Book 8, pages 593-818:

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Transcriber’s note

This is Volume II of a two-volume set. The first volume can be found at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59468.

This 1875 edition originally was published in eight separate books as a subscription publication. The Preface, Title pages, Tables of Contents and Lists of Illustrations (the Front Matter) were published in the final eighth book, and referenced books 1-4 as Volume I, and books 5-8 as Volume II. This etext follows the same two-volume structure. The relevant Front Matter has been moved to the front of each volume, and some illustrations have been moved to where the two Lists of Illustrations indicate they should be. No text was added or changed when the books were seamlessly joined to make Volume I and Volume II.

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A

HISTORY

OF THE

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

HIGHLAND CLANS

AND

HIGHLAND REGIMENTS

WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND MUSIC BY THE REV. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, LL.D., F.S.A. SCOT.

AND AN ESSAY ON HIGHLAND SCENERY BY THE LATE PROFESSOR JOHN WILSON

EDITED BY JOHN S. KELTIE, F.S.A. SCOT.

Illustrated WITH A SERIES OF PORTRAITS, VIEWS, MAPS, ETC., ENGRAVED ON STEEL, CLAN TARTANS, AND UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED WOODCUTS, INCLUDING ARMORIAL BEARINGS

VOL. II.

A. FULLARTON & CO. EDINBURGH AND LONDON 1875

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

CHAPTER PAGE

PART FIRST _continued_.--GENERAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS 1

XLII. Social Condition of the Highlands--Chiefs--Land Distribution--Agriculture--Agricultural Implements--Live Stock--Pasturage--Farm Servants--Harvest Work--Fuel--Food --Social Life in Former Days--Education--Dwellings --Habits--Wages--Roads--Present State of Highlands, 1

XLIII. State of Highlands subsequent to 1745--Progress of Innovation--Emigration--Pennant’s account of the country --Dr Johnson--Wretched condition of the Western Islands --Introduction of Large Sheep Farms--Ejection of Small Tenants--The Two Sides of the Highland Question--Large and Small Farms--Depopulation--Kelp--Introduction of Potatoes into the Highlands--Amount of Progress made during latter part of 18th century, 31

XLIV. Progress of Highlands during the present century --Depopulation and Emigration--Sutherland clearings --Recent State of Highlands--Means of Improvement --Population of chief Highland Counties--Highland Colonies--Attachment of Highlanders to their Old Home--Conclusion, 54

XLV. GAELIC LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND MUSIC. By the Rev. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, LL.D., F.S.A.S., 66

PART SECOND.--HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.

I. Clanship--Principle of _Kin_--Mormaordoms--Traditions as to Origin of Clans--Peculiarities and Consequences of Clanship--Customs of Succession--Highland Marriage Customs--Position and Power of Chief--Influence of Clanship on the People--Number and Distribution of Clans, &c., 116

II. The Gallgael or Western Clans--Lords of the Isles--The various Island Clans--The Macdonalds or Clan Donald--The Clanranald Macdonalds--The Macdonnells of Glengarry, 131

III. The Macdougalls--Macalisters--Siol Gillevray--Macneills --Maclachlans--MacEwens--Siol Eachern--Macdougall Campbells of Craignish--Lamonds, 139

IV. Robertsons or Clan Donnachie--Macfarlanes--Argyll Campbells and offshoots--Breadalbane Campbells and offshoots--Macleods, 169

V. CLAN CHATTAN--Mackintoshes--Macphersons--Macgillivrays --Shaws--Farquharsons--Macbeans--Macphails--Gows --Macqueens--Cattanachs, 197

VI. Camerons--Macleans--Macnaughtons--Mackenricks --Macknights--Macnayers--Macbraynes--Munroes--Macmillans, 217

VII. Clan Anrias or Ross--Mackenzies--Mathiesons--Siol Alpine --Macgregors--Grants--Macnabs--Clan Duffie or Macfie --Macquarries--Macaulays, 235

VIII. Mackays--Macnicols--Sutherlands--Gunns--Maclaurin or Maclaren--Macraes--Buchanans--Colquhouns--Forbeses --Urquharts, 265

IX. Stewarts--Frasers--Menzies--Chisholms--Stewart Murray (Athole)--Drummonds--Grahams--Gordons--Cummings --Ogilvies--Fergusons or Fergussons, 297

PART THIRD.--HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS.

INTRODUCTION.--Military Character of the Highlands, 321

42ND ROYAL HIGHLAND REGIMENT (Am Freiceadan Dubh, “The Black Watch”), 324

APPENDIX.--Ashantee Campaign, 803

Loudon’s Highlanders, 1745-1748, 451

Montgomery’s Highlanders, or 77th Regiment, 1757-1763, 453

Fraser’s Highlanders, or Old 78th and 71st Regiments--

Old 78th, 1757-1763, 457

Old 71st, 1775-1783, 465

Keith’s and Campbell’s Highlanders, or Old 87th and 88th Regiments, 475

89th Highland Regiment, 1759-1765, 478

Johnstone’s Highlanders, or 101st Regiment, 1760-1763, 479

71ST HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, formerly the 73rd or Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, 479

Argyle Highlanders, or Old 74th Regiment, 1778-1783, 519

Macdonald’s Highlanders, or Old 76th Highland Regiment, 520

Athole Highlanders, or Old 77th Regiment, 1778-1783, 522

72ND REGIMENT, or DUKE OF ALBANY’S OWN HIGHLANDERS, formerly the 78th or Seaforth’s Highlanders, 524

Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment, or Old 81st, 1777-1783, 565

Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment, or Old 84th, 1775-1783, 565

Forty Second Royal Highland Regiment, Second Battalion, now the 73rd Regiment, 566

74TH HIGHLANDERS, 571

75TH REGIMENT, 616

78TH HIGHLANDERS or ROSS-SHIRE BUFFS, 617

79TH QUEEN’S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS, 697

91ST PRINCESS LOUISE ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS, 726

92ND GORDON HIGHLANDERS, 756

93RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, 777

Appendix to the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch), 1873-1875 (Ashantee Campaign), 803

Fencible Corps, 807

INDEX, 808

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.