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 62
... followed by his son Alexander II ( d . 1249 ) and his grandson Alexander III ( d . 1286 ) . If Malcolm II had intended to establish a single line of succession through his grandson Duncan I this aim had been frustrated by the reversion ...
... followed by his son Alexander II ( d . 1249 ) and his grandson Alexander III ( d . 1286 ) . If Malcolm II had intended to establish a single line of succession through his grandson Duncan I this aim had been frustrated by the reversion ...
Pagina 142
... followed the Revolution . In 1690 the Williamite General MacKay rebuilt the Cromwellian fort of Inverlochy , replaced its earthworks with stone walls , and renamed it Fort William . In 1713 a barracks was built at Inversnaid on Loch ...
... followed the Revolution . In 1690 the Williamite General MacKay rebuilt the Cromwellian fort of Inverlochy , replaced its earthworks with stone walls , and renamed it Fort William . In 1713 a barracks was built at Inversnaid on Loch ...
Pagina 165
... followed by the Crown Commissioners who administered the annexed estates of exiled Jacobite chiefs . Thenceforward large- scale landowners terminated leases to their tacksmen , redeemed wadsets , and divided their lands into moderate ...
... followed by the Crown Commissioners who administered the annexed estates of exiled Jacobite chiefs . Thenceforward large- scale landowners terminated leases to their tacksmen , redeemed wadsets , and divided their lands into moderate ...
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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