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 75
... known . The death of the Maid of Norway in 1290 precipitated the very crisis which Alexander III had sought to avert . There were thirteen claimants to the throne , known as the ' Competitors ' a term which no doubt accurately conveys ...
... known . The death of the Maid of Norway in 1290 precipitated the very crisis which Alexander III had sought to avert . There were thirteen claimants to the throne , known as the ' Competitors ' a term which no doubt accurately conveys ...
Pagina 94
... known as Clan Donald South , with a cadet branch of Largy ) ; the MacDonalds of Loch Alsh ; the MacDonalds of Sleat ( also known as Clan Donald North ) . Clanship was profoundly affected by the introduction of feudalism , which in some ...
... known as Clan Donald South , with a cadet branch of Largy ) ; the MacDonalds of Loch Alsh ; the MacDonalds of Sleat ( also known as Clan Donald North ) . Clanship was profoundly affected by the introduction of feudalism , which in some ...
Pagina 175
... known to the wider world . A modest start was made by Martin Martin , who wrote in his Description of the Western Isles of Scotland ( 1703 ) , ' The modern itch after the knowledge of foreign places is so prevalent that the generality ...
... known to the wider world . A modest start was made by Martin Martin , who wrote in his Description of the Western Isles of Scotland ( 1703 ) , ' The modern itch after the knowledge of foreign places is so prevalent that the generality ...
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Illustrations | 9 |
Picts and Scots | 35 |
Gael Norse and Norman | 52 |
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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