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Scottish Reminiscences

Chapter 19: INDEX.
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This collection of reminiscences surveys social and cultural change across Scotland from the early modern to the modern era, tracing how political unions, the suppression of uprisings, and technological advances such as steamships and railways transformed travel, communications, and rural life. The author records folk customs, traces of pagan and Catholic survivals, the influence of Presbyterian clergy, church practices and Sabbath observance, and persistent superstitions. Chapters profile legal and medical figures, changes in the universities and professions, and evolving patterns among landowners, farmers, and crofters. Travel sketches of Highland islands, famous lochs and antiquities accompany anecdotes about education, dialect, and popular humour.

INDEX.

  • Aberfoyle, Bailie Nicol Jarvie’s coulter at, 18.
  • Accent, persistence of local, 368.
  • Advocates at Scottish Bar, 148, 154.
  • Ailsa Craig, legendary origin of, 420.
  • Alexander, Rev. Dr. W. L., 19.
  • Angling experiences, 288.
  • Anstruther, 364.
  • Arctic shells of Kyles of Bute, 362.
  • Ardnamurchan, Point of, 163.
  • Argyll, Duke of, 187.
  • Arran, village ‘natural’ in, 332;
  • Parliamentary election in, 362.
  • ‘Aster’ steam yacht, 248, 255, 282, 284.
  • Avoch, saint’s well in, 112.
  • Ayrshire ministers, 67, 70;
  • Sabbath observance in, 138;
  • lairds, 190;
  • miners, 116, 313, 336;
  • witches, 336.
  • Bailies in Scotland, 359.
  • Bald Robert, 341.
  • Baptismal rites, 68.
  • Barometer, use of, by farmers, 211.
  • Barra, 45.
  • Benbecula, 45.
  • Berwick-on-Tweed, tombstone at, 326.
  • Birkhill, Moffatdale, 300.
  • Black Isle, 414.
  • Black, Joseph, tomb of, 327;
  • anecdotes of, 352;
  • one of the scientific lights of Edinburgh, 371.
  • Black, William, 31.
  • Blackie, John Stuart, 175, 272.
  • Boswell, James, 349.
  • Boué, Ami, 383, 431.
  • Boulders, explanations of origin of, 417.
  • Breadalbane, second Marquis of, 185, 346.
  • Breakfasts, former sociality of, 350;
  • attractions of, in Scotland, 405.
  • Brodick, ‘natural’ at, 332.
  • Buckhaven, 364.
  • Burke and Hare, murders by, 324.
  • ‘Burning the water,’ 288.
  • Burns, Robert, 116, 144, 368.
  • Burt’s Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland, 17, 235, 314, 431.
  • Bute, volunteer battery on, 64;
  • social changes in, 360.
  • Butler, S., cited, 125, 297, 351.
  • Butter, superstitions in making of, 114.
  • Byron, cited, 126, 157, 173, 349.
  • Caithness, 275, 414.
  • Callernish, standing stones of, 39, 248.
  • Campbell, Lord Chancellor, 12.
  • Campbell, Rev. J. Gregorson, cited, 108, 257.
  • Canal travelling, 14.
  • Canna Island, 45;
  • a broken leg in, 162.
  • Castles in West Highlands, 253.
  • Catechising in church, 71.
  • Celtic Church, 40, 60, 108.
  • Chalmers, Dr., 179, 365, 379.
  • Chambers, Robert, 173, 341, 346, 352, 380, 437.
  • Chang, the Chinese giant, 322.
  • Christison, Sir R., 177.
  • Churchill, 161.
  • Clans, dispersion of, 267.
  • Cleanliness, former want of, in Scottish inns and towns, 302.
  • Clergy, influence of, in Scotland, 47, 101, 438.
  • Clubs, convivial, 350, 358.
  • Clyde, social changes in district of, 360.
  • Cockburn, Henry, 4, 350, 352, 369.
  • Collier superstitions, 116, 336;
  • servitude in Scotland, 341;
  • humour, 345.
  • ‘Corp,’ use of the word, in Scotland, 328.
  • Crail, 324, 364.
  • Crofter-life in Highlands, 219, 224, 330, 397, 399, 401.
  • Cromarty, holy well near, 112.
  • Cromwell, tradition connected with, in Lammermuir, 208.
  • Cullen, Lord, 150.
  • Culloden, effects of Battle of, 2.
  • Curling, game of, 218.
  • Cyclists and inns, 360.
  • Dalquharran Castle, 193.
  • Dancing, sinfulness of, 141.
  • Darlings of Priestlaw, 206.
  • Death, Scottish humour in relation to, 321.
  • Dechen, H. von, 383.
  • Deer, depredations of, in Highlands, 220.
  • ‘Deserts’ of the Celtic saints, 41.
  • Devil, superstitions connected with the, 114, 417.
  • ‘Devilish,’ modern use of the word, 118.
  • Dinner customs, 318.
  • Disruption of the Church of Scotland, 96.
  • Dogs, shepherds’, 296.
  • Dolphinton, railways to, 21.
  • Drink in Scotland, 303, 310.
  • Drunkenness, Scottish, 312.
  • Dryden, cited, 129.
  • Dunbar, fisher folk of, 365.
  • Dunvegan Castle, 253.
  • Edinburgh, stage-coaches from, 8, 10, 13;
  • street preaching in, 75;
  • Sunday walking in, 126;
  • medical school of, 156;
  • University of, 166;
  • former dirtiness of, 348;
  • convivial clubs of, 351, 355, 357;
  • Geology in, 371;
  • cliff portrait near, 421;
  • wind of, 431.
  • Eigg, steamboats to, 31;
  • Roman Catholicism in, 45;
  • massacre of Macdonalds in, 254.
  • Eviction, a Highland, 225.
  • Excise officers on English Border, 304.
  • Fairies, 108.
  • Fairs in the Highlands, 233.
  • Fairy-stones, 422.
  • Farm-life in the Highlands, 219.
  • Farm-servants, 215.
  • Farmers, Lowland, 205.
  • Faroe Isles, 284.
  • Fast Day, 139.
  • Ferries in Highlands, 239.
  • Field-geologist, experiences of a, 386.
  • Fisher-folk of Eastern Scotland, 363.
  • Fisherrow, 365.
  • Fleming, John, 381.
  • Flint, imitative shapes in, 424.
  • Fogs on northern seas, 284, 427.
  • Footprints, supposed, in rock, 423.
  • Forbes, James David, 373, 374.
  • Forth, fisher-towns of the, 363.
  • Foula, Isle of, 282.
  • Free Church, influence of, in Highlands, 141, 261.
  • Funerals and half-witted folk, 329.
  • Gaelic in court, 150;
  • dying out of, 268;
  • topographical names, 269;
  • difficulty of acquiring, 270.
  • Galloway, inns of, 305.
  • Gannets, 42, 251.
  • Geikie, Prof. James, 390.
  • Geological Survey, 379, 380, 387.
  • Geology, Scottish school of, 370.
  • Glasgow, stage-coaches from, 8, 13;
  • medical school of, 156;
  • a professor at, 168.
  • Goat in kirk, 89;
  • taken for ‘Auld Hornie,’ 118.
  • Golf, early attractions of, 122;
  • derived from Scotland, 305, 367;
  • anecdotes of, 367.
  • Grant, Mrs., of Laggan, 9, 234, 237.
  • Gravediggers, 322.
  • Gravestones, 325,
  • rapid decay of, 326.
  • Grierson of Lag, 197.
  • Gull, Sir W., 160.
  • Haidinger, W., 382.
  • Hall, Sir James, of Dunglass, 371.
  • Hanna, Dr., 69, 74, 81, 364.
  • Harris, Sound of, 252.
  • Heaven and Hell, influence of belief in a material, 103.
  • Hebrides, medical attendance in, 161;
  • scenery of, 248;
  • charm of, 258;
  • geologists in, 393.
  • Henderson, Alexander, tomb of, 327.
  • Highlander, demureness of, 261;
  • gentlemanliness of, 414;
  • disregards rain, 428;
  • influence of environment on, 435.
  • Highlands, history of roads in, 2, 8;
  • songs of, 16, 264;
  • railway construction in, 23;
  • steamboats in, 27–36;
  • telegraph in, 37;
  • Celtic Church in, 40, 60;
  • ministers in, 53–66, 74, 80;
  • sermon in, 83;
  • church-psalmody in, 92;
  • Established and Free Churches in, 96, 141;
  • Sabbath observance in, 128;
  • dancing in, 141;
  • medical attendance in, 161;
  • laziness in, 234;
  • want of manufactures in, 237;
  • ferries and coaches in, 239;
  • castles in, 253;
  • crusade against music in, 260, 438;
  • topographical names in, 269;
  • inns of, 306;
  • whisky in, 315;
  • geologists in, 393;
  • breakfast in, 405.
  • Hill, Aaron, 430.
  • Horner, Leonard, 174, 373.
  • Hoy, cliffs of, 277.
  • Hume’s ‘Essays,’ 155.
  • Humour, character of Scottish 50, 52.
  • Hutcheson, David, 29.
  • Hutton, James, anecdotes of, 353;
  • one of the founders of modern geology, 371.
  • Idiots in Scotland, 331.
  • Inns, Scottish, 302.
  • Iona, cathedral of, 44;
  • island of, 244.
  • Irishman and Highlander compared, 435.
  • Jameson, Robert, 372.
  • Jeffrey, Francis, 349.
  • Johnson, Samuel, 349, 406.
  • Jura, unburied skeleton in, 255;
  • caves of, 256;
  • laird of, 257.
  • Jury-trial in Scotland, 145.
  • Kennedy, T. F., of Dunure, 10, 190.
  • Knox, Robert, 157.
  • Lady of the Lake, influence of, 16.
  • Lairds, Scottish, 185.
  • Lammermuir, 206.
  • Landed proprietors, 185.
  • Law, Scottish fondness for, 142.
  • Legends connected with topography, 416.
  • Lesmahagow, 99.
  • Lewis, Isle of, 248.
  • Litigiousness of Scotsmen, 142.
  • Loch Alsh, 63.
  • Carron, 421.
  • Coruisk, 408.
  • Duich, 62.
  • Katrine in 1843, 15;
  • in 1810, 16.
  • Lomond, first steamboats on, 15;
  • ferry on, 16.
  • Maree, 111.
  • Roag, 248.
  • Scavaig, 407, 409.
  • Striven, 64.
  • London, travelling to, 9, 10.
  • Lyell, Sir Charles, 317, 373.
  • Lyke-wakes, 124, 330.
  • Lyndsay, Sir David, 142.
  • Macculloch, John, 393.
  • Macintoshes and Macgregors, 268.
  • Mackinnon of Corriehatachan, 394.
  • Mackinnon, Rev. John, of Strath, 53, 96, 219.
  • Maclagan, Sir D., 177, 356.
  • Maclaren, Charles, 375.
  • Macleod, Dr. Norman, 9, 165, 394.
  • Macnee, Sir D., 145.
  • Maconochie Welwood, Allan, 168.
  • Macrae, Rev. Mr., of Glenelg, 61.
  • Mania, religious, 105.
  • Manses of the Highlands, 57.
  • Marble, rapid open-air decay of, 327.
  • Martin’s Western Islands, 110.
  • Medical profession in Scotland, 156.
  • Metal-mining, 346.
  • Miller, Hugh, on women colliers, 344;
  • references to, 375, 377, 394, 397.
  • Mineral-oil, consequences of introduction of, 266.
  • Minister’s ‘man’, 97.
  • Ministers, Scottish, 47, 48, 53–76, 77–106.
  • Moffatdale, 300.
  • Moray, climate of, 160, 434.
  • Mull, steamboats to, 33.
  • Murchison, Sir R. I., 129–186, 309, 373, 379, 394.
  • Murray, Lord, 192.
  • Music, instrumental, in Scottish kirks, 94;
  • in the Highlands, 263, 438.
  • Musselburgh, 365.
  • ‘Naturals’ in Scottish villages, 331.
  • Neaves, Lord, 139, 151.
  • Neptunist School of Geology, 372.
  • Newhaven, 365.
  • Nicol, James, 381.
  • North Berwick Links, 367.
  • North, Christopher, 405.
  • Norsemen in Scotland, 411.
  • Ochil Hills, metal-mining in, 346.
  • Old Red Sandstone, supposed footprints in, 423.
  • Orkney Islands, 274.
  • Pabba island, 397.
  • Paganism, traces of, in Scotland, 38, 107.
  • Palmer’s Stage-coaches, 12.
  • Papa Stour, 279.
  • Parish-visiting by Scottish ministers, 98.
  • Parliamentary election in Bute, 361.
  • Patriotism, Scottish, 358.
  • Peach, Mr. B. N., 275.
  • Peat, time for cutting, 114.
  • Physiognomy affected by topography, 415.
  • Pig, prejudice against, in Highlands, 114.
  • Pillans, Professor, 173, 350, 357.
  • Pine-candles and torches, 266.
  • Pittenweem, 364.
  • Playfair, Lord, 139, 178, 356.
  • Popery, Scottish abhorrence of, 95.
  • Posting in Scotland, 9.
  • Precentors, 92.
  • Provosts, Scottish, 359.
  • Publican, Irish, in Scotland, 311.
  • Queensferry, South, 100.
  • Raasay, isle of, 93, 227.
  • Railways in Scotland, 15, 20–27.
  • Rain in Scotland, 428.
  • Resurrectionists, 323.
  • Roads in Scotland, history of, 2, 8.
  • Robertson, Patrick, 148.
  • Rodil, church of, 44, 252.
  • Roman Catholicism in Scotland, 45, 111.
  • Rothesay, growth of, 360.
  • Royal Society Club (Edinburgh), 176, 355.
  • Rutherford Clark, Lord, 153.
  • Sabbath observance, history of, 119;
  • illustrations of, 126.
  • St. Andrews, Celtic church at, 44;
  • Kirk Session Register of, 121;
  • professor at, 167;
  • fisher part of, 364.
  • St. Kilda, 250.
  • St. Monans, 364.
  • St. Vigeans, 45.
  • Saints’ wells, 111.
  • Salmon, à la mode, 290.
  • Salters, formerly slaves, 341.
  • Sanday Island, 46.
  • Saxon element, cause of distribution of, in population of Scotland, 411.
  • Schoolmasters in Scotland, 180.
  • Scots drink, 303.
  • Scots language, decay of, 368.
  • Scotsman newspaper, founded by Charles Maclaren, 376.
  • Scott, Michael, and witches, 418.
  • Scott, Walter, his influence on the tourist traffic in Scotland, 16;
  • his fiction characters, 143, 238, 302;
  • his repartee on Patrick Robertson, 148.
  • Sculptured Stones, 44.
  • Sedgwick, Adam, 394, 395.
  • Sermons in Scottish kirks, 77.
  • Shakespeare and the climate of Moray, 434.
  • Sheep-stealing, 232.
  • Shenstone, cited, 323.
  • Shepherds, 294.
  • Shetland Isles, 274, 279, 427.
  • Shiant Isles, 421.
  • Shiels, Tibbie, 299.
  • Skye, in 1773, 28;
  • communication with, 29, 31, 36;
  • ministers in, 53–64;
  • Disruption in, 96;
  • fairies in, 108;
  • superstitions in, 112;
  • Sabbath observance in, 133;
  • farm-life in, 219;
  • crofters of, 224, 397;
  • an eviction in, 225;
  • fairs in, 233;
  • place-names in, 269;
  • old inns of, 306;
  • funeral in, 330;
  • geologists in, 393, 395, 396.
  • Slaves, Scottish, 341.
  • Sleeping in church, 85.
  • Smith, James, of Jordanhill, 362.
  • Smith, Sydney, 302, 349.
  • Snails, a dish of, 354.
  • Snow-storm in Southern Uplands, 299.
  • South Uist, 45.
  • Southern Uplands, reminiscences of, 294–302.
  • Spain, insurrection in, 169.
  • Spar Cave, 407.
  • Speldings and drink, 304.
  • Springs, superstitions connected with, 111.
  • Staffa, 246.
  • Stage-coaches in Scotland, 8, 10.
  • Standing Stones, 39, 108, 248.
  • Steamboats on Scottish lakes, 15;
  • to London, 18;
  • in West Highlands, 27–36.
  • Stewart, Dugald, 346.
  • Stories, perennial reappearance of Scottish, 86, 292.
  • Story, Principal, 88.
  • Street-preachers, 74.
  • Stroma, Isle of, 275.
  • Sùla Sgeir, islet of, 41.
  • Superstition in Scotland, 107–119, 416.
  • Supper, former importance of, 350.
  • Sutherland, Sabbath observance in, 131.
  • Sweetheart Abbey, 325.
  • Tait, Prof. P. G., 180.
  • Talla, valley of the, 294, 298.
  • Terrot, Bishop, 357.
  • Thorn, Rev. Mr., of Govan, 86.
  • Tippeny, 303.
  • Toasts, Scottish, 318.
  • Tombstone inscriptions, 325.
  • Topographical features, influence of, on population of Scotland, 410;
  • legends suggested by, 416.
  • Town-life in Scotland, 347.
  • Towns, former condition of Scottish, 347.
  • Travel, former modes of, in Scotland, 8.
  • Trossachs, 15, 17.
  • Trout in a Skye well, 110.
  • Universities, changes in the, 165
  • University professors, 159.
  • Unst Lighthouse, 283.
  • Victoria, Queen, and Sabbath observance, 136.
  • Vulcanist School of Geology, 372.
  • Waller, quoted, 426.
  • Water-bull, 113.
  • Water-horse, 113.
  • Weather and climate, difference between, 426;
  • anecdotes connected with, 432.
  • Wells, holy, 111.
  • Werner, A. G., 371, 372.
  • Western Isles. See Hebrides.
  • Whisky and law-pleas, 144;
  • and interments, 165, 330;
  • potency of, 285, 313;
  • modern increase in consumption of, 303, 305;
  • before breakfast, 405.
  • Witches, 115, 336.
  • Witnesses, Scottish, 150.
  • Wolf in the Highlands, 292, 437.
  • Women in Scottish coal-mines, 341, 343.
  • Women’s work in the Highlands, 235.
  • Wood, Long Sandy, 157.
  • Writers to the Signet, 154.
  • Yarrow, valley of the, 299.
  • Young, Professor John, 298, 335.