Notes about crabs casting their shells, June 1887
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/167
Scope and Contents
Notes about crabs casting their shells, including that this usually happens at the end of July, that the female casts first and that casting is done in pairs with one protecting the other against intruders while casting takes place. Each line of the text has been scored trhough horizontally.
Dates
- Creation: June 1887
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 53 folios ; 17.2 x 10.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 34r, line 1 to folio 34r, line 8
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk