Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness Volume 19 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... of Lord Adam Gordon. He was the rightful heir; married a sister of the Mackay chief, who warmly espoused his cause, and eventually, by the aid of the Sutherland men, forced the Gordons to fly to Strathbogie, and Alexander recovered Dunrobin and the estates, but a few months thereafter the Gordon returned with some force, caught Alexander unawares and slew him, fixing his head at the highest pinnacle of Dunrobin, and resumed possession. These events created bitter feuds and reprisals between the Mackays and the Gordon Earls of Sutherland for many years. In the end the Mackrys were the winners, for on the death of "Huistean Du nan Tuagh," father of Donald, 1st Lord Reay, in 1614, their territory extended from the Forse river, in Caithness, to Stromeferry, besides various possessions in Golspie, Rogart, Dornoch, Criech, and Lairg. Torran-darrach.--G. The oakwood knoll. Tulloch.--G. Tulach, eminence, ridge. 22nd february, 1894. At this meeting Mr R. Macleod, clothier, Castle Street, was elected a member of the Society. Thereafter Mr Macpherson, solicitor, Kingussie, read a paper entitled, "Gleanings from the Cluny Charter Chest." Mr.Macpherson's paper was as follows:--cleanings from the charter chest at cluny castle. selections from the lovat letters to cluny of the '45. In recently making a somewhat hurried examination of the-contents of the Cluny Charter Chest, I found that a considerable number of original letters of historical importance, addressed to the Cluny Chiefs of the time, had, contrary to the gene