PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down10
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·15 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.
minus-squareMelastSB@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoA nose really is just a face promontory
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