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This GPT assists researchers in investigating the etymology and historical origins of Scottish place names and field names. It approaches each query… Continue reading Scottish Place Name Helper

As we approach the end of the year, it is useful to chart progress. Just over 150 fields have been recorded across… Continue reading Field Names Progress

We’ve automated a weekly snapshot of the data, in a format called geojson and rendered on the front page of this site… Continue reading Field Names Data Snapshots

We have a limited set of alternative basemaps available through the Felt mapping tool and others served by OS (Premium) and a… Continue reading Access Basemaps via Felt

Navigating the NLS map is straightforward and simple, but how do you share the exact view say of a field with a… Continue reading How to share the NLS field names map

The methodology has evolved. Early ambitions included the mapping of old field boundaries, incorporating the 1996 contributions by Sydeserf (some of which… Continue reading The methodology

We have taken the Monkrigg example, collected by David Sowerby as it illustrates what we are trying to do, to shoehorn data… Continue reading Method development

Here’s a comparative table of the Borgue Field Name Project and the Meath Field Names Project, showing the key steps and differences… Continue reading Meath & Borgue Methods side by side

Which base map to use? The best and most up to date digital maps are a premium service but perfectly suitable for… Continue reading The 1:25,000 Iconic Paper and Digital Versions

In this map we bring together the initial experiments, using data digitised in QGIS and map layers that might help inform the… Continue reading Exploring East Lothian Field Names

Number Name Grid ref: Information 1 Close Braes Park NT 60717 80771   2 Five Gates Park NT 60840 80314   3… Continue reading Tyninghame

Number Name Grid ref: Information 1 Smeaton field NT60138 78639 Added in exchange for 17/18 when A1 built 2 West Tynninghame bank… Continue reading Knowes

Number Name Grid ref: Information 1 West Stenton NT 63645 74705   2 Mid Stenton ` NT 63887 74761   3 Pitcox… Continue reading Pitcox

The field names were provided by Mr. R. Simpson who farms Newmains and Castlemains at Dirleton. On the available OS maps of… Continue reading Newmains

In practical terms you could do this in any number of ways – with least complex at the head of this list:… Continue reading Recording Options

1. Posting on the existing website of each farms field names as they are recorded The initial plan was for a ‘two… Continue reading Field Names Project: Recording options for discussion

Here’s a step-by-step summary of the methodology used in the Borgue Field Name Project, structured across the collection, recording, and digital mapping… Continue reading Borgue Methodology

Here is a clear step-by-step methodology summary of the Meath Field Names Project (Phase 1, c.2010–2012), structured like the Borgue project summary… Continue reading Meath Methodology

some researches into past and present names In  1992  and  1993 interviews  were  conducted  with  several  farmers to find out how field… Continue reading East Lothian Field Names

Interview with Mr Elder, farmer, Chapel, Dirleton. 4 July 1992. Mr Elder took over the farm in 1954 from his uncle who… Continue reading Chapel Farm

Interview with Elliot and Isabel Jeffrey, Grangelea, Bielgrange, Stenton, 9 May 1992. The Jeffreys farm at Bielgrange and are related to other… Continue reading Bielgrange