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The
Highlanders of Scotland
By William F. Skene, D.C.L.
(1836)
Edited by Alexander MacBain, M.A., L.L.D. (1902)
[This book transcribed by Lora Cline
for which many thanks] |
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Part I - The
Highlands
Ptolemy's Map of Scotland
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Chapter I
The original Colonisation of Britain—The Picts and Caledonians proved to
be the same People—The Dalriadic Scots an Irish Colony of the Sixth
Century,
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Chapter II
The State of the Scottish Tribes in the year 731 —Their Territories—
Internal Condition—Principles of Succession—Government,
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Chapter III
The Scottish Conquest—Its effects did not extend to the Northern Picts,
but were confined exclusively to the Southern Picts, or Picts inhabiting
the Lowlands—The Northern Picts were altogether unaffected by that
Conquest, and remained in some degree independent of the Scottish
dynasty, which then began to rule over the greater part of Scotland,
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Chapter IV
The Northern Picts called themselves Gael, spoke the Gaelic language,
and were the real ancestors of the modern Highlanders,
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Chapter V
General History of the Highlands from the first Norwegian invasion of
that district to the accession of Malcolm Kenmore, and to the
termination of the Norwegian kingdom of the Highlands and Islands,
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Chapter VI
General History of the Highlands, from the accession of Malcolm Kenmore
to the termination of the history of the Highlanders as a peculiar and
distinct people, in the abolition of heritable jurisdictions and the
introduction of sheep farming,
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Chapter VII
Constitution and Laws of the Highlanders—Clanship—Law of Succession—Law
of Marriage, and Gradation of Ranks,
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Chapter VIII
Religion of the Highlanders—The Cuidee Church—Its Constitution and form
of Government—Poetry----Ossian considered as an historical Poet—New
proof of his authenticity—Music,
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Chapter IX
The Highland Dress—- Three Varieties of Dress worn previous to the
Seventeenth Century; and their Antiquity—Arms and Armour—Character of
the Highlanders,
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Appendix
The Seven Provinces of Scotland,
Part II - The
Highland Clans
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