Scots have travelled to every corner of the globe and, with an estimated Scottish diaspora of up to 40 million today, it is hardly surprising that these places all have one thing in common – they are named by or after Scots.
From the barren lands of Antarctica to the Highlands of Northern Kenya, Abbotsford to Zion explores the vast infl uence Scotland has had on the rest of the world through the origin of places names and the people that they honour.
Wills does not shy away from the colonial exploitation and slave labour on Jamaican plantations such as Glasgow, Montrose, Fort William and Argyle.
Abbotsford to Zion: The Story of Scottish Place Names Around The World, by Elspeth Wills, published by Birlinn, £9.99.
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