Welcome to the
Gazetteer for Scotland
The
Gazetteer for Scotland
is a vast
geographical encyclopaedia, featuring details of towns, villages, bens and glens from the
Scottish Borders to the Northern Isles. The first comprehensive gazetteer
produced for Scotland since 1885, it includes tourist attractions,
industries and historical sites, together with histories of family
names and clans, biographies of famous Scots
and descriptions of historical events associated with Scotland.
The network of connections between all of these entries make this
gazetteer unique. We have included the text of
Groome's 19th Century
Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
to provide a historical perspective on many of the places we describe.
With at least
27553
detailed entries, the Gazetteer is the largest dedicated Scottish resource
created for the web, yet it is growing constantly, with some
47
entries added or updated in the last week alone. Please look at
'Gaz Stats' for more information.
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Gazetteer for Scotland
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In our
Fun Features
you will find
a Scottish Quiz and can make interactive maps.
This Gazetteer is being developed by Bruce Gittings
of the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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