’

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SPNS is in Montrose @LinksHotel for our annual conference #placenames

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We've launched our blog! Watch this space for discussions about the place-names of #Orkney & #FairIsle plus updates about the upcoming new translation of the #OrkneyingaSaga... and... the events & activities we're planning over the next year! https://t.co/fekwaBylq9

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You can still book a spot for the SPNS Spring conference in Montrose (4th May) here: https://t.co/EJFLfdoVq0

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SPNS / SNSBI JOINT AUTUMN CONFERENCE – 4TH NOVEMBER 2023 – ONLINE, VIA ZOOM: https://t.co/EEbobYmEMN

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Applications are now open for a new PhD Scholarship at the University of Edinburgh: Northern Scholars Scheme PhD Scholarship. More info: https://t.co/FQcSRG55KC

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Thanks to all our speakers and attendees who participated in the SPNS Spring conference in Berwick-Upon-Tweed!

Below is our convener Alan Macniven opening the conference.

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It's not too late to register for our SPNS Spring conference in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. For more info and registration: https://t.co/z4RT54abob