Periods in Highland HistoryA structured history of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from prehistoric, pre-Christian times to the present. This lengthy timescale is divided into seven periods, each analyzed in terms of its political, economic and cultural conditions. |
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agricultural Alexander ancient Angus Argyll battle belted plaid burghs Campbell canntaireachd carved Castle cattle Celtic chief Church Clan Chattan Clan Ranald clansmen contemporary crofters crofting Culdees described districts Donald Duncan Earl Earldom early Edinburgh eighteenth century estates example farms feudal Fraser G. W. S. Barrow Gael Gaelic galleys Glengarry Highland dress Highland history Highland Papers Highland society I. F. Grant important instance Inverness Iona Ireland Irish Islay Isles J. R. N. MacPhail Jacobite James John King Kintyre Knapdale Laird land later Lewis Loch Lochaber Lord Lordship Lowlands MacDonald Mackay MacKenzie Mackintosh MacLean MacLeod MacMhuirich Macpherson Martin Martin Mór Moray Norse North organisation Ossian ounceland parish period piobaireachd pipers pipes poems poetry poets Ross Scotland Scots Scottish Scottish Gaelic seventeenth century sixteenth century Skye social songs survived Sutherland sword tartan tradition wearing West Highland William William Forbes Skene worn