OF

THE COASTS AND ISLANDS

OF

SCOTLAND,

AND OF

THE ISLE OF MAN;

DESCRIPTIVE OF THE SCENERY,

AND ILLUSTRATIVE OF

THE PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION IN THE ECONOMICAL, MORAL,
AND SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE INHABITANTS

CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

PREFACE

Etymology of Names of Places derived from the Gaelic

CHAPTER I.

Introduction-Slow Progress of Improvement, and of

Discovery in Scotland

CHAPTER II.

Clyde - Tarbert-Inverary-Loch Awe-Dunolly -

Sound of Mull-Tobermory-Iona-Insular Churches

-Staffa-Mull

CHAPTER III.

Arisaig-Hospitality-Kelp-Roman Catholics-Educa-

tion

CHAPTER IV.

Small Isles-Eig - Rum-Muck-Canna-Mull-Emi-

gration

CHAPTER V.

Loch Sunart-Strontian-Connal Ferry-Ballyhulish-

Glenco-Devil's Stair-case-Loch Leven-Fort Wil-

liam-Glen Finnan- Pretender-Loch Aylort-Oaks

-Borrodale-Arisaig- Ferry

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CHAPTER VI.

Tage

Sky-Armadale- Broadford-Sleat-Sacrament—Bap-

tismal Controversy-Roads-Scarpa- Raasay-Loch

Bracadale

- Talisker

-

Dunvegan - Superstitions -

Portrea-Storrhead-Sleat-Strathaird-Loch Scavig

-Loch Coruisk-Spar Cave-Coolin Hills-Tenures

-Character-Kyle Haken

CHAPTER VII.

Ross-shire-Loch Alsh - Balmacarra House - Lochs

Long and Duich-Ennan-Dowan Castle-Loch Maree

-Pol-Ewe-The Minsh-Lewis-Stornaway-Lochs

-Lochs Shiel and Valamis-Shiant Isles

CHAPTER VIII.

154

Lewis-Lochs-Loch Tua-Grace-Caves-Loch Ber-

nera—Calernish-Stone Circles-Stornaway-Funerals 173

CHAPTER IX.

Lewis-Crime - Morals-Spirits-Illicit Distillation—

Distilleries-Moral and Religious Improvement-Edu-

cation-Trade — Fisheries-Agriculture-Tenures—

Long Island-Danes.

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CHAPTER X.

Harbour of Stornaway-The Minsh-Cape Rath-Scrab-

ster Roads-Cod-Fishery-Thurso-Pentland Firth-

Sound of Hoy

CHAPTER XI.

Orkney-Stromness-Stones of Stennis-Kirkwall-

History-Sandwick-Education-Hoy-Dwarfie Stane

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228

Orkney-Sandwick-Burgh and Castle of Birsa-Climate

-Produce-Swine-Kelp-Fisheries-Whale-Fishery

-Pilotage - Harbours - Udallers- Manufactures

Superstitions-Poetry-Sound and Coast of Hoy

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