Extracts from Hand-Book for Scotland: Contents

Author(s): Anonymous

Author gross [¿]
263. 256. 143.
199 [¿] [& 8 of hours]
Maps and cuts. 310


Burton's Histy of Scotd
Ferguson for Heriots W. Edin. University
Glasgow [Cath]
? Broadford Mr Ross boats at Torrin


Errors 196. 157 loi[s].
help making in [¿]/
[¿]


351. 187.


Errors 275 287 196


Printers error 354. 92.


60 floor for door


Douglas [¿] 105


see p. 112. 206. 165. 4168.
Great Devon Railway
Grampian & misnomer


Chambers Traditions of
Edinburgh.


Botany of Ben Lawers 259
see Macmillans Holiday in Highlands.


Tom Campbell Beag for Glasgow
Camps at Ardoch 250
Hawthorndeu a[¿] for [Walks Drum]
[¿] 23 Jedburgh Harrow Inn?
? Arbroath Albion? [¿]
not Royal
Maps 294. 310
Deerstalking & stopping paths 307
Substitute plan p 310. &
map head if Dec Black 392
Matheson Sir Jas 386
7 Hermitage Castle a better account
? p 363 Lock Hournhead ?[¿] re-open
p88 Broad meadows [¿]y
or pringle
Dunblane Cathisnave re
stored & roofed.


Falls of Glomak can they be
approach from Glen Ekhaig [¿]
To receive copies
John Wm Burns Esq
Kilmakens.
Leard Ross
Banff[¿] [¿]
Alex Maclean Kircudbright
New Map[¿] Plan
Melrose Abc B 119
Wm Welwood
Maxwell h[¿]
Coru[¿]
Luinany


Traps Waggoneltes
Dog cast, returns


New Routes
Kinross to St Andrews
p 246 by Cupar Lady[bural]


Green Mem Book
Douglas Ch
An easier approach to Glourak
from Downie Ferry up Loch
Lough


Calls P[¿] [¿]
Marchmont 441 1V
Broom Hall 443




HANDBOOK
FOR
TRAVELLERS
IN
SCOTLAND
Third THOROUGHLY REVISED EDITION.
WITH TRAVELLING MAPS AND PLANS.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
EDINBURGH: OLIVER & BOYD. DUBLIN: W. H. SMITH & SON.
18
The right of Translation is reserved.




45A. Crieff to Aberfeldy I
Dunkeld by [¿] & the
Small Glenns.


Contents
vi
ROUTE PAGE
27 Glasgow to Oban, by
Rothesay, Loch Fyne, Ardrishaig,
and Crinan Canal .. 176


28 Ardrisaig to Oban, by
Loch Awe and Pass of
Brander .. .. .. .. 181


29 Glasgow to Inverary, by
Dunoon, Kilmun, and Loch
Eck .. .. .. .. .. 184


30 Glasgow to Inverary, by
Loch Goil, Loch Long, and
Arrochar.. .. .. .. 184


20 Glasgow to Oban, by
Dumbarton, Loch Lomond,
Tarbet. 31 Loch Awe Glencroe, Inverary,
and Dalmally .. .. .. 186


21 21 Stirling to Inversnaid, by
Loch Menteath, Aberfoyle,
and Loch Chon .. .. .. 197


33 Stirling to Inversnaid, by
22 Dunblane, Callander, Trosachs,
and Loch Katrine .. .. .. 199


34 Loch Lomond to Fort
William, by Tyndrum, Glencoe,
and Ballachulish .. .. 206


35 Oban to Iona, by Staffa
and Mull .. .. .. .. 210


36 Oban to Bannavie, by
Appin and Fort William (Ben
Nevis) .. .. .. .. .. 219


37 Bannavie to Arisaig, by
Glenfinnan and Loch Shiel .. 223


38 Fort William to Kingussie,
by Glen Spean, Glen Roy and
Loch Laggan .. .. .. 225


39 Bannavie to Inverness,
by the Caledonian Canal, Fort
Augustus, and Foyers .. .. 227


40 Edinburgh to Dundee, by
Cupar and St. Andrews (Bridge
of Earn and Perth .. .. 232


41 Thornton Junction to
Stirling, by Dunfermline .. 244


42 Stirling to Perth, by Rumbling
Bridge, Castle Campbell,
Kinross, and Glen Farg .. 247


43 Stirling to Perth, by
Crieff and Drummond Castle 250


44 Callander to Dunkeld, by
Head Loch Earn, Killin, Kenmore,
Taymout and Aberfeldy .. 256 (Rail)


ROUTE PAGE


45 Loch Earn Head to Perth, by
Comrie, Crieff, and Methven 262


46 Kenmore to Inveroran, by
Fortingal and Glen Lyon .. 264


47 Kenmore to King's House
(Glencoe), by Kinloch - Rannoch
.. .. .. .. 266


48 Perth to Forres, by Dunkeld,
Killiecrankie, Blair Athole,
Kingussie, and Grantown.. 267


49 Perth to Forfar, by Dundee
and Arbroath .. .. 278


50 Perth to Aberdeen, by Forfar,
Cupar-Angus (Brechin),
Montrose, and Stonehaven .. 286


51 Kirriemuir to Ballater
and Braemar, by Glen Cova .. 292


51A Brechin to Glen Shee,
by Lethnot, West Water,
Clova, Glen Prosen, and Glen
Isla. For pedestrians .. .. 296


51B Brechin to Ballater, by
Edzell, Glen Esk, Invermark,
and Mt. Keen .. .. .. 297


51C Brechin to Banchory, by
Fettercain and Glen Dye .. 299


52 Aberdeen to Braemar,
by Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater,
and Balmoral .. .. .. 300 Vale of Lee


52A Braemar to Aviemore,
by Ben Muich Dhui, Wells of
Dee, and the Lairg Pass .. 306


52B Braemar to Blairgowrie
and Dunkeld, by Glen Culnie, ln.
Glen Shee, and Bridge of Cally
(Pitlochrie) .. .. .. .. 313


52C Braemar to Blair Athole,
by Bainoch and Glen Tilt .. 315
53 Aberdeen to Fraserburgh
and Peterhead .. .. .. 317


53 Aberdeen to Fraserburgh
and Peterhead .. .. .. 317


54 Kintore to Strathdon, by
Alford .. .. .. .. .. 325


55 Aberdeen to Inverness,
Turriff (Bannff), Huntly,
Keith, Elgin, Forres, and
Nairn .. .. .. .. .. 329


56 From Oban to Portree (Skye),Sect VI
by Arisaig, Eigg, Kyle Akin,
and Broadford .. .. .. 346


From Portree to Dunvegan, by
Uig and Quiraing .. .. 350 Cour[¿] [¿]




Contents. vii


ROUTE PAGE
58 Portree to Loch Coruisk,
by Sligachan, Torrin, and the
Cuchullins .. .. .. .. 354


Portree to Stornaway and
the Western Isles .. .. .. 359


60 Skye (Kyle Rhea), to
Glengarry, by Glenelg, Loch
Hoburn Head, and Tomandoun.
For pedestrians .. 362


61 Skye (Kyle Akin) to
Glen Moriston, by Balmacarra,
Shiel House Inn, and Cluanie 364


62 Skye (Kyle Akin) to
Dingwall, by Loch Carron,
Jeantown, Auchnasheen, and
Strathpeffer .. .. .. .. 366


63 Jeantown to Applecross,
by Loch Maree, Gairloch,
Loch Torridon, and Shieldag 369


64 Inverness to Cromarty, by
Fortrose .. .. .. ..373


65 Inverness to Golspie, by
Dingwall, Tain, Bonar
Bridge, and Lairg.. .. 378


ROUTE PAGE


65A Beauly to Kintail, by
Invercannich and Strath Affric 382


65B From Bonar Bridge to Golspie,
by Dornoch .. .. ..383 Lacy


66 Dingwall to Pool Ewe,
by Garve and Ullapool .. 385


67 to Loch
Inver, by Oykel Bridge and
Loch Assynt .. .. .. .. 386 Lacy


68 Lairg to Durness, by
Loch Shin and Scourie .. 389


69 Golspie to Wick, by
Helmsdale .. .. .. ..391


70 Wick to Thurso, by
Braal .. .. .. .. ..394


71 Wick to Thurso, by
Houna and John o' Groat's
House .. .. .. .. ..396


72 Thurso to Tongue, by
Melvich and Bettyhill .. .. 398


73 Tongue to Cape Wrath,
by Durness and Smoo Cave ..402


74 From Wick to the Orkney and
Shetland Isles .. .. .. 406


INDEX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 420


& Sketch [¿] of Loch Coruisk & Slow Rock L[¿]y


LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS.
Index* or Clue Maps of Scotland at beginning and end of the volume.


Basin of the Dee.. .. .. .. .. .. .. to face title-page.
Edinburgh to Perth, Stirling, Melrose, Moffat, &c. .. to face page 1
Firth of Clyde, Arran, Loch Fyne, and Loch Long .. 〃 156
Glasgow and Stirling to the Trossachs, and Loch Lomond 〃 199
Oban to Glencoe, Mull, Iona, Staffa, and Loch Awe.. 〃 210
Caledonian Canal.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 〃 227
Skye, Gairloch, and Loch Maree.. .. .. ..〃 350
Sutherland, Caithness, and Part of Ross .. .. .. at end of volume.


Plan of Glasgow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90, 91
Plan of Edinburgh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106, 107
Sketch outline of Lairg Pass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276
〃 〃 Lochnagar from the Capel .. .. .. .. 294
〃 〃 Glen Derrie .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 310


*N.B.—The figures on the Clue Maps refer to the numbers of the Routes.
Perth to Killin & Blair Athole p 268



101, 101a

1 Church it deserves the architects notice for
its peculiar stone vaults & roof, without timber
It was


2 who approached from the N. & the Covenanters
strongly [ported] on [this] [¿], but


3 a steep mire in its [entire], where it was crossed by a gate
& was only 12 ft wide.


6 enjoy. Originally it formed 3 girders of a square
to which a 4th was added, on the W. 1822 & is
now the principal front


copied from those of the Temple of V[¿]


The interior evinces that its [¿]ers have confirmed
With a love of splendour a love
The entrance hall extends through 3 stories of [¿].
the steps of the main stairs are of black marbles


5 Q. Mary on escaping from Loch Leven castle
made the Palace her rallying point, collect
ing around her here all her adherents
& subjects 1568.




Route 13.—Bothwell Bridge—Hamilton. 101


ed to Jedburgh or Holyrood Abbey.
It was built of red granite, but there
are left only one vault with two gables,
and a portion of the outer walls.
Attached to the modern parish ch. urch
the ruins of the old ch. of Bothwell
built in 1398 by Archibald the
1 Grim, Earl of Douglas ; in it his
daughter was married to David, Duke
of Rothesay, heir-apparent to the
throne, who was afterwards starved
to death in Falkland Palace.


The manse of Bothwell was the birthplace
of Joanna Baillie the poetess.


Passing the village of Bothwell the
Traveller arrives at Bothwell Bridge (1
in. from Hamilton), celebrated for the
battle described in ‘Old Mortality’
between the royal troops, commanded
by Monmouth and Claverhouse, commanded by nobody
at all, for they were squabbling
about the election of their officers when
attacked. Their position was well
chosen, the only access to it being by
the bridge which was held by a small
force under Hackston of Rathillet,
until his ammunition was exhausted.
When this force was withdrawn the
Duke's army crossed the bridge, and
his artillery sufficed to put the insurgents
to rout. The bridge is much
altered since that day ; it then had a
3 and
its approaches on each side were much
steeper than at present.








9¾ Hamilton Stat. (Inns: King's
Arms; Hamilton Arms), Pop. 10, 686,


a neat little town, dependent on some
cambric manufactures and the collieries
in the neighbourhood. The Palace
(Duke of Hamilton) was at one
time surrounded by the town ; but
the encroaching houses were pulled ?
down, and their sites thrown into the
park, in order to keep the Duke's
neighbours at a greater distance. 5
There is no admission to the interior
except by special introduction.
The house was built in
1720, on the model of the Castle of
Chatelherault, in France, a title which
the Dukes of Hamilton still 6
Part of this was taken down in
1822, and great additions and alterations
have been effected. It is a
stately and imposing piece of architecture,
with a front of 264 ft. and a
portico of Corinthian columns, at Rome. Each of these 7
is 30 ft. high, 3 ft. in diameter, and cut 8
out of a single stone. The library is one
of the choicest in Britain, abounding
in rare MSS. and missals. The collection
of pictures and costly works of
art is one of the finest in Scotland.
The most celebrated picture is that of
Daniel in the Lions' Den, one of the
very few known to have been executed 9
entirely by Rubens himself;
Here is preserved the gun with
which Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh
shot the Regent Murray. Close to
the palace is the Mausoleum, a square
building surmounted by a round
tower and a cupola, near Rome. In
the interior is an octagonal chapel,
underneath which are the vaults. The
terrace front, overlooking the river,
is adorned by colossal lions. by Ritchie
Upon the door are representations of
subjects from the Old Testament, and
on the basement are representations
D Bry[¿] reminding one of the tombs at
Cecilia Melitta

Extracts from Hand-Book for Scotland: Contents

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Document ID	228
Title	Extracts from Hand-Book for Scotland: Contents
Year group	1850-1900
Genre	Personal writing
Year of publication	1868
Wordcount	1762

Author information: Anonymous

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