A popular history of the Highlands and Gaelic Scotland: from the earliest times till the close of the 'Forty-five

Gaelicmdph Mitchell, Dugald, M. D. A popular history of the Highlands and Gaelic Scotland: from the earliest times till the close of the 'Forty-five. Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1900, 15, 707 pages, index, front., 3 maps (1 folding – all present.). Blue cloth top edge gilt as well as gilt lettering on spine. Some expected wear for such a heavy volume but not as much as one would expect. All in all, a good to very good copy of a very uncommon book. $100.00 Box 70

Contents: Early notices of Britain -- Invasion in reign of Claudius -- Northward advance of the Romans -- The campaigns of Julius Agricola -- Details from Tacitus -- Advance to the Tay -- Erection of chain of Forts between the Forth and Clyde -- Agricola's reconnaissance in Kintyre -- Night attack by the Caledonians -- Confederacy of the tribes -- Battle of Mons Granpins -- Recall of Agricola -- 84 AD -- Erection of Hadrian's wall -- Earliest reference to the "Picts" -- Constantius Chlorus passes beyond the northern wall -- Civilising influence of the Romans -- -- Province invaded by Picts and Scots in 360-- Invasion in 364 by Picts, Scots, Atacotts, and Saxons -- Picts grouped into Dicalidonae and Vecturiones -- -Roman remains in Scotland -- -Introduction of Christianity -- The Early Races -- The Stone Age and the Iberians -- -The Bronze Age and the Celt -- -The Early Iron Age -- -The Brochs, their Character and Use--Crannogs or Lake Dwellings -- Hill Forts -- Vitrified Forts -- Underground House -- The Kingdom of Bernicia founded by the Saxons -- The British Kingdom of Strathclyde -- Early Pictish Kings -- The Kingdom of Dalriada founded by the Scots -- Contemporary Christianity in Scotland -- Arrival of St Columba -- The Celtic Monasteries-- Columba receives gift of Iona from King Conall--Evangelisation of northern Pictland -- The paganism of early Scotlsnd -- -Anointing of Aidan by Columba -- Aidan's vigorous reign -- Death of Columba -- Rivalry of the Eochadh Buidhe--The Celtic Church in Northrthumbria -- -Events in Pictavia -- -Battle of Duin-Nechtain and its results -- Political influence of Adamnan -- The Culdees -- Early stone churches and bee-hive dwellings -- -Battle of Droma Cathmail--Aeda Find, king of Dalriada -- Arrival of the Norsemen- -- Dunkeld and the reliquaries of St Columba -- The Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny--Kenneth's struggles with Saxons and Britons-- Sigurd the Powerful -- The Round Towers of Abernethy and Brechin--Battle of Luncarty--Caithness attached to earldom of Orkney- -- The last plundering of Inna by the Danes -- -The Norwegians Christianised -- -Invasion of Cumberland by Aethelred, king of England- -- The struggles of Malcolm II with the Danes -- Assimilation of the Scottish Church to the Church of Rome -- The literary productions of the Celtic Church--The earliest specimens of Gaelic writing -- Celtic crosiers, bells, and brooches- -- Celtic art as applied to memorial stones -- The earliest form of cross -- Curious enigmatic symbols peculiar to Scotland -- -Norse burials and Norse art in Scotland --The career of Somerled, Regulus of Argyll--Revolt of the six Earls -- Liberties of the kingdom surrendered by William the Lion--Some leading characteristics of Clan organisation -- Septs sprung from the Clan proper -- King James holds his Court at Campbelltown in l498--Argyll's relations with Mary Mac Leod, the heiress of Harris -- The Hebridean Scots in Ireland -- -Miserable intrigues of the Earl of Caithness -- The Highlanders at the Battle of Langside -- Issue of the first book printed in a Celtic tongue- -- Battle of Tippermuir -- Battle of Aberdeen -- Battle of Fyvie -- Battle of Philiphaugh -- Slaughter of the Campbells at Stirling- -- Rising in the north in favour of Charles II -- Attempt by William to purchase the support of the clans -- The Massacre of Glencoe --The Rebellion of 1715 -- Jacobite rising with Spanish aid in 1719- -- Attempt to capture Charles -- The cruelties of butcher Cinnberlund -- Proscription of tartan and the Highland garb -- The bagpipe and the harp -- -The music of the Highlander- -- Modern Gaelic poetry -- Some Highland poets.