Tag Archives: Scots language

‘Sneachd’ air Aghaidh na Tìre / ‘Snow’ in the Gaelic Landscape

Posted on November 19, 2020 by NatureScot

Faodaidh ainmean-àite le sneachd innse dhuinn mu àiteachan far an laigh an stuth geal sa gheamhradh, agus àiteachan a thaisbeanadh a dhearbhas dhuinn buaidh blàthachadh na h-aimsire / Gaelic place-names with sneachd can help to inform our understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Eun a’ Chinn Duibh air a bheil ‘Ceann-fionn’ / The Black-headed ‘White Head’ Bird

Posted on September 24, 2020 by NatureScot

Carson a tha na Gàidheil a’ gabhail ‘ceann-fionn’ air eun le ceann dubh? Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ feuchainn ris an gnothach a shoilleireachadh. / Why do Scotland’s Gaels call penguins ‘white-heads’, despite their being black-headed? Roddy Maclean investigates a nomenclatural … Continue reading →

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The Graips of Sloth: the List of Winter Gardening Don’ts & Dos

Posted on February 5, 2019 by NatureScot

This week, our gardener at our Battleby office, Jim Carruthers, shares some great tips on what to do – and NOT to do – to keep our gardens in good shape over winter.  Many are tempted to atone for the excesses … Continue reading →

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Dualchas coitcheann / Common heritage

Posted on September 26, 2018 by NatureScot

Am mìos seo bidh sinn a’ toirt sùil air an fhacal ‘breac’ ann an litreachas na Gàidhlig. Tha ceangal aige ri iasg, lochan agus tòrr a bharrachd. / This month we look at the many uses of breac ‘speckled’ in Gaelic … Continue reading →

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As slow as it gets

Posted on November 29, 2017 by NatureScot

Seasons would be boring but for their interstices. So says Jim Carruthers, our gardener at Battleby, as he shares his autumnal musings with us.  Winter into spring goes back and forth like a bout of boxing or basketball. There is … Continue reading →

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A Scots language look at the redwing

Posted on January 9, 2015 by NatureScot

Simon Hall is a Scots language expert and provides a guest blog today on one of our winter visitors – the Redwing. As he reveals below they are known as ‘windthrushes’ in some parts of Scotland, a very apt name … Continue reading →

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A Scots-Orcadian take on Eynhallow

Posted on August 5, 2014 by NatureScot

Our guest blogger today is Dr. Simon Hall, who has provided a posting written in Orcadian/Scots. Simon works as a teacher in Orkney and is currently seconded to Education Scotland as Scots Language Coordinator. His piece focuses on the marine … Continue reading →

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