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THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASIN OF THE TAY

by James Knox

Published by John Anderson; William Hunter. 1st. 1831

Good condition. A comprehensive study of the geography and topography of the Tay Basin region in Scotland. The author provides a detailed description of the landscape, including the rivers, lakes, and mountains that make up the region. The book also covers the history of the region, including the settlements and communities that have existed there over the centuries. Brown cloth boards. 3 b/w engravings including frontispiece. xii and 226 pages plus appendix and subscribers list to rear, and a list of works lately published.

Contents tight but both joints broken and contents being held in the boards by the lower edge of cloth covering spine. Corners worn. Boards rubbed and marked. A few foxspots to contents. All three plates present with sme staining and browning mainly to margins.

Stock no. 693734

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Contents

  • Advertisement
  • Roman Invasion under Agricola,
  • Agricola advances to the Tay,
  • Agricola erects Forts,
  • Camp at Loch Ore,
  • Agricola's Fourth Campaign,
  • Agricola's Fifth Campaign,
  • Opinions respecting the Site of Agricola's Battle with Galgacus,
  • Roman Antiquities,
  • System of Roman Catrametation,
  • Advance of Agricola into Caledonia,
  • Keir supposed to be Alauna,
  • Roman Station at Ardoch,
  • Roman Procestrium at Ardoch,
  • Great Roman Camp at Ardoch,
  • Little Roman Camp at Ardoch,
  • Kaims Castle, Carn Wochel, &c.
  • Roman Station at Dealgin Ross, supposed to be Victria,
  • Roman Camp at Dealgin Ross,
  • Caledonians attach the |Ninth Legion,
  • Battle of Blair-in-Roan,
  • Roman Camp and Station at Strageth,
  • Roman Redoubt near Gask,
  • Roman Camp at Grassy Walls,
  • Roman Station at Bertha supposed to be Orea,
  • Rath-Inver-Amon, or Bertha, not the situation of Perth,
  • Roman Stations and Roads most Inland,
  • Roman Camp of Cater Milley,
  • Cater Milley supposed to be Ad Tavum,
  • Roman Stations of Aesica and Tina,
  • Roman Station of Devana,
  • Roman Station of Ituna,
  • Mons Grampius, Selina, Tuessis,
  • Roman Stations of Ptoroton, Varis, Tuessis, and Tamen,
  • Nameless Station and in Medio,
  • Meiklour supposed to be in Medio,
  • Roman Road from Bertha to Cupar-Angus,
  • Roman Remains at Inchtuthil,
  • Notice of the Vikingr, or Sea Kings,
  • Notice of Regner Lodbrog,
  • Roman Camp and Vestiges of a great Battle in the Stormont,
  • Caledonian Camp, supposed position at the Battle of Mons Grampius,
  • Battle of Mons Grampius, supposed to have been in Stormont,
  • Galgacus supposed to confront Agricola at Blairgowrie,
  • Mount Blair,
  • Causes of the success of the Romans,
  • Agricola declines following Galgacus, and marches into Horestia,
  • Angus supposed to be Horestia,
  • Roman Camp near Cupar Angus,
  • Roman Camp near Balgershoe,
  • Pictish Fortress on Barry Hill,
  • Pictish Forts on Sidla Hills,
  • Agricola encamps at Caerdean,
  • Agricola advance into Strathmore, and encamps at battle Dykes
  • Roman way at Battle Dykes,
  • Site of teh Battle of Drumderg,
  • Pictish Fort on Finaven Hill,
  • Vitrified Forts,
  • Agricola advances to the North Esk, and encamps at War Dykes,
  • Pictish Forts of White and Brown Cater Thun,
  • Fort of Cater Thun,
  • Cairns at Strackathro',
  • Dr Playfair's opinion as to the Site of the Battle of Mons Grampius,
  • General Roy's opinion,
  • Roman Camp near Fordoun,
  • Opinions respecting the Site of the battle of Mons Grampius,
  • Antiquities in the Mearns,
  • Vitrified Fort at Balbegno,
  • Legend of Finella,
  • Tumuli near Logic Pert,
  • Traditions respecting Giants, and the Picts,
  • Barrows, Cairns, Cat Stanes, &c.
  • Pictish Round Tower at Brechin,
  • Monuments at Auldbar, Aberlemno, &c.
  • Malcolm II. defeats the Danes at Carnoustie, Pitmuies, and Aberlemno,
  • Brudi defeats Egrid at Dunnichen,
  • Elpin slain by Hungus at Pit Elpie,
  • Alpin fell at Lacht Alpin, Ayrshire,
  • Castle of Malcolm III. at Forfar,
  • Roman Camp at Forfar,
  • Roman Camp at Haerfaulds,
  • Subterraneous Buildings in various parts of the Country,
  • Castle of Glammis,
  • Inquiries respecting Malcolm II.
  • Inquiries respecting the Death of Malcolm II.
  • Malcom II. buried at Glammis,
  • Lineage of King Duncan,
  • Dignity of Bishops and Abbots,
  • Title and Office of Thane,
  • Crinan, Abbot of Dunkeld, Progenitor of a race of Scottish Kings,
  • Defeat of the Norwegian near Perth by Macbeth and Bancho, Fabulous,
  • King Duncan Slain by Macbeth at Bothgouanan, near Elgin,
  • Circumstances Attending King Duncan's Death Uncertain,
  • Macbeth Seizes the Scottish Sceptre; his Reign was Vigorous and Popular,
  • Macbeth's Pilgrimage to Rome,
  • Malcolm Caenmore Invades Scotland
  • Malcolm Defeats Macbeth,
  • Macbeth Fell at Lumphanan,
  • Lulach Succeeds Macbeth; is Defeated and Slain by Malcolm III
  • Reign of Malcolm Caenmore,
  • Nature of Mercheta Mulierum,
  • Gaelic the Language of Scotland in 1074
  • Malcolm Created no Earls,
  • Commencement of Scottish Peerages,
  • Privileges of the Earls o Fife,
  • Blood-Witts - Brehon Law,
  • Sanctuary of Clan Macduff,
  • Macduff's Cross,
  • Inscription on Macduff's Cross has no Reference to Macduff,
  • Story of Melville of Glenbervie,
  • Girth of Clan Macduff, a Fable,
  • Notice of Descendants of Macduff,
  • Notice of Fordun, Boece, Buchanan, &C.
  • parallel Terraces on Denoon Law, and in Various parts of Scotland,
  • Remarkable Pictish Monument in Meigle Churchyard
  • Story of Vanora, a Fable; Lothus and Modred, Fabulous personages,
  • Inquiry concerning the Entity of the British Arthur,
  • Arthur's Seat,
  • Arthur Unknown to Gildas, &c.
  • Arthur Never Existed,
  • Pictish Monuments,
  • Pictish Sculptures,
  • Monstrous Combinations in Pictish Sculptures,
  • Pictish Sculpture,
  • Druidical Altars at Bendochy
  • Dunsinnan Hill,
  • Account of Macbeth's Castle on Dunsinnan Hill,
  • Dunsinnan Hill: Origin of teh Name
  • Carn Beddie: Popular Traditions Respecting Macbeth,
  • Lang Man's Grave,
  • Shakespeare never was in Sctland,
  • Battle of Scone,
  • Battle of Scone, not between teh Scots and Picts,
  • Battle of Scone, between the Picts and Northment,
  • Tula-aman, and Dun-olla,
  • #Picts overthrown by the Northmen,
  • Exploits of the Vikingur, or Sea Kings: notice of Iceland,
  • Notice of Jutes, Saxons, and Angles,
  • Exploits of the Sea Kings,
  • Ganga Hrolf, or Rollo the Walker,
  • Exploits of the Sea Kings,
  • Normans Conquer England,
  • British Gentry Descendants of Vikingur,
  • Regner Lodbrog Defeated near Dunkeld,
  • Ravages of Vikingur in Scotland,
  • Vikingur Defeated in the East of Fife,
  • Vikingur Seize the Orkneys, &c, 864
  • Scots Kings not Buried in Hyona,
  • Notice of Hyona, or I-colm-cille, &C
  • Notice of the Hebudes, &c.
  • Notice of the Orkneys and Shetland
  • Appendix A
  • Account given by Tacitus of the Sixth and Seventh Campaigns of Agricola, in Caledonia; from Murphy's Translation
  • Agricola advances into Caledonia,
  • Battle of the 9th Legion, &c
  • Extraordinary Voyage of Usipian Deserters,
  • Agricola advances to Mons Grampius,
  • Speech of Galgacus to the Caledonians
  • Speech of Agricola,
  • Agricola forms his order of battle,
  • Battle of Mons Grampius,
  • Caledonians overthrown by Agricola,
  • Caledonians routed,
  • Agricola marches into Horestia
  • Appendix B
  • Notice of a Roman Coin found at Blairgowrie,
  • Notice of Vespasiana

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