This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s observations, queries, and discussions whilst he is travelling around Scotland in late 1848. This notebook covers thoughts on key religious, political, educational, and geological topics of the time, covering issues in Kinnordy, Glen Isla (Angus), London, and America - New Orleans. This notebook primarily focuses on the geology of Angus, Scotland, with many sketches of the hills and topography of the area around Lyell’s Scottish home of Kinnordy. An especially nice drawing of the geology is on P.70 and includes a coloured/painted sketch unlike most of his other sketches. Lyell’s own index starts at p.44, with the majority of the pages beforehand covering his time in Scotland. Of particular significance is the conversations with a Mrs Euphemia Murray of Linrose p.34, who was a subject of 'Blythe Was She' by the poet Robert Burns; she gained the epithet of ‘The Flower of Strathmore’. This notebook also covers key individuals like Charles Bunbury (Friend of Lyell and Naturalist), Charles Wheatstone (Scientist (Electric Telegraph)), Joseph Cogswell (Editor and Librarian), John Wesley (Theologian), George Webb Dasent (Translator), Lord Edward Littleton Hatherton (Politian), and Andrew Bain (South African Geologist). Lyell is again highly interested in Sea-serpents in this notebook p.84, 85, 129, at one point naming them ‘Kraken’ (p.85). This notebook also covers the time of Lyell’s knighthood on the 19th September 1848; p.12 sees his arrival to Balmoral and notes on the geology and flora around the area.

Content warning: Lyell uses his Scientific Notebooks to gather evidence, based on both his own observation, by reviewing other people's works, by correspondence, asking questions and analyses. The language used in this index is historical, can be discriminatory and may cause offence.

Transcription note: There is one single page index on p. 131, which is Lyells own index, starting from p.44. Some pages of note are summarised and added into the index, denoted by square brackets [ ]. When known, Lyell’s abbreviations, contractions, and known people, have been expanded using square brackets ( [] ). The inclusion of [sic] indicates the misspelling of a word is deliberate and taken from the notebook.

Index
[Note Lyell's own index begins from p. 44 only] [p.3 Thomas Gainsborough – portraits]
[p.12 Baddoch Burn]
[p.12 Balmoral 18th - knighted 19th]
[p.14 Balmoral, quarry of limestone]
[p.16 Dr [John] Wetsley, German Profesor of Modern History & Languages, Brother-in-Law, Lord (Baron, Edward Littleton) Hatherton – George Dasnet translator]
[p.18 Ben A’an granite]
[p.20 Mount Blair]
[p.22 Sketch of Kirkten of Glen Isla]
[p.24 Quarry below fort of Cat Law, Glen Isla]
[p.24 Castle Hill Kinnordy]
[p.26 Drawing - geology Castle Hill ]
[p.28 24th September Kinclune]
[p.32 Geology, Linthrathen Porphyry, Hills of Kinclune, Hills of Baldovie]
[p.34 Mrs [Euphemia] Murray of Lintrose– Fort Beaufort, Andrew Bain]
[p.40 Serpentine]
start of Lyell's own index
p.44 Omitted 3rd Ed M.S [manuscript], list of – subjects
p.54 Statesman more influence than churchmen
[p.70 Coloured image of Kinnordy, Angus geological section]
p.74 Do & Education in N[orth] England

p.78 [Charles] Wheatson Electron magnet
p.84 Sea-Serpents, R.S. [could be R.I?] club
[p.85 Sea-Serpents, Captain McQuade?]
p.86 godless colleges
p.89 Private judgement defined C[harles] Bunbury
p.94 Dr Carpenter’s death
p.95 Dr – Johnson & Milton
p.104 Notes for letters to New Orleans
p.106 [Joseph] Cogswell – bell tolling for Channing
p.120 Congregation Church, lay delegates & examination
p.121 Pewholders deciding points – [Joseph] Cogswell
p.124 Negros, family pride – Jews
p.124 Romanism & Democracy
p.125 Newspapers much [? rarer] England, Cogswell
p.128 Walrus & Bison of Gardiner
p.128 Sea Serpent seen by Lieut[enant] on watch
p.129 Geological as well as moral causes Anthracite & rich in cities