How to make a submission

Lit­er­ary Land­scapes Place Name Map

Lit­er­ary Landscapes

Wel­come What would you like to tell us about? Complete

What would you like to tell us about? Please answer the ques­tions below

* What is the main theme of your report?

Folk­lore, songs and stories

☐ Tra­di­tion­al routes

Castles and ruins

Bat­tle­fields

Elrigs

Towns and villages

Shiel­ings

Anim­als and birds

Plants

Wood­land and forests

Hills

Water, rivers and lochs

Cat­er­an

* What is the place name in Gael­ic, Scots or Doric?

* …and the place name in English?

* Please explain the mean­ing, ori­gin or a story of the place name (500 char­ac­ters maximum)

Image 1 Cap­tion: The data entry form

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Please show us the place on a map

(map image)

Image 2 cap­tion: Map zoomed in show­ing Loch Muick

Accom­pa­ny­ing this resource is an online map­ping applic­a­tion. Accessed via the Nation­al Park web­sites, the map helps you to record and explore the rich her­it­age of Scotland’s place names.

Explore

Take the time to explore the map. Click on the icons to see place name entries. Read the stor­ies, study the images, listen to pro­nun­ci­ations and learn about place name heritage.

The inform­a­tion on the map is provided by users of the Lit­er­ary Land­scapes resource. Each place name entry is logged by school groups and individuals.

Record

Once you have famil­i­ar­ised your­self with the map, we need you to log a place name!

You are encour­aged to go out in the field to research a place name. Go to the place, explore the land­scape and envir­on­ment. Try to find out how the place got its name.

When you get back to the classroom, log your find­ings on our map!

To make a report, you will need click a but­ton that will take you to a simple data entry form.

Here you will need to select one theme for your place name:

• Folk­lore, songs and stories
• Tra­di­tion­al routes
• Castles and ruins
• Bat­tle­fields
• Elrigs
• Towns and villages
• Shiel­ings
• Anim­als and birds
• Plants
• Wood­land and forests
• Hills

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• Water, rivers and lochs
• Cat­er­an

Tell us the place name in Scots, Gael­ic or Doric.

Then tell us the name in English.

Drop a pin on the map to show where your place name is. You can use the ​‘Search’ box to find the site. Zoom in to make sure your pin is precise!

Add a pho­to­graph or a draw­ing to illus­trate that place.

Add a sound file to demon­strate how the place name is pronounced.

Tell us a story about the place name. This might be some fac­tu­al his­tory about how the place got its name, or you might use your ima­gin­a­tion to pro­duce some­thing more creative!