Alasdair C Whyte Author

Dr Alasdair C. Whyte is a Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. He was named Tosgaire na Gaidhlig/ Gaelic Ambassador of the Year by The Scottish Government at the Royal National Mod in Glasgow in October 2019.

Professor Katherine Forsyth researches and teaches at the University of Glasgow with a focus on the Celtic early Middle Ages. Like many Glaswegians, her Gaelic-speaking ancestors migrated to the city in the 19th century and she is a learner of the language.

Dr Simon Taylor of the University of Glasgow is the foremost expert on Scottish place-names. He has published extensively on Scotland’s place-names, including the five-volume series The Place-Names of Fife. He is General Editor of the Survey of Scottish Place-Names.