Stirling up debate

Regarding the recent debate about the language, with the fall of Edinburgh in 638AD, the English had reached the Firth of Forth. This led to the entry in the De Situ Albanie of 1185, about the river close to the town of Strivelin.

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Apr 2010, 20:44 BST

Updated 12th Apr 2010, 21:21 BST

It was called "Froch" by the Scots, "Werid", by the Britons and "Scottiswattre", by the English. We are lucky that English, the international language, prevailed.

ROBERT PATE

Old Edinburgh Road

Newton Stewart

Edinburgh