The west of Scotland in historyРипол Классик, 2012 - History "Originally written as a series of independently standing articles, these essays present studies of families or events which took place in "the west of Scotland." Among the families are: Corehouse and the Cranstouns, Auchinleck and the Boswells, the Mures of Caldwell, Cathcart and Its Earls, the Steuarts of Coltness and Allanton, Andrew Stuart of Torrance and Castlemilk, Carnwath and the Lockharts of Lee, Dalrymple and the Stairs, Kelburne, Hawkhead, and the Earls of Glasgow (Boyle), Dundonald and Its Earls, Coilsfield and the Montgomerys, the Lockharts of Milton-Lockhart, Ardgowan: the Stewarts and Shaw-Stewarts, Pollok and the Maxwells, the MacGregors and the Colquhouns, the Grahams of Montrose, Cumbernauld House and the Flemings, the Spreulls of Glasgow, and the Fullartons of Fullarton. There are a wide range of articles included as well on such topics as Queen Mary, Renfrewshire witches, Galloway, the Herries peerage case, St. Columba, and the Scots."--Container insert. |
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Page vii
... ALLANTON, . . . . . . . 50 A DAUGHTER OF THE HOUSE OE COLTNESS, . . . . . . . . 54 ANDREW STUART 0F TORRANcE AND CASTLEMILK, . . . . . I 59 THE LOLLARDS 0F KYLE, . . . . . . . . . . . 65 THE EARL 0F EGLINTON SHOT BY A POAcHER ...
... ALLANTON, . . . . . . . 50 A DAUGHTER OF THE HOUSE OE COLTNESS, . . . . . . . . 54 ANDREW STUART 0F TORRANcE AND CASTLEMILK, . . . . . I 59 THE LOLLARDS 0F KYLE, . . . . . . . . . . . 65 THE EARL 0F EGLINTON SHOT BY A POAcHER ...
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... Allanton. Bowed down as he was by the death of Lady Scott in the summer of the preceding year, pleasing reference is made in “ The Diary" regarding this visit to his old friend at Corehouse. The ruined tower, originally the fortified ...
... Allanton. Bowed down as he was by the death of Lady Scott in the summer of the preceding year, pleasing reference is made in “ The Diary" regarding this visit to his old friend at Corehouse. The ruined tower, originally the fortified ...
Page 49
... , While Friendship and all its enchantment remains, While it blooms like the flower of a winterless clime, Untainted by chance, unabated by time." THE STEUARTS 0F COLTNESS AND ALLANTON. st properties in the CATHCART AND ITS EARLS 49.
... , While Friendship and all its enchantment remains, While it blooms like the flower of a winterless clime, Untainted by chance, unabated by time." THE STEUARTS 0F COLTNESS AND ALLANTON. st properties in the CATHCART AND ITS EARLS 49.
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Joseph Irving. THE. STEUARTS. 0F. COLTNESS. AND. ALLANTON. st properties in the upper Ward of Lanarkshire, or, indeed, few properties in any part of the county, have continued to present in our own time so much of their early sylvan ...
Joseph Irving. THE. STEUARTS. 0F. COLTNESS. AND. ALLANTON. st properties in the upper Ward of Lanarkshire, or, indeed, few properties in any part of the county, have continued to present in our own time so much of their early sylvan ...
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... Allanton, to which, little distinguished by nature, his wonderful exertions gave within a comparatively short period of time all the beauty that could, according to the usual modes of improvement, have been conferred in the course of ...
... Allanton, to which, little distinguished by nature, his wonderful exertions gave within a comparatively short period of time all the beauty that could, according to the usual modes of improvement, have been conferred in the course of ...
Contents
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CUMBERHAULD Hovsn AND THE ELPHINSTONES | 195 |
GLASGOW CHAMBER or COMMERCE | 206 |
OLD GLASGOW HOUSES | 213 |
THE SPREULLS 0F GLASGOW | 221 |
ANDREW MELVILLE IN Gmscow | 227 |
GRAHAM OF THE MINT | 238 |
THE RENFREWSHIRE WITCHES | 278 |
PAISLEY ABBEY _ | 284 |
PAISLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL | 290 |
ALEXANDER WILSON ORNITHOLOGIST | 299 |
TIIII BARNS or AYR | 306 |
THE HERRIES PEERAGE | 315 |
DRUMLANRIG AND THE DOUGLASBS | 324 |
ST COLUMBA I I | 335 |
GENERAL ROY or CARLUKE | 250 |
KILMARNOCK | 256 |
DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR | 265 |
LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK | 343 |
INVERKIP ro Wasr KILBRIDE | 353 |
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Abbey afterwards Alexander Allanton appear appointed Archibald Ardgowan Argyll Ayrshire Baron baronet born brother Buccleuch burgh Burns Campbell Carrick Castle Castlemilk Cathcart Charles charter Church Colonel Colquhoun connection Council Countess Court Court of Session Crawford Cumbernauld Cunningham Darnley David death died Douglas Duke Dumbarton Earl Earl of Dalkeith Earl of Glasgow early Edinburgh eldest father favour field fifth find fine fire first five Fullarton Galloway George Glasgow Graham Greenock Hamilton Herries Highland honours issue James John Glassford John Maxwell Kelburne Kilmarnock King known Lady Laird lands Lockhart Lollard Lord Lord Ross Lordship Macgregors Magistrates Margaret Marquis marriage married Mary mentioned Montrose Motherwell Mure office officer official Paisley Paisley Abbey parish Parliament passed Pollok present Queen records Renfrewshire Robert Royal Scotland Scott Scottish Sir John Sir William Stair Stewart Stirling Stuart succeeded thair volume wife William Mure