Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: With Details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments, Volume 1Constable, 1822 - 595 páginas |
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... occupied by this clan are so scattered , that , except the estate of the chief , and two others in his imme- diate neighbourhood , they cannot be distinguished . The MAC- DOUGALLS once possessed the whole of the district of Lorn . These ...
... occupied by this clan are so scattered , that , except the estate of the chief , and two others in his imme- diate neighbourhood , they cannot be distinguished . The MAC- DOUGALLS once possessed the whole of the district of Lorn . These ...
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... occupied by different clans and tribes , either as proprietors or tenants , are generally called their " Country " or territory ; Brae Lochaber , for example , which was occupied for nearly five hundred years by the Macdonells of Kep ...
... occupied by different clans and tribes , either as proprietors or tenants , are generally called their " Country " or territory ; Brae Lochaber , for example , which was occupied for nearly five hundred years by the Macdonells of Kep ...
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... occupied within the mountains , includes the counties of Sutherland , Caith- ness , Ross , Inverness , Cromarty , Nairn , Argyle , Bute , the Hebrides , and part of the counties of Moray , Banff , Stir- ling , Perth , Dumbarton ...
... occupied within the mountains , includes the counties of Sutherland , Caith- ness , Ross , Inverness , Cromarty , Nairn , Argyle , Bute , the Hebrides , and part of the counties of Moray , Banff , Stir- ling , Perth , Dumbarton ...
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... occupied great part of the country possessed by the ancient Celts . When the Celts migrated to the westward , tribes of a very different language and character advanced upon their set- tlements , and spread farther to the northward ...
... occupied great part of the country possessed by the ancient Celts . When the Celts migrated to the westward , tribes of a very different language and character advanced upon their set- tlements , and spread farther to the northward ...
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... occupied Hungary , Germany , and Scandinavia , encroaching every- where upon the territories of the Celts , overturning the Ro- man empire itself , and at length establishing themselves in Italy , Spain , Gaul , and the eastern ...
... occupied Hungary , Germany , and Scandinavia , encroaching every- where upon the territories of the Celts , overturning the Ro- man empire itself , and at length establishing themselves in Italy , Spain , Gaul , and the eastern ...
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Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the ..., Volume 1 David Stewart Visualização integral - 1822 |
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