Scotland

Bernadette Leask

Meet Bernadette Leask.

Ben Turner

Meet Ben Turner - Extreme adventure athlete, speaker, nutrition and fitness geek!

Hauxwell Family

Meet the Hauxwell Family - Brynn(14), Faith(10) and Kim(Mum) - Home educated adventure family. Lovers of cats, views and cake!

Eddie Fitzpatrick

Meet Eddie Fitzpatrick - Adventurer, photographer and lover of the outdoors!

Katie Sims

Katie Sims - Salty kayaker exploring Scotland’s waters one weekend at a time!

Ross Toole

Meet Ross Toole - Dad, Husband, Wannabe full-time Adventurer, PE teacher.

Katie Tunn

Meet Katie Tunn - ‘Serial Castaway’, lover of wild places, islands, foraging and conservation.

The Scandinavian origins of place names in Britain

Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scandinavian source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.

The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain

If you have ever wondered how many of the places in Scotland got their names, this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation, is here to help.

The Scots origins of place names in Britain

Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scots source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.