Place names are an invisible history. They talk of purpose, ownership or notable features – some still visible, some long vanished. While ruined castles, mounds of earth and miles of drystone wall all tell a very obvious and tangible story, the names that have been given to places are often only apparent if you’ve got a key.
Maps are, in theory at least, definitive, but they are more of a snapshot of a place, capturing its current state and its commonly used name – committing a person or feature to cartographic immortality.