| Description | Roderick Impey Murchison, fieldbooks & diaries: Scotland, Skye etc.
August 1827 Skye etc. (148pp): Stenscholl [Skye], Loch Staffin, Floddigary (1), The Storr (2), coast section Portree – Holm (4-10), Prince Charles’s Cave (7, 9). 1 August: Portree – Raasay House (18), Suisnish (20), /suisnish Pt, Dun Caan (25). Sligachan Hotel [Skye], Glen Sligachan, Marsco (27), Harta Corrie (28), Coruisk, Camasunary (29), Strathaird, Kilmarie (33), Faoilean, Lich Slapin, Beinn Dearg Mhor (34), “Torm” [Torrin?] (35); “Corrychattachan” [Corrie, nr Broadford ?] (36), Scalpay, Scalpay House, (37), Guillemon Island (38), Pabay (39-39b), Lusa [Skye] (40), Balmacara [High]. 8 August: Plockton, Loch Carron, Loch Kishorn, Strome (43), Applecross, Bealach-na-Bar (45), Milton, Applecross House (46), coast from Applecross to Gairloch (48), Gairloch, Poolewe, Loch Hollich [?], Loch Maree (53). By boat: Isle of Ewe, Gruinard (54), Gruinard Isle, Summer Isles (58), Loch Broom, Ben Goleach, Ullapool, Isle Martin (59). 11 August: Ullapool (60), section (62-3). 12 August: Ullapool – Assynt Kirk [High]; Strathkanaird [High], Elphin [High] (65), Cam Loch, Led Beg, Suilven, Assynt Kirk (69). 14 August: Assynt Kirk. Return to Led Beg (72), Loch Borrlan, Lich Craggie (73), Lubcroy, Rosehall, Achany, Loch Shin (74), Lairg Inn (75). 15 August: Lairg, Dalchork, r. Tirry, Crask Bridge (76), Loch Naver, Althaharra (77), Ben Klibreck. 16 August: Loch Meadie, Strath More, Loch Hope (80), Eriboll House (81). 17 August: coloured section through Eriboll and Eilean Chovaidh (83), coloured section through Ardnachil [?] (84); across Loch Eriboll (85), Beinn Ceannabeinne (86), [no pp. 87-90), Far Out Head (91), Pictish Towers, Balnakeil House, Kyle of Durnes (92). 18 August: Across the Kyle of Durness (93), Kearvaig r., Cape Wrath (95). Catalogue of Specimens from Balnakeil, Sutherland [High]. 19 August: Balnakeil to Rispond, 20 August: Rispond to Whiten Head (100), Port Vasco, Tongue Bay (102), Tongue House (103), Borgie (104), Farr, Kermony Pt (106), Strathy Water (107), Bighouse (108). 21 August: Bighouse Bay, Portskerra, Sandside [High], Brims Ness, New Burn Head, Thurso, Portskerra [High] (108), Bighouse Bay [Melvich Bay] (111), Reay [High], Sandside Bay, Brims Ness (114), Forss, Holburn Head, Thurso (115). Excursion to Banniskirk, Spital and Weydale Quarries: Banniskirk (116), “Quarries S. Of Spital Hill”, Weydale Quarries [3m SE Thurso] (117). [From this point on there are notes and corrections as for a draft.]; E. from Thurso Castle; Murkle Bay (118), Dunnet Head (119), John O’Groats and Duncansby, St John’s Head (120 & 122). Canisbay (123), Huna, John O’Groats, Duncansby Head (124), Freswick, (127), Auckingill (128), Castle Girnigoe, Castle Sinclair, Noss Head, Wick (129). Wick – Clyth: Hempriggs, Clyth Ness (130), Clyth (131), Bruan Kirk (132), Swiney, Latheron, Nottingham (132), Loch Rangag (133), Latheronwheel, Dunbeath (135), Braemore (135), Berriedale Water, Maiden Pap, Langwell Morven, Scaraben (136). “Bearings of principle points from the Maiden Pap” – [Ben-a-Ghrean], Spital Hill, Ben Alisky, Berriedale r., Ben Dorrery, Maiden Pap, Bighouse Hills, Clyth Ness, Ben-a-Chielt, Ord of Caithness, Tarbat Ness, Langwell alley (138).....Details of specimens from Skye (139) Portree (140), Raasay (141), Corry (141-2), Balmacara (143); Caithness Cont. Berriedale, Borgue (144), Ord of Caithness (145), Ach na Craig, Ousdale, Ord of Caithness (146, Brora [High] (147). |