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THE SPELL OF SCOTLAND

by

KEITH CLARK

Author of "The Spell of Spain," etc.

"A Traveller may lee wi authority." (Scotch Proverb)

Illustrated

Boston The Page Company MDCCCCXVI

Copyright, 1916, by The Page Company

All rights reserved

First Impression, November, 1916

The Colonial Press C. H. Simonds Company, Boston, U. S. A.

TO
THE LORD MARISCHAL

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. HAME, HAME, HAME! 1
II. SCOTTS-LAND 24
III. BORDER TOWNS 53
IV. THE EMPRESS OF THE NORTH 82
V. THE KINGDOM OF FIFE 149
VI. TO THE NORTH 171
VII. HIGHLAND AND LOWLAND 194
VIII. THE CIRCLE ROUND 220
IX. THE WESTERN ISLES 252
X. THE LAKES 277
XI. THE WEST COUNTRY 314
BIBLIOGRAPHY 335
INDEX 339

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
THE PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE (_in full colour_)
(_See page 195_) _Frontispiece_
MAP OF SCOTLAND 1
JAMES VI 6
QUEEN MARY 15
JAMES II 25
MELROSE ABBEY 34
ABBOTSFORD (_in full colour_) 41
THE STUDY, ABBOTSFORD 45
ST. MARY'S AISLE AND TOMB OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, DRYBURGH ABBEY 51
JEDBURGH ABBEY 63
HERMITAGE CASTLE 66
NEWARK CASTLE 74
INTERIOR VIEW, TIBBIE SHIEL'S INN 77
ST. MARY'S LAKE 80
EDINBURGH CASTLE (_in full colour_) 86
MONS MEG 90
GREYFRIARS' CHURCHYARD 96
MORAY HOUSE 102
INTERIOR OF ST. GILES 104
JOHN KNOX'S HOUSE 106
JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUIS OF MONTROSE 108
HOLYROOD PALACE 111
JAMES IV 115
MARGARET TUDOR, QUEEN OF JAMES IV 124
BOTHWELL CASTLE (_in full colour_) 131
PRINCES STREET 134
JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE, VISCOUNT DUNDEE 142
TANTALLON CASTLE 157
ST. ANDREWS CASTLE 165
DRAWING-ROOM, LINLITHGOW PALACE, WHERE QUEEN MARY WAS BORN 184
HUNTINGTON TOWER 190
GLAMIS CASTLE 194
GLEN TILT 197
INVERCAULD HOUSE 200
BALMORAL CASTLE 205
MARISCHAL COLLEGE 207
DUNNOTTAR CASTLE 212
SPYNIE CASTLE 224
CAWDOR CASTLE (_in full colour_) 227
BATTLEFIELD OF CULLODEN 232
THE OLD MAN OF HOY 237
EARL'S PALACE, KIRKWALL 240
INVERGARRY CASTLE 248
KILCHURN CASTLE 258
AROS CASTLE 265
ENTRANCE TO FINGAL'S CAVE 267
CATHEDRAL OF IONA AND ST. MARTIN'S CROSS 273
DUMBARTON CASTLE 282
LOCH KATRINE 289
THE BRIG O' TURK 294
THE TROSSACHS (_in full colour_) 296
STIRLING CASTLE (_in full colour_) 304
DOUNE CASTLE 310
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS CARLYLE, BY WHISTLER 317
AYR RIVER (_in full colour_) 322
BURNS' COTTAGE, BIRTH-PLACE OF ROBERT BURNS, AYR 328
CAERLAVEROCK CASTLE 333

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