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River Spey Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Notebook No.256, 20 April 1869 - 10 September 1869

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/256
Scope and Contents This dark green notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from 20 April 1869 to 10 September 1869. Lyell starts in England and travels through Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, with special attention to the Lake District. He then travels to Scotland, and from Edinburgh through Perthshire and the Highlands. Transcription note: This notebook was written by Charles, Mary and Arabella Buckley. The index is written entirely by...
Dates: 20 April 1869 - 10 September 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Story about Marsali Mhurich in Kingussie, August 1883

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/59
Scope and Contents

Story probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire about Marsali Mhuirich in Kingussie [Ceann a' Ghiuthsaich, Siorramachd Inbhir Nis/Inverness-shire] that while carrying 'Para Mor' across the 'Ath Spey' [Abhainn Spey/Spè] she stumbled a little. He remarked that she had bad luck she retorted and 'tossed him into the flood'.

Dates: August 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael