I found a book called "Scottish land-names; their origin and meaning"by _Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart_ (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author =Sir%20Herbert%20Maxwell%20Bart) , 1874. Does anyone have the book? Curious if it's really helpful. I found one for $10...so am going to find out, but I'd cancel the order, if anyone knows it's not helpful. I got female homosexual for Dyke...which isn't any help with a land term. Mary In a message dated 5/10/2009 11:16:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, BRUINSWOOD@aol.com writes: Bruce, I am very grateful!! While I have used digital maps from the NLS (National Library of Scotland), It has been expanded since I used them last. I can get a satelite overlay and digital Earth views. It allows amazing views. I appreciate your explaination of moving while in the lowest magnification possible. it really makes it faster to zoom in on the area I want, south of Dundee. I used the Road Atlas I bought for driving in Scotland to remind me which direction exactly to move. I'm putting out to the list so others know about the digital library of maps, and to say a proper THANK YOU for your assistance. If anyone would like to see the full instructions of how to use the site, contact me off line and I'll send along Bruce D's excellent email to me. _http://www.nls.uk/_ (http://www.nls.uk/) Mary I've seen Dyke and Cottontown frequently, around several villages. Any idea what they the terms mean? ----- Original Message ----- From: <BRUINSWOOD@aol.com> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com>; <angus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 1:14 AM Subject: [ANGUS] map of Errol > Does anyone know where I can get a very detailed map of Errol? 7 of my 18 > Powrie branches (including my own) originate in this village, and I have > the > names of farms now on everyone, Dyke of Murie, Inchcoonans, Gormach, > Argaith.....and while my Victorian (1851-1895) map has a couple, but not > all. > **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlc ntustrav00000002) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002)

Hi Mary You can get a copy for free from www.archive.org You will find many other books of interest there, try a search for a County or place Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) PS I have deleted the crossposted list name as I don't subscribe to Perth and it causes extra work for Admins >I found a book called "Scottish land-names; their origin and meaning"by > _Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart_ > (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author > =Sir%20Herbert%20Maxwell%20Bart) , 1874. > > Does anyone have the book? Curious if it's really helpful. I found one for > $10...so am going to find out, but I'd cancel the order, if anyone knows > it's not helpful. I got female homosexual for Dyke...which isn't any help > with a land term. > > Mary