Toponymy of Celtic Scotland

It has long been known that there is a certain link between geographic locality and its name. The paper attempts to the history, geography, culture of Scotland with names cities, homesteads, rivers, streams, mountains, hills, other localities are either man-made creations or natural phenomena. Despite covering mere 80,000 km 2 , unique region. almost completely washed by sea, although most territory lies on uplands. Mountains, valleys, rich in diverse vegetation, conjure up an attractive look Scotland. This very landscape forged features Scottish place names, one oldest world map. will touch upon earliest period when appeared, this amazing country, currently part United Kingdom Great Britain Ireland, was conquered Celtic tribes who penetrated land different centuries. First, author dwells word-building formants enabling classify as “Celtic” language evolution. Some elements including aber, ach, auchter/ochter, bail/baile, barr, blair, coil, dal, gart, inver, mach, pit, tulach dating back culture, units place-name vocabulary primarily denote target