PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageUrquhart Castle in winter, Scotlandlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Ruins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months 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-up3·3 months 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