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Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull, 19 August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/56

Scope and Contents

Account of a journey through Am Muile/Isle of Mull in which Carmichael describes being in the company of a geologist from London, and the views down the mountain track to Loch Scridain and Loch Ba, and observing a large cairn 'evidently the result of funerals' and a very yellow frog near the summit. He describes the view to loch Ba as 'glorious in the bright sun after the rain the grass sparkline in the sun and every rill laughed gach caochain sa ghleann ri gaire.'

Dates

  • Creation: 19 August 1886

Language of Materials

Gaelic,English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Series: 39 folios ; 13 x 19.7 cm

Physical Location

5.07

Physical Location

folio 11r, line 15 to folio 11v, line 11

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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