Note entitled 'N[orth]. Rona', 15 December 1885
Scope and Contents
Note entitled 'N[orth]. Rona' taken from John MacCulloch's The Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland containing a description of the size and appearance of North Rona [Rònaigh], including the height of cliffs. He notes that Saint Ronan is the patron saint of the seas and that Kenneth MacCagie had to stay there for 8 years. The island had no peats and no water except for holes in the rocks. The description of the adjacent island of Barr or Sulisker [Sula Sgeir] is that it is 300 [feet] above water. Carmichael queries the name of Sulisker as meaning 'sail rock'. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates
- Creation: 15 December 1885
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 notebook ; 17.5 x 10.8 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 85r, line 2 to folio 85r, line 20
Bibliography
Subject
- MacCagie, Kenneth, fl1796-1820 (shepherd | North Rona) (Person)
- Macculloch, John, 1773-1835 (surgeon, geologist and surveyor) (Person)
- Ronan, Saint, -737 (Abbot of Kingarth | Bute) (Person)
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)
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