Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations

PART I.

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RECORDS AND TRADITIONS OF GAIRLOCH.

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I. Early History 3

II. The Tragedy of Isle Maree 7

III. The Mackenzies of Kintail 11

IV. Ewan Mac Gabhar, the Son of the Goat 14

V. The MacRaes of Kintail and Gairloch 19

VI. The MacBeaths 21

VII. The M'Leods of Gairloch 24

VIII. The Macdonalds in Gairloch 27

IX. Hector Roy Mackenzie, First Laird of Gairloch 29

X. John Glassich Mackenzie and his Sons 36

XI. John Roy Mackenzie 38

XII. Expulsion of the M'Leods from Gairloch 43

XIII. Alastair Breac, and his Son and Grandson 49

XIV. The Baronets of Gairloch, and some other Gairloch Mackenzies 53

XV. Gairloch Estates, and Old Names of Places 60

XVI. Ecclesiastical History of Gairloch 63

XVII. Ancient Gairloch Ironworks 72

XVIII. The Historic Ironworks of Loch Maree 75

XIX. The Iron Ores used in Gairloch 86

XX. Remains of Ironworks in the Parish of Gairloch 90

XXI. Antiquities 97

GAIRLOCH