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In Famed Breadalbane - William A. Gillies
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In Famed Breadalbane: The Story of the Antiquities, Lands and People of a Highland District
Written by William A. Gilles
Published by Clunie Press, 1987, 439pp
CONDITION
Fine Condition. Hardback with dust jacket. Boards and pages nice and clean. Includes a lovely pull out map on back end page.
ABOUT
This book covers the regional histories of Scotland. It comprehensively describes the ceentral Highland area of the upper Tay valley which stretches westwards from Aberfeldy, by Kenmore, Loch Tay, and Killin to Crianlarich and the watershed from beyond Tyndrum.
The story is told in 31 chapters:
- The Stone & Bronze Ages
- The Early Iron Age
- The Roman Period
- The Coming of the Scots
- The Celtic Church
- The Early Lairds
- The Macnabs of Bovain
- The Coming of the Campbells
- The Lairds of Glenrochy & Clan Gregor
- The long-powerful Earls & Marquises of Breadalbane
- The Lady of Lawers and her Prophecies
- The Baron Courts of Breadalbane
- The Church and Kirk-Session Records
- Schools & Schoolmasters
- Folklore
- Surnames
- Places and Place names
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