PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·27 days agoIn Scottish Gaelic, this is Caisteal na Sròn, or “castle of the promontory”. “Sròn”, though, is also the word for nose. So it’s the Castle of the Nose.
In Scottish Gaelic, this is Caisteal na Sròn, or “castle of the promontory”. “Sròn”, though, is also the word for nose. So it’s the Castle of the Nose.
A nose really is just a face promontory