Tag Archives: Bears in Scotland

Bearing Down on Ursid Toponyms

Posted on February 19, 2021 by NatureScot

Wild bears have long gone from Scotland’s landscape but echoes of them remain in our place-names … Read in Gaelic It’s far from clear when European brown bears became extinct in Scotland, but it wasn’t yesterday, and it is therefore … Continue reading →

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Mac-talla a’ Mhathain air Tìr

Posted on February 19, 2021 by NatureScot

ʼS fhada on a dh’fhalbh na mathain fhiadhaich mu dheireadh, ach tha na creutairean seo a’ nochdadh – an siud ʼs an seo – nar n-ainmean-àite fhathast … Read in English Chan eil e soilleir cuin a bhàsaich am mathan … Continue reading →

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