General Index
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
The Arms of the Scottish Bishoprics
UC-NRLF B 2 7=13 fi57 BERKELEY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORN'A \o Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/armsofscottishbiOOIyonrich /be R K E L E Y LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORN'A h THE ARMS OF THE SCOTTISH BISHOPRICS. THE ARMS OF THE SCOTTISH BISHOPRICS BY Rev. W. T. LYON. M.A.. F.S.A. (Scot] WITH A FOREWORD BY The Most Revd. W. J. F. ROBBERDS, D.D.. Bishop of Brechin, and Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. ILLUSTRATED BY A. C. CROLL MURRAY. Selkirk : The Scottish Chronicle" Offices. 1917. Co — V. PREFACE. The following chapters appeared in the pages of " The Scottish Chronicle " in 1915 and 1916, and it is owing to the courtesy of the Proprietor and Editor that they are now republished in book form. Their original publication in the pages of a Church newspaper will explain something of the lines on which the book is fashioned. The articles were written to explain and to describe the origin and de\elopment of the Armorial Bearings of the ancient Dioceses of Scotland. These Coats of arms are, and have been more or less con- tinuously, used by the Scottish Episcopal Church since they came into use in the middle of the 17th century, though whether the disestablished Church has a right to their use or not is a vexed question. Fox-Davies holds that the Church of Ireland and the Episcopal Chuich in Scotland lost their diocesan Coats of Arms on disestablishment, and that the Welsh Church will suffer the same loss when the Disestablishment Act comes into operation ( Public Arms). -
The Earldom of Ross, 1215-1517
Cochran-Yu, David Kyle (2016) A keystone of contention: the Earldom of Ross, 1215-1517. PhD thesis. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7242/ Copyright and moral rights for this thesis are retained by the author A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Glasgow Theses Service http://theses.gla.ac.uk/ [email protected] A Keystone of Contention: the Earldom of Ross, 1215-1517 David Kyle Cochran-Yu B.S M.Litt Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Ph.D. School of Humanities College of Arts University of Glasgow September 2015 © David Kyle Cochran-Yu September 2015 2 Abstract The earldom of Ross was a dominant force in medieval Scotland. This was primarily due to its strategic importance as the northern gateway into the Hebrides to the west, and Caithness and Sutherland to the north. The power derived from the earldom’s strategic situation was enhanced by the status of its earls. From 1215 to 1372 the earldom was ruled by an uninterrupted MacTaggart comital dynasty which was able to capitalise on this longevity to establish itself as an indispensable authority in Scotland north of the Forth. -
Teacher's Notes
Teacher’s notes | 1 | | HISTORYLINKS SCHOOLPACKS - SECONDARY | Teacher’s notes | HISTORYLINKS SCHOOLPACKS | have been produced to provide S1 and S2 pupils with an understanding of the history of the Royal Burgh of Dornoch from the 13th century to the present day. There are four packs dealing with the following themes: Dornoch Cathedral Health & Sanitation Crime & Punishment Markets & Trade They aim to fit in with the 5-14 National Guidelines for Environmental Studies, specifically for Social Subjects, People in the Past. The strands covered include Change and Continuity, Cause and Effect; Time and Historical Sequence; The Nature of Historical Evidence. It is hoped that by visiting specific sites in Dornoch and completing the tasks on the worksheets, pupils will develop a knowledge and understanding of a number of historical developments that took place over the centuries in this small Highland town. | HISTORYLINKS SCHOOLPACKS | Teacher’s notes | 2 | Orientation information In order to help you plan your visit to Dornoch each schoolpack includes a copy of the Dornoch Historylinks Trail leaflet showing the main locations of historical interest located in the town. At most of these sites there is an interpretation board with further information. Not all the locations mentioned in the worksheets still exist today, but a number of those that do remain are well worthwhile visiting. The Historylinks Trail leaflet provides numbered locations of those sites, and the relevant ones for each of the four schoolpacks are indicated below. Dornoch Cathedral This site is only too obvious, but in addition to the Cathedral itself students may wish to look at sites (2) The Old Parish Manse and (5), the Monastery Well. -
Caithness Events
v -r4 f* - -n ' ' x* Jfc^ ; Date due ^.7 r\ A *» n » a1 87- 07 0* * jS> a /•! **Mfc^i>"« '/^ i / 3' X- ^ « ?JH > * pr iwm h-aVA m ^ v; * y 1 i ; > t 9&- /& - ?mEL ^7 ' I Mi'0M v,' ^~ . /& • • >^ J V _ />/ a 4fv^-£ ig^^" Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.prg/details/caithnesseventsdOOsinc CAITHNESS EVENTS. M4?: hL iJ|. THOMAS SINCLAIR. 4- -- — t : CAITHNESS EVENTS A DISCUSSION OF CAPTAIN KENNEDY'S HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE BEOYNACH EARLS. I5Y THOMAS SINCLAIR, M.A., AUTHOR OF " THE GUNNS," " THE SINCLAIRS OF ENGLAND, " TRAVEL SKETCH:' ETC. WITH PORTRAIT AND APPENDIX. SINCLAIR ARMS. WICK : W. RAE. 1894. PRINTED AT THE NORTHERN ENSIGN OFFICE, WICK. TUT I IRDADV PREFACE. In " Caithness Family History," by John Henderson, W.S., published at Edinburgh in 1884, there is reference on page 109 to "a MS. on Caithness affairs by the late Captain Kennedy of Wick ; " and a letter to the Northern Ensign dated 11th November, 1882, mentions a statement by " a Wick gentleman, the late Captain Kennedy, who died many years ago," the same MS. the source of it. Whether he was of the Kennedy wadsetter family of Stroma described by Henderson pp. 328-9, is an interesting question which may yet be solved. Murdoch Kennedy was the last of these semi-lairds of the famous island which divides the raging Pentland Firth ; and his tenure closed, probably with his apparently eccentric life, about 1721. Dr. John Kennedy of Kermucks, Aberdeenshire, not Fifeshire, came to Caithness in 1659 ; or, at all events, in that year he had a wadset of part of Stroma, on which he built a house still existing, from George Sinclair, the sixth and neediest Earl of Caithness, Glenorchy's victim. -
JOHNSTON's CLAN HISTORIES ORA L\!Rf '"'.'I' 1R It'/ R'al!FORNIA G; , --\L Uti;~ ~~ SOCI ETY NC=~
• JOHNSTON'S CLAN HISTORIES ORA l\!rF '"'.'I'_ 1r iT'/ r'AL!FORNIA G;_ , _ --\L Uti;~ ~~ SOCI ETY NC=~ SCU\d.,,. t 0 °""'! PERSONAL ARMS OF LORD REAY, CHIEF OF CLAN MACKAY JOHNSTON'S CLAN HISTORIES THE CLAN MACKAY Clansman's Badgt JOHNSTON'S CLAN HISTORIES THE CLAN CAMERON. BY C.I. FRASER OF REELIG, Sometime Albany Herald. THE CLAN CAMPBELL. BY ANDREW MCKERRAL, C.I.E. THE CLAN DONALD. (Macdonald, Macdonell, Macalister). BY I.F GRANT, LL.D. THE FERGUSSONS. BY SIR JAMES FERGUSSON OF KILKERRAN, BT. THE CLAN FRASER OF LOVAT. BY C.I. FRASER OF REELIG, Sometime Albany Herald. TIIE CLAN GORDON. BY JEAN DUN LOP, PH.D. THE GRAHAMS. BY JOHN STEWART OF ARDVORLICH. THE CLAN GRANT. BY I.F. GRANT, LL.D. THE KENNEDYS. BY SIR JAMES FERGUSSON OF KILKERRAN, BT. THE CLAN MACGREGOR. BY W.R. KERMACK. THE CLAN MACKAY. BY MARGARET 0. MACDOUGALL. THE CLAN MACKENZIE. BY JEAN DUNLOP, PH.D. THE CLAN MACKINTOSH. BY JEAN DUNLOP, PH.D. THE CLAN MACLEAN . BY JOHN MACKECHNIE. THE CLAN MACLEOD. BY 1.F. GRANT, LL.D. THE CLAN MACRAE. BY DONALD MACRAE. THE CLAN MORRISON. BY ALICK MORRISON. THE CLAN MUNRO. BY C.I. FRASER OF REELIG,Sometime Albany Herald. THE ROBERTSONS. BY SIR IAIN MONCREIFFE OF THAT ILK, BT. Albany Herald. THE CLAN ROSS. BY DONALD MACKINNON, D. LITT. THE SCOITS. BY JEAN DUNLOP, PH.D. THE STEWARTS . BY JOHN STEWART OF ARDVORLICH. THE CLAN MACKAY A CELTIC RESISTANCE TO FEUDAL SUPERIORITY BY MARGARET 0. MACDOUGALL, F.S.A. Scot. Late Librarian, l nvtrntss Public Library With Tartan and Chief's Arms in Colour, and a Map JOHNSTO N & BACON PUBLISHERS EDINBURGH AND LONDON FIRST PUBLISHED 1953 SECOND EDITION 1963 REPRINTED 1969 REPRINTED 1972 SBN 7179 4529 4 @ Johnston & Bacon Publishers PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY LOWE AND BRYDONE ( PRINTERS) LIMITED, LONDON I Duthaich Mlzic Aoidh, familiarly known as the Mackay country, covered approximately five-eighths of the County of Sutherland. -
SUTHERLAND Reference to Parishes Caithness 1 Keay 6 J3 2 Thurso 7 Wick 3 Olrig 8 Waiter 4 Dunnet 9 Sauark 5 Canisbay ID Icajieran
CO = oS BRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHIES -CD - ^ jSI ;co =" CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND Reference to Parishes Caithness 1 Keay 6 J3 2 Thurso 7 Wick 3 Olrig 8 Waiter 4 Dunnet 9 SaUark 5 Canisbay ID IcaJieran. Sutherland Durnesx 3 Tatujue 4 Ibrr 10 5 Xildsjnan 11 6 LoiK 12 CamJbriA.gt University fi PHYSICAL MAP OF CAITHNESS & SUTHERLAND Statute Afiie* 6 Copyright George FkOip ,6 Soni ! CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. CLAY, MANAGER LONDON : FETTER LANE, E.C. 4 NEW YORK : THE MACMILLAN CO. BOMBAY | CALCUTTA !- MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. MADRAS J TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. TOKYO : MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND by H. F. CAMPBELL M.A., B.L., F.R.S.G.S. Advocate in Aberdeen With Maps, Diagrams, and Illustrations CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1920 Printed in Great Britain ly Turnbull &* Spears, Edinburgh CONTENTS CAITHNESS PACK 1. County and Shire. Origin and Administration of Caithness ...... i 2. General Characteristics .... 4 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries. Surface . 7 4. Watershed. Rivers. Lakes . 10 5. Geology and Soil . 12 6. Natural History 19 Coast Line 7. ....... 25 8. Coastal Gains and Losses. Lighthouses . 27 9. Climate and Weather . 29 10. The People Race, Language, Population . 33 11. Agriculture 39 12. Fishing and other Industries .... 42 13. Shipping and Trade ..... 44 14. History of the County . 46 15. Antiquities . 52 1 6. Architecture (a) Ecclesiastical . 61 17. Architecture (6) Military, Municipal, Domestic 62 1 8. Communications . 67 19. Roll of Honour 69 20. Chief Towns and Villages of Caithness . 73 vi CONTENTS SUTHERLAND PAGE 1. -
Timeline of Episcopal History V2 161215.Xlsx
OVERALL TIMELINE English Episcopal Event Scots King Year English Event Stonehaven event King James was driven out of England after three years. In James VII James II 1 1688 his place came his daughter Mary and her husband and II and VI William of Orange, the ruler of the Dutch Republic; James VII and II issues a Declaration of Liberty of Gilbert Keith appointed minister of James, believing his Divine Right as King, issues the Conscience in Scotland which grants freedom of Dunnottar Church, but refused to Declaration of Indulgence to suspend all laws against public worship to all “non-conformists” – Roman James VII James II accept the Presbyterian ruling (i.e. 2 1688 Catholics and Non-Conformists and repeal the 1673 Catholics, Presbyterians and Quakers. The concept of and II and VI stayed loyal to his bishop) and so was Test Act. He seeks to promote his Catholic supporters "a liberty of conscience" is far in advance of most expelled. Soon after , held services in in Parliament and purge Tories and Anglican clergy . 17th century thinking. the Tolbooth upper room Alexander Rose was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1688 James’ wife, Mary of Modena, gives birth to a son to 1720. His father, another Alexander Rose, was James VII James II and Catholic heir. His daughters Mary, married to 3 1688 the priest at Monymusk in Aberdeenshire and his and II and VI Dutch Stadtholder William of Orange, and Anne by uncle was Arthur Rose, Archbishop of St Andrews. his first wife Anne Hyde are Protestant. The Bishop of Galloway from 1688 to 1697 was John Gordon. -
1 01-02 12 Nov 1889 NORTHERN ENSIGN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
1 01-02 12 Nov 1889 NORTHERN ENSIGN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1889 THE EARLDOM OF CAITHNESS NEW LIGHT ON THE SUCCESSION. MR THOMAS SINCLAIR, M.A, contributes an article of peculiar interest to the November number of the Highland Monthly. It is entitled the “Fortunes of the Ratters," and commences with a reference to the recent papers on Castle Girnigoe and the Sinclairs of Ratter" by Mr Macdonald, Town Clerk of Inverness. The keynote to Mr Sinclair's contribution is contained in the following sentences:— " That they (the article* by Mr Macdonald) have an extremely practical interest since the death of the young Earl of Caithness, especially as to who has now the proper right to the northern Earldom, adds to their general historic value. Indeed, they go far towards completely proving that all the Earls, since the death of Alexander in 1765, have been usurpers, some of them willingly." This is a startling statement, and we shall give a few extracts from the article to how the statement in supported. Mr Sinclair has the following with regard to THE IMPRISONED MASTER OF CAITHNESS Before discussing so novel a view of the immediate situation of the Caithness peerage, which would preclude the Aberdeen banker of the Durran family from the title, it is necessary to follow the account given of the Ratters, two of whom were among the usurping earls of this latest information. The first of them, Sir John Sinclair of Ratter, knight, was the third son of John the Master of Caithness, who died 16th March 1576, in the dungeon of Girnigoe Castle, after being imprisoned from September, 1572, by his father, George, the fourth earl. -
INTRODUCTION This Project Was Inspired by the Work of Deacon John Woodside and His Book ‘Together in Christ: Following the Northern Saints’
INTRODUCTION This project was inspired by the work of Deacon John Woodside and his book ‘Together in Christ: Following the Northern Saints’. A small book group, based at St Anne’s RC church in Thurso, Caithness, read this book and were surprised at the number of saints with connections to Caithness. A fairly light-hearted comment about the desirability of bringing these saints to the attention of modern Caithnesians developed a life of its own and grew into a work that we think has answered Deacon Woodside’s own wish, expressed in the final paragraph of his introduction ‘It is hoped that this short book will inspire you to do some saint researching of your own and discover the Christian genes that inform the history of several peoples who would eventually unite to become the Scottish Nation.’1 In addition to the general aim of making the early Christian history of Caithness more widely appreciated, we added other aims. Firstly, we are keen to remind the various Christian denominations of our common heritage in the hope of furthering the already positive ecumenical spirit in Caithness and the Highlands in general. Another aim that was adopted early on was to persuade tourists to spend some time in the county. We need to give them a reason to pause and explore Caithness rather than treating it as a place to go through on the way to somewhere else. Our first task was to find a structure through which to present our material. The most cursory of initial researches had shown that there was an embarrassment of material on our subject. -
Characters Connected with Dornoch Cathedral
A Lecture: Characters Connected with Dornoch Cathedral Gilbert de Moravia - Bishop of Caithness. Gilbert was a well-educated churchman, a wealthy nobleman, a widely travelled courtier and a natural leader. He moved the seat of the See from Halkirk in the north to Dornoch in the south. The principal reasons - because of the brutal treatment suffered by his predecessors, the fact that he owned the coastal strip of land in the south and because he would be close to his relative, the 1st Earl of Sutherland, who would protect them all when needed. In 1224 he commenced the building of his cathedral. Having seen the magnificent churches that had been built in mainland Europe, he knew what he wanted and where he could find the masons he needed. By the time of his death in 1245 the cathedral was complete, except for the nave which was not finished until the 15th century. Gilbert completed his task by endowing the cathedral with a constitution based on that of Lincoln. It meant that the future of the cathedral was secured. His chapter (committee), which organised the life of the cathedral, consisted of the Bishop, who was in charge, supported by ten canons, five of whom were dignified with titles for specific duties. The five dignified canons were the Dean, who was responsible for administration; the Precentor, who was in charge of the music; the Treasurer, who controlled the finances and any "church treasures" ; the Chancellor, who had duties of a literary nature; and the Archdeacon, who was responsible for the well-being of the other churches and clergy in the diocese. -
The Scottish Book of Common Prayer 1929
~ THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF COMMON . PRAYER 19 29 ALAN CAMPBELL DON THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF CO M MO N P RAY E R 1 9 2 9 AND A~MINISTRATI ' ON O F THE Sacraments ~ And other parts of·qivine S ~ ( • e for ~~~'I'III the Uk of the CJi U R C H of . Se 0 T .L.A N D. I~j~~ 1~ E [) I N BUR G H, Printed by Robert T ol(ng, Printer to the J9ngs mo' .E.xcdlent M$ je1ti~. y M.De.xxxVlI• .. I PLATE 1 Scottish Book ifCOIIIIJIOu. Prayer f()29 THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER Notes on its origin and growth, with illustrations from original documents BY ALAN CAMPBELL DON Dean of Westminster Sometime Provost of St. Paul's Cathedral, Dundee LONDON S'P'C'K 1 949 - , -----;-;-~----- 1kP'B·oP C'har'kSlV ' 166~ or .EDWAlm VI· 154-J $sttm1i~ T~"Non]UtOti O~ 1 18 1f,( SCottish CknmmiQnO.mia T~ rust '\V« 13oo.ki.~ 1.) £..£.., t Tht S(cond;Wa 'Booki~ 1.1~5 /11 ' 1nshop~50~ ~. _____________1~~~ Tfit'T(X~~ _--~)6~ I CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE J. THE BOOKE OF COMMON PRAYER ... 1637 17 II. THE NONJURORS 25 Ill. THE WEE BOOKIES 37 IV. THE EASTERN LITURGIES 41 V. THE SCOTTISH COMMUNION OFFICE 1764 51 r r LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ,I' !' PLATE PAGE 1. Title page of the Scottish Prayer Book, 1637, commonly called Laud's Liturgy FRONTISPIECE 2. Title page of the Scottish Prayer Book, 1637, reprinted in 1712 20 3. Title page of the Office of Nonjurors, 1718 Ij 24 4. -
St. Gilbert De Moravia D
April 1 St. Gilbert de Moravia d. 1245 • Scotland St. Gilbert de Moravia was a holy bishop who fought a dragon, according to legend. Gilbert was the bishop of Caithness. He knew that worshipping God is the most important thing we can do. He built the Dornoch Cathedral as a sacred place of worship, so that all the people of Caithness could gather to give their hearts and minds to God. Gilbert also knew that to love God means to love your neighbor, so he built many dwelling places for the poor. Gilbert de Moravia is most famous for his legendary defeat of the dragon of Dornoch. A terrible dragon lived in the forest near the city of Dornoch. It had a long neck like a salamander and breathed fire. Every day, it would travel the same path to the city of Dornoch and stick its neck into windows to gobble up young maidens. No one dared face the dragon for fear of its powerful teeth and breath of fire. When Bishop Gilbert heard news of the dragon, he was determined to kill it to protect his people. He put on his steel cap and armed himself with bow and arrow. Then he traveled to the city of Dornoch and investigated the path on which the dragon journeyed to-and-fro from wood to city. The path was well- worn from the dragon’s claws and its great, long tail. Gilbert devised a plan. He had a deep trench dug following the path, with peepholes carved in the walls. Then he went down on his knees and waited, with a prayer to God in his heart.