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A Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland and Caithness
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Brand investigated Orkney, Zetland (or Shetland), Pightland Firth, and finally Caithness. It was an amazing record of this region, published in diary form, beginning with his departure on the 12th of April 1700. These islands had been secured as dowry from the Norwegians, but by 1700 they are still much more Norse than Scottish ...
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A Genealogical Account of the Traills of Orkney
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Written in 1888 by William Traill, the full title of this work is "A Genealogical Account of the Traills of Orkney, with a Pedigree Table Tracing Their Descent from the Traills of Blebo, in Fifeshire". This family history begins with an account of the origins and early history of the Traills in England and Scotland ...
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County Map of Scotland: Orkney Isles and Shetland Isles
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This map, one in a series covering each Scottish county, originally produced by John Bartholomew in 1885, has been reprinted by antique map specialist Jonathan Sheppard, in the ...
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Orkney 1926 Peace's Almanac and County Directory
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The 1926 Orkney Almanac and Country Directory contains the name, address and occupation of those within the county, together with details on Justices of the Peace for the Orkney District and so much more ...
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The Highlands and Isles of Scotland
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The book begins with the Roman period, then turns to the Picts and Scots then the Norse appearance in the 8th century. After the Middle Ages Mackenzie then proceeds on into the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a history which will provide invaluable information for all interested in the Norse-Celtic world ...
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The Island Clans During Six Centuries
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This history of the Scottish islands (Lewis, Harris, Skye and Uist) and of the people who inhabited them paints a picture of a complex and unique Highland world as it developed over 600 years ...
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The Lairds of Glenlyon Historical Sketches Relating to the Districts of Appin, Glenlyon and Breadalbane
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Glenlyon is a region in Perthshire, it includes within it the four districts of Breadalbane, Glenlyon, Glenorchy, and Rannoch. This history brings together information on events and individuals associated with the region from the coming of the Campbells into the 19th century ...
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The Lordship of the Isles: Wanderings in the Lost Lordship
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This work is somewhat unusual, for it is both a history and a travel guide through the old Lordship of the Isles. Dr Isabel Grant takes the last great principality of Gaelic Alba, the kingdom of the Isles, travelling over it, investigating its terrain, its folklore and superstitions ...
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Town Map Orkney: Kirkwall and Stromness 1902
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Trace Your Orkney Ancestors
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This is the first book to focus on tracing Orcadian ancestry. A practical guide that requires no prior knowledge of technical terms, and is written for both novice and more experienced genealogists. Identifying websites, libraries and archives where sources for Orcadian genealogy can be found ...
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