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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. Brown cloth. 2 b/w engravings.

Contents very good but rear joint cracked. A few foxspots. Corners worn. Boards rubbed.

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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