'Borrane' as a name for ancient sites in Man

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Author:
Garrad, L A
Abstract:
At least three Iron Age or Viking forts have this name, which comes from a Lancashire word for a cairn or demolished building. It lends support to the view that Manx Gaelic is not archaeologically useful.
Dataset:
BAA
Classifications:
1C
Source full ref:
Garrad, L A 1990 `'Borrane' as a name for ancient sites in Man' Isle Man Natur Hist Antiq Soc/Proc 9(4), 1987/9 (1990) 607 []
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