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Robert Riddell manuscripts

 

A Collection of Scottish Antiquities, selected by R.R. Vol 6

 

 

 

‘1788’ (title page torn away).  ‘A catalogue of great and learned men born in Dumfries shire’ (p.36); a history of Sweetheart (pp.7, 52), with a satirical  poem on William Copland of Colliston, who sold it for demolition (p.55); the ballad,  ‘The Bedesman on Nithsdale’ (p.56); anecdotes of Prince Charles Edward (p.147); English, Welsh, Irish, and Manx antiquities, including runes (p.199); an account of sculptures stones and other primitive antiquities of Scotland (p.235).

List of the contents of preceding pages on p.155.

-       Basil Skinner’s notes, 1959

 

 

 

Text verbatim with the exception of material in square brackets and notes in italics

 

Index to the Preceding Articles [p.155]

 

No

Designation of the Articles

Page

Notes

1

Drawing with an account of Friars Carse

 

 

2

An account of Gold Coins of R:Bruce found at the old Church of Crieff

 

 

3

Views of Balmbreich, of Elcho Castle

 

Includes images of both Balmbreich and Elcho Castles

4

Extracts from Fountainhall’s Decisions anent Locher Moss &C &C &C

Page first

 

5

An account of Cullean Castle accompanied with a print of the old Castle

3

 

6

An account of the Friary of Friars Carse

4

 

7

An account accompanied with a Print, of the abbey of sweet heart

7

 

8

Do of the Colledge of Linclouden

8

Linclouden’ spelled ‘Lincluden’ in text body

9

Do of the Abbey of Aberbrothick

9

 

10

Do of the Castle of Craigmiller

10

Following the short feature on Craigmiller castle there is an image of Bothwell castle.

11

Do of the Abbey of Dryburgh

11

 

12

Do of the Abbey of Kelso

12

 

13

Do of the Castle Strathaven

12

 

14

Do of the Abbey of Pluscardin

13

 

No

Designation of the Articles

Page

Notes

15

Do  of the Castle of Cruixton

14

 

16

Do of the Castle of Tantallon

15

 

17

Do of the Abbey of Culross

16

 

18

Do of the Abbey of Balmerinoch

17

 

19

Do of the Abbey of Beaulieu

18

 

20

Do of the Cathedral of Iona

19

 

21

Do of the Castle of Roslin

19

 

22

Do of the Abbey of Melrose

20

 

23

An Account of the wood house cross

28

 

24

Biografical anecdote of the Charters family

33

 

25

An Account accompanied with a Print of Buchannan house

35

 

26

Biografical anecdotes of learned men, and States men born in Dumfries shire since the Revolution &C to the year 1788

36

 

27

Biographical anecdotes of the O’Conner family

46

Page damaged

28

Do of the McDermont family

46

As above

29

Remarks of Alexr Ist, David Ist, William the Lion, and Alexr IId Silver Money

47

 

30

Account accompanied with a Print of Balgonie Castle in Fife shire

51

 

31

An anecdote of the Abbey of Sweet heart

52

 

32

The Bedesman on Nidside Ist and 2d Fyttes

56

 

33

Account Accompanied with a Print of the Castle of Dunskey or Dunskene in Galloway

64

 

34

The Buik of the ordour of the Lawis of Marche, pertaining to Johnne Lord Maxwell, from the later Company Goldie Manuscript- a most curious Book

67

 

35

An Account accompanied with the Remains of Gowrie’s house at Perth

128

 

36

An account accompanied with a print of Two old Roman Rings found at Carlisle

131

 

37

Two Letters and drawings of the Runick sides of the Ruthvell stone by Carlisle

132

 

38

A Roman altar found at Carlisle

140

 

39

The Effegy of Alan Lord of Galloway at Dundrennan Abbey

142

 

40

Drawing of Terregles Church by A Cardonnel

143

 

41

Drawing of the Boatford stone by A:DeC

144

 

42

Anecdotes of the Late Pretender

147

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: Feb 2023