Mr. Thomas Weft favored me with several things relating to the North of Lancashire. Doctor Brownrigg, the Rev. Doctor Burn, Jofeph Nicholson, Efqs of Hawkbery, and the Rev. Mr. Farish of Carlisle, afforded me large fupplies relating to their counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland.. In SCOTLAND, John Maxwel, Efq; of Broombolme, and Mr. Little of Lang bolme favored me with several remarks relating to Eskdale.. The Rev. Mr. Jaffray, minister of Ruthwell, with a history of his parish. Sir William Maxwell, Bart. of Spring keld, with variety of drawings, found at the Roman ftation at Burrens *. John Goldie, Efq; of Dumfries, fupplied me with.numbers of ob fervations on that town and county. The Rev. Mr. Duncan Macfarlane of Drummond, with an account: of his parish. Mr. John Golborn, engineer, with an, account of Glasgow, and various mifcellaneous remarks. For the excellent account of Paifley, I am indebted to Mr. Francis Douglas. The Rev. Mr. Gerfhom Stuart fent me materials for an account of the ifle of Arran. Alexander Campbel, Efq; of Ballole, and Charles Freebain, Efq; communicated several obfervations relating to the ifle of Ilay. JOSEPH BANKS, Efq; communicated to me his defcription of STAFFA; and permitted my artist to, copy as many of the beautiful drawings in his collection, as would be of ufe in the prefent work. I muft not omit my thanks to the Rev. Mr. Cordiner, minifter of the epifcopal chapel at Bamff, for an elegant drawing of the urn in the preceding volume. I must acknowlege myself in a particular manner indebted to the Rev. Mr. Donald Macquin of Kilmuir, in the isle of Skie, for a most instructive correfpondence relating to the antient customs of the place, and to its various antiquities. A fmall part I have mingled with my own account: but the greater share, in justice to the merit of the writer, I have delivered unmutilated in the Appendix to the third volume. The Rev. Mr. Dounie, minister of Gair-loch, obliged me with. various remarks on his neighborhood. The Rev. Mr. Donald Macleod of Glenelg, the fame, refpecting his. To Doctor Ramfay of Edinburgh, I must return thanks, for a variety of services: to Mr. George Paton of the fame place, for an indefatigable and unparalleled affiduity in procuring from all parts. any intelligence that would be of ufe to the work in view.. PLATES. PLATE S. Frontispiece. A fingular ifle of the Eaft fide of LISMORE. I. No. I. Druidical temple near KESWICK. II. Tripodal pot, II. SKIDDAW mountain, -43 46 All marked thus are taken from the drawings communicated by Mr. BANKS. XXXII. View in CANNAY, 316 XXXIII. No. I. Dryas octopetala. II. Cherleria fedoides. Found on Baike val, in RUM, 327 XXXIV. Women at the Quern, and at the Luagh, with a view of TALYSKIR 328 XXXV. View from Beinn-na-caillich, in SKIE, XXXVI. Danish fort in BRACADALE, XXXVII. View of DUNVEGAN castle, and the loch beyond, XXXVIII. DUN-TUILM caftle, XXXIX. Eriocaulon decangulare, p. 288. Cornus Herbaceas found about LOCH-BROOM, XL. DUNDONNEL, XLI. Danish edifices in GLEN-ELG, XLII. View at the upper end of LOCH JURN, 329 336 338 350 364 378 392 396 No. I. View of Lunga, and the Dutchman's cap. II. and III. diffe- XLIII. DUNSTAFFAGE caftle; the chapel and rock oppofite, 409 fword p. 290, Ill. part of a rude iron fword, found in ILAY. 410 |