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Notes on the Relics Preserved in Dunvegan RELICS PRESERVED IN DUNVEGAN CASTLE, SKYE. 99 I. RELICE NOTETH N SSO PRESERVE DUNVEGAN DI N CASTLE, SKYE, AND THE HERALDRY OF THE FAMILY OF MACLEOD OF MACLEOD. By FRED. T. MACLEOD, F.S.A. SCOT. preparatioe th n I thesf no e note sI hav e been materially assistey db . MacLeo e C Rev th . R . f MacLeod)d(o s kindlha r o yfo ,wh lene m t the purpos a typewrittee n volume entitle dDunvegane "Th Charter Chest, edited by B,. C. MacLeod (of MacLeod), vol. i.—1298-1700." This interesting collectio papersf no resule th , manf o t y year labouf so r among the original documents in Dunvegan Castle, apart from its value as a reliable contribution to the history of an important West Highland faraily, contains many items of great value to students of antiquities. The documents described comprise Charters and Seisins, Notarial Instruments, Bond f Friendshipo s , Contract f Marriago s e f Fosterageo d an , Personal Bond d Dischargessan , Indentures, Tacks of Lands and of Teinds, Letters of Horning, and other legal diligence, Judicial Rentals, Lawyers d Doctorsan ' ' Charges, Tradesmen's Accounts, Rolls of Freeholders, and Papers upon Election Business, Burgess Tickets, and Correspondence, including several letters from Scottish kings. The illustrations accompanying my notes are, in most instances, reproductions of photographs taken by Mr MacLeod. Dunvegan Castl e e home MacLeod(figth th , f e.o 1) f Dunvegao s n for many generations, has played many important parts in the history of Scotland. t standI 1 t prominentlou s e nortth n hyo shor Locf eo h Dunvegan, and although in many respects modernised, still retains interestinn 1A g pape Dunvegan o r n Castl contributes wa e Societe th o t dy in 1895 (Proceedings, vol. xxix. pp. 255-271) by Lockhart Bogle, F.S.A. Scot., illustrate viewCastle y db th f t svariouo ea s dates plana , drawingd an , detailsf so . The illustration here reproduced is from a drawing by Mr Bogle made at that date. ^^ EELICS PRESERVE DUNVEGAN DI N CASTLE1 ,10 SKYE. architectural features which clearly point to thirteenth-century con- struction legene Th .d that ascribe sbuildine par th ninte f th o t ho gt century is undoubtedly fanciful. The sea-gate, the dungeon, and Alastair Crotach's l featureToweal e f ar considerablro s e interest, t calr morno fo l eo d tha t nbu passing notic n thii e s papere Th . Castle has passed through many vicissitudes : it has withstood storm, fire, and siege for many centuries. Gruesome legends linger persist- ently aroun s wall it ddungeonsd an s e exclusioth o t , f brightero n chapters in its history, when the sword was laid aside for a time, and its hospitable portals opened to the scholar, the poet, arid the musician. Ae Castl visith o et tWese madth y t eb Highlan d bard, MacVurich, is thu s n 159i describe 5m :hi — y db attendante "Th house th f eso wer evern eo y side, cheerfula s wa t I , great clan; As quietnes Prince'e bettes th sr wa rfo s comfort, The tribparte th ef y o too k their drin retirementn ki . The merriment of the harp and of the full bowls, With which hatre treacherd t dusuallan no e yar accompanied; laughtee fair-hairee Th th f ro d youngsters. We had inebriating ale and a blazing fire." Dunvegan's hospitality, thus recorded continues ha , dmarkea d feature of the family ever since. Johnson " tasted lotus in the Castle, and was in danger of forgetting that he was ever to depart," and others of a later day, including Pennanr WalteSi d ran t Scott, have gratefully acknowledged the unbounded welcome and the unstinted hospitality they received withi s wallsnit . When General Middleton's arm defeateywas Lochgarrdat 1653yin , Dunvega ne plac th Castl s e e choseRoyaliswa e th y b n t leadern i s which to hold a council of war; and when, on the eve of the battl f Cullodeno e , Lord Loudo d Presidenan n t Forbes were forced to retreat, MacLeod's stronghold was the place chosen by them as a temporary shelter. 102 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , JANUAR , 1913Y13 . The Castle itsel s undoubtedli f e mosyth t interesting antiquitn yi possessioe th Dunvegae th f no n family t withibu , s wallnit s there ear many relic f bygono s e days l moral , r leso e s closely associated with r thre e o histore familyth f o thesth o e f Tw o ye . relics havt no e Dunvegae FigTh . 2 (10.p nJCu inche height)n si . infrequently bee exhibitionn no d havan , e been describe archaeon di - logical journals; but, so far as I know, no attempt hitherto has been made to place on record a complete list of the Dunvegan relics, and accounn a e histors knowna th f r o f teacfa yo o .hs The Dunvegan Cup.—This interesting specime f ancieno n t Irish workmanship firss (figi ) t2 . notice e Proceedingsth n di f thio s Society RELICS PRESERVED IN DUNVEGAN CASTLE, SKYE. 103 in a short contribution by Dr Wilson, as far back as 1851. Prior to that date, the only published account of the Cup was that contained in Sir Walter Scott's note to The Lord of the Isles, explanatory of the lines :— " ' Fill me the mighty cup,' he said, ' Erst owned by royal Somerled.' " It is singular that not one of three earlier visitors to the Castle— Dr Johnson, Boswell, and Pennant—makes any reference to having seen this relic. Scott's description, ascertaine r Wilsoe D b y db o nt inaccurate as regards the rendering of the inscription and date, is as follows :— " This very curious piece of antiquity is nine inches and three-quarters in inside depth, and ten and a half in height on the outside, the extreme measure over the lips being four inches and a half. The cup is divided into two parts wrougha y b t ledge, beautifully ornamented, about three-fourth incn a hf o s in breadth. Beneath this ledge the shape of the cup is rounded off, and terminates in a flat circle, like that of a tea cup ; four short feet support the whole. Abov e projectinth e s nearli p g ycu ledg squaree e shapth th e f o e , projecting outward at the brim. The cup is made of wood (oak to all appear- ance) t mosbu , t curiously wrough d embossean t d with silver work, which projects fro e vesselmth . Thernumbea e ear regulaf o r r projecting sockets which appea havo t r e bee t witnse threr ho stonethef o eo tw m s ; still hold piece f coralo s e e fourese emptyth th ,ar trt cornerA e projectin. th f o s g ledge r corniceo , foue ar , r sockets, much larger, probabl pebbler yfo r preso - cious stones. The workmanship of the silver is extremely elegant, and appears havo t e been highl silverf yo gildede ledgee ar . p Th .,cu brime legth d f ,an so The family tradition bears that it was the property of Neil Ghlune-dhu, or Black-knee. But who this Neil was, no one pretends to say. Around the legenda s i p ,cu perfectl e edgth f eo y legible Saxoe th n i n, black-letter, which thuseemn ru s o s:t — UFO : JOHIS : MIOH : MGN : PNCIPIS : DB : HB : MANA E : VICH : LTAHI A: MQRYNBI L: BT : SPAT : DO : JHU : DA : CLBA : ILLOBU OPi : FECIT : ANO : DI : ix : 93o OOTLI : OIMI : The inscriptio thun ru t Johanailengt sa o y Uf nma h: s Mich Magni Principis de Hr Manae Vich Liahia Magryneil et Sperat Domino Ihesu Dari Clementiam Illorum Opera. Anno Domini 993 Onili Oimi. Which may run in English: Ufo the son of John, the son of Magnus, Prince of Man, the grandson of Liahia 4 10 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH r O S , JANUAR , 191313 Y . Macgryneil, trusts in the Lord Jesus that their works (i.e. his own and those of his ancestors) will obtain mercy. Oneil Oimi made this in the year of God nine hundre ninety-threed dan . t thi"sBu version doe t includsno puzzline eth g letters HB befor wore eth d Manae. Within the mouth of the cup the letters JHS (Jesus) are repeated four times. Prom thiothed san r circumstances t wouli , d see havmo t e been a chalice. This circumstanco tw e th perhapy f o ma e e sus accoune th r fo t Arabic numerals 93. These figures were introduced by Pope Sylvester, A.D. 991, and might be used in a vessel formed for church service so early as 993. The workmanship of the whole cup is extremely elegant, and resembles, I am told, antiques of the same nature preserved in Ireland." e followinTh g general descriptio r Alexande M e Cup th y b f ,o n r Nesbitt, is of interest:— " It is a cup of wood, probably either yew or alder, such as in Ireland is calle ' mether, da ' square abov rounded ean d below, place foun do r legsd an , almost covered with mounting f silvero s , decorated with niell gildind oan g; the whole measures 10J inches in height, 4J inches in breadth at the mouth, ane broadesdth t 5a J t point, whic s somewhai h t belo e middlewth r D . Wilson (Proceedings Society e oth f of Antiquaries f Scotland,o 1852) 8 , par.
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