'... it is good indeed to see these articles, now a century old, in print once again ... The publisher is to be congratulated on producing this attractive paperback of Watson's collected articles and reviews. They have, in many instances, been out of public view for many decades, and it is extremely useful to have them now accessible in such a compact and user-friendly format.'

I A Fraser, Scottish Place-Name News

'... there was a Rosach who became the most outstanding scholar of the subject and who established Scottish toponymy as a mature study based solidly on scholarship. Professor William J Watson, one time head of Celtic at Edinburgh University, has left us forever in his debt. All the more reason, then, to celebrate the appearance of a new book: Scottish Place-Name Papers by William J Watson ... which brings together a variety of papers written by Watson, covering topics not necessarily dealt with in his two seminal works -- Place-names of Ross and Cromarty (1904) and The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland (1926) ... The introductory section of Scottish Place-Name Papers is an essay by W F H Nicolaisen, lauding Watson, and giving a resumé of his life which should be widely read in Ross-shire. ... Scottish Place-Name Papers deals with various parts of the country, from Breadalbane to Sutherland, and highlights issues associated with certain place-name elements, some of them problematic to scholars.'

-- Roddy Maclean, Ross-shire Journal