Beyond the Highland Line: Highland History and CultureConstable, 1991 - 236 pagini An historical and cultural guide to the Scottish Highlands, embracing the early Pictish inhabitants up to the present day. The author examines such topics as the history of the clans, depopulation and emigration, the tourist trade, and highland ecology. |
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Pagina 81
... battle , for at the time of Harlaw the development of Ceòl mór , the ' great music ' of the pipes was still in the future . However , the ballad may enshrine genuine memories of the battle , such as the terrifying appearance of Donald's ...
... battle , for at the time of Harlaw the development of Ceòl mór , the ' great music ' of the pipes was still in the future . However , the ballad may enshrine genuine memories of the battle , such as the terrifying appearance of Donald's ...
Pagina 231
... Battle of ( 1651 ) , 124 , 131 Inverlochy , Battle of ( 1645 ) , 123 , 131 Inverness , 64 , 68 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 124 , 128 , 142 , 193 , 194 ; Gaelic Society , 191-2 , 193 ; Highland Gathering , 185 , 186 Inversnaid , 142 Iona , 46 , 47 ...
... Battle of ( 1651 ) , 124 , 131 Inverlochy , Battle of ( 1645 ) , 123 , 131 Inverness , 64 , 68 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 124 , 128 , 142 , 193 , 194 ; Gaelic Society , 191-2 , 193 ; Highland Gathering , 185 , 186 Inversnaid , 142 Iona , 46 , 47 ...
Pagina 234
... Battle of ( 1346 ) , 79 Newbattle Abbey , 67 Ninian of Whithorn , St , 48 North Uist , 15 , 106 , 169 , 203n ... Battle of ( 1645 ) , 123 , 124 Plockton , 166 Pluscarden , near Elgin , 67 Poolewe , 166 Port Gower , 168 Preston , Battle ...
... Battle of ( 1346 ) , 79 Newbattle Abbey , 67 Ninian of Whithorn , St , 48 North Uist , 15 , 106 , 169 , 203n ... Battle of ( 1645 ) , 123 , 124 Plockton , 166 Pluscarden , near Elgin , 67 Poolewe , 166 Port Gower , 168 Preston , Battle ...
Cuprins
Illustrations | 9 |
Picts and Scots | 35 |
Gael Norse and Norman | 52 |
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Termeni și expresii frecvente
Alasdair Alasdair MacColla Alexander ancient Angus Óg Argyll army Balliol battle became best-dressed Highlander Bishop Caledonians Campbell cattle Celtic Celts chiefs Christian Church Clan Donald clansmen crofters crown Dalriada David defeated descendants drovers Duke Earl earldom Edinburgh eighteenth century England English feudal followed Gaelic Gaels Glen Gordon Gordon Donaldson Grant and Cheape Hebrides Highland dress Highland Line Highland regiments Highlands and Islands History I.F. Grant Ibid Inverness Iona Ireland Irish Islay Jacobite Jacobite Rising James VI James VII John kilt kindred King of Scots kingdom Kintyre land later Loch Lord Lordship Lowland MacDonald MacGregor MacKenzies MacPherson Malcolm Malcolm MacHeth Mór Moray nineteenth century Norse Orkney Ossian Pictish Picts plaid poem possession Prince Charles Edward Queen Roman Ross royal Scotland Scottish sheep Skye society Somerled Statutes of Iona Stewart stone Stuart survived Sutherland symbols tartan tenants tradition victory warriors Western Isles