Scottish Reminiscences

by Archibald Geikie

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].

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