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MacGillivray, William, 1796-1852 (naturalist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Archaeological notes, sketches and story relating to Teampull An Tao Deas or Teampuil an t Sagairt, 12 July1870

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/82
Scope and Contents Archaeological notes, sketches and story relating to Teampull An Tao Deas or Teampuil an t Sagairt, [Teampull an Taobh Deas/Teampull an t-Sagairt Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris]. The first sketch shows a plan of the building with measurements, noting the height of the wall as 7 feet, the breadth 10 feet and the height of the door out 5 feet. Also noted re the dimensions of the altar. A second sketch is a copy plan, with a scaled attached to it. The measurements have not been written on this and...
Dates: 12 July1870

Correspondence and Papers concerning Sea Serpents, 1820-1848

 Series — Box Lyell Box 1.17 (Formerly Gen 116): Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1); Series Coll-203/4 (Lyell 4); Series Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5); Series Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6)
Identifier: Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5)
Scope and Contents

Letters and Papers Concerning Sea Serpents consists of:


  1. Notes and clippings regarding sightings of sea serpents, 1820-1848
  2. Letters from Sir John William Dawson, John Fleming, William McGillivray, Alexander Gordon Melville, Patrick Neill, Colonel Parkins and George Robert Waterhouse regarding sea serpents, 1845-1848
Dates: 1820-1848