The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures; of the Population, Cities, Towns, Villages, &c. of Each County ...Thomson Bonar and John Brown [and 7 others], 1808 - 547 pages |
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abound Agricul ancient Antiquities appear arable Argyle Argyleshire arms beautiful borough breadth building built Caithness called castle cattle cave chief clan coast considerable corn covered crops distance district Dornoch Earl east farms feet fish fisheries formerly Gigha ground harbour height Highlands hills inhabitants Inverary Inverness Inverness-shire island Isles kelp King Kintyre Kirkwall lake land Loch Loch Broom Loch Fyne M'Donald mainland manufacture miles in length miles long Moray Frith mountains Mull Mull of Kintyre nearly neighbouring North Uist northern Ocean Orkney parish pasture persons Picts pillars possessed proprietors quantity Raasay remarkable rent river Robert Gun rock Ross-shire Scotland Scots Scottish sheep Shetland Shetland Isles shore side situated Small Isles soil Staffa stands stone Sutherland tenants territory tion tower town ture vessels village wall western Western Isles whole wood