53 relations: Atlantic roundhouse, British Isles, Broch, Celts, Cill Ghallagáin, Cliff, Cognate, County Down, Cumbric, Dún Laoghaire, Donegal, Doneraile, Dumbarton, Dun Telve, Dundalk, Dundee, Dundrum, Dublin, Dunedin, Dunfermline, Dungarvan, Duns, Edinburgh Castle, Etymology of London, Firth of Clyde, Firth of Forth, Glenelg, Highland, Hillfort, Ireland, Irish language, Irish mythology, Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish), Lewis, Lugus, Lyon, Middle Ages, Nevers, Old Welsh, Olten, Outer Hebrides, Plantation of Ulster, Prehistoric Scotland, Proto-Celtic language, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Singidunum, Táin Bó Flidhais, Thun, Town, Verdun, Vitrified fort, ..., Welsh language, Yew, Yverdon-les-Bains. Expand index (3 more) »
Atlantic roundhouse
In archaeology, an Atlantic roundhouse is an Iron Age stone building found in the northern and western parts of mainland Scotland, the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
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British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the north-western coast of continental Europe that consist of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and over six thousand smaller isles.
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Broch
A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland.
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Celts
The Celts (see pronunciation of ''Celt'' for different usages) were an Indo-European people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.
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Cill Ghallagáin
Cill Ghallagáin (anglicised as Kilgalligan) is a small Gaeltacht coastal townland and village in the northwest corner of Kilcommon Parish, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, an area of in size.
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Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure.
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Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin.
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County Down
County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.
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Cumbric
Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the Hen Ogledd or "Old North" in what is now Northern England and southern Lowland Scotland.
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Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin, Ireland, about 12 km (7.5 miles) south of Dublin city centre.
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Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.
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Doneraile
Doneraile, historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland.
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Dumbarton
Dumbarton is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.
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Dun Telve
Dun Telve (Dùn Teilbh) is an iron-age broch located about southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland.
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Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth, Ireland.
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Dundee
Dundee (Dùn Dè) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom.
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Dundrum, Dublin
Dundrum (the ridge fort), originally a town in its own right, is a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
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Dunedin
Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago region.
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Dunfermline
Dunfermline (Dunfaurlin, Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.
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Dungarvan
Dungarvan is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south coast of Ireland.
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Duns
Duns (historically Dunse) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.
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Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.
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Etymology of London
The name of London is derived from a word first attested, in Latinised form, as Londinium.
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Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.
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Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth (Linne Foirthe) is the estuary (firth) of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth.
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Glenelg, Highland
Glenelg (Glinn Eilg, also Gleann Eilg) is a scattered community area and civil parish in the Lochalsh area of Highland in western Scotland.
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Hillfort
A hillfort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
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Irish language
The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.
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Irish mythology
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity.
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Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
Kilcommon (Cill Chomáin) is a civil parish in Erris, north Mayo consisting of two large peninsulas; Dún Chaocháin and Dún Chiortáin.
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Lewis
Lewis (Leòdhas,, also Isle of Lewis) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland.
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Lugus
Lugus was a deity of the Celtic pantheon.
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Lyon
Lyon (Liyon), is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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Nevers
Nevers (Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France.
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Old Welsh
Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the label attached to the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh.
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Olten
Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.
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Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar or Na h-Eileanan an Iar), Innse Gall ("islands of the strangers") or the Long Isle or the Long Island (An t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
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Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster (Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: Plantin o Ulstèr) was the organised colonisation (plantation) of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of James VI and I. Most of the colonists came from Scotland and England, although there was a small number of Welsh settlers.
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Prehistoric Scotland
Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history.
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Proto-Celtic language
The Proto-Celtic language, also called Common Celtic, is the reconstructed ancestor language of all the known Celtic languages.
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Scotland
Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
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Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.
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Singidunum
Singidunum (Сингидунум/Singidunum, from Celtic *Sindi-dūn-) is the name for the ancient city which evolved into Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.
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Táin Bó Flidhais
Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature.
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Thun
Thun (Thoune) is a town and a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 43,783 inhabitants (around 90,000 in the agglomeration), as of 31 December 2013.
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Town
A town is a human settlement.
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Verdun
Verdun (official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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Vitrified fort
Vitrified forts are stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected to vitrification through heat.
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Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.
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Yew
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
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Yverdon-les-Bains
Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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