| Description | Roderick Impey Murchison, fieldbooks & diaries: Scotland.
"1859 2 Ross-shire-Brahan-Cawdor Castle-Elgin-Portsoy & Banff-Rhymie-Aberdeen (British Association and Royal visit to be inserted) Kincardine and Montrose-Dundee-Forfarshire-Drumlanrig, etc."
22 Aug: Portmahomack [Highlands], Skibo Castle-Tain-Tarbat Ness (p1). North Sutor (p4). Fortose, Avoch, Rosemarkie (p5), Brahan Castle (p6);
25-26 Aug: "Drymie" (p7);
28 Aug: Cawdor Castle (p9), Fort George-Nairn shore (p10). Kilravock Castle (p11). Catnray (p12) Lethen House (p14), Muckle Burn, Bog Hole (p15);
30 Aug: Cawdor Castle-Finhorn River, Coulmonry (p16) Ardclach Church (p17). River Findhorn (p18) to Forres (p21). Elgin (p22) Spynie, Knock of Alves. Findrassie, Lossiemouth (p24). Quarries of Findrassie (p25) Mr Patrick Duff's opinions on the geology of the area-River Lossie (p29). Section Elgin-Findrassie (p32);
3 Sep: Elgin Cathedral (p33) Lossiemouth (p34);
6 Sep: Leave Elgin (p36) Keith, Knock (p37) Portsoy (p38) Banff (p39), Plaidy (p40);
7 Sep: Banff (p41), Rhymie (p42);
8 Sep: (p43), Ballochford, Glenfiddich Lodge (p44). Aberdeen meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (pp46-50), Excursion to Balmoral (p48). pencil sections of Glenbenrie and Stonehaven (p52) and Montrose, Coupar Angus, Dunkeld (p53). Forfar (p54). Balmoral, Loch Kinord (p55). Tullich (p56). Charles Lyell: Strathmore, Coupar Angus-Blairgowrie (p58) Dunkeld (p59);
26 Sep: Expedition from Fasque to Dunnottar Castle (p60), Clattering Bridge (p63);
27 Sept: Montrose (p65), Fettercairn, Marykirk (pp66-67). Arbroath-Dundee, Baldovan House (p68);
30 Sep: Dundee-perth-Glasgow, with Count Appongi to Drumlanrig (p69) Memoranda at Drumlanrig (p75) - Nithsdale (p81). Gatelaw Quarries (p82);
5 Oct: Drumlanrig to Dumfries-Closeburn (p84), Ruthwell (p85).
Rest of book empty, except "3 + 4 Oct" (p106) + "Sir John Ogilvy, Baldovan House, Dundee (p107); more addresses (p111), notes &c a diagram of Loch Ness (pp112-113). |