Ainmean-àite - placenames - new resource

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We do have rather a lot of sources for these, a good few drawing on each other, but the more the merrier, and this one seems to claim to be 'official'.

http://hebridestoday.com/2010/08/gazett ... es-online/

In the form of an online database the gazetteer offers definitive forms which can be used by local authorities, the media, researchers, local communities, walkers and climbers or anyone with an interest in place-names. The gazetteer includes historical information, local sources and sound files to help with pronunciation.

Arthur:

Arthur Cormack, Chair of Bòrd na Gàidhlig said: “The launch of the Gazeteer marks a significant point in the development of a vital element of Gaelic research and knowledge dissemination. A major resource like this with the authority and backing of many key agencies enables us to, take to a new level, the work being done in terms of people understanding why our environment is labelled and named in the way it is. The work done to date will be invaluable and I know that many people in Scotland will be much more well informed as a result.”

Although no link is given, I'm assuming they mean this:

http://www.ainmean-aite.org/