{"product_id":"the-lairds-of-glenlyon-1886-by-duncan-campbell-searchable-pdf-surname-index","title":"The Lairds of Glenlyon (1886) by Duncan Campbell - Searchable PDF \u0026 Surname Index","description":"\u003ch2\u003eUncover the Scarce 1886 Private-Circulation Chronicle of Glenlyon, Appin of Dull, and Breadalbane\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivately printed in Perth in 1886 by S. Cowan \u0026amp; Co. for \u003cstrong\u003eSir Donald Currie, K.C.M.G., M.P.\u003c\/strong\u003e of Garth and Glenlyon, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lairds of Glenlyon: Historical Sketches Relating to the Districts of Appin, Glenlyon, and Breadalbane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eDuncan Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e (formerly Parish Schoolmaster of Fortingall in Glenlyon, and later editor of the \u003cem\u003eNorthern Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, Inverness) is one of the rarest and most vivid primary-source histories of central Highland Perthshire. Because the original 1886 volume was printed strictly for private circulation and lacked both a Table of Contents and an Index, generations of researchers tracing families from \u003cstrong\u003eFortingall, Glenlyon, Weem, Dull, Rannoch, Killin, Glenorchy, Glencoe, and Breadalbane\u003c\/strong\u003e have struggled to locate ancestral references buried across its 31 unindexed chapters and charter appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eEnhanced Fairbairn's Crests Digital Archive Edition (349 pages)\u003c\/strong\u003e preserves all 340 historical content pages of the 1886 volume with their authentic archival page backgrounds and native embedded OCR search layer 100% intact, while adding a newly compiled \u003cstrong\u003eRestored Table of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e, interactive chapter bookmarks, and a comprehensive \u003cstrong\u003eBack-of-Book Master Index\u003c\/strong\u003e covering \u003cstrong\u003e128 Scottish surnames\/clans\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e117 parishes, castles, glens, battles, and regiments\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Inside This Enhanced Fairbairn's Crests Digital Edition:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplete 349-Page Merged \u0026amp; Bookmarked PDF:\u003c\/strong\u003e Combines 4 pages of newly typeset Fairbairn's Crests Front Matter (Pages i–iv), all 340 historical pages of the 1886 Perth private edition (with 3 blank\/library flyleaf pages removed so pagination flows cleanly), and a 5-page Back-of-Book Master Surname \u0026amp; Place Index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% Intact Native OCR Search Layer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Retained book pages are preserved directly from the archival scan without destructive re-rasterizing or thresholding, ensuring instant, accurate full-text keyword search (\u003ccode\u003eCtrl+F\u003c\/code\u003e \/ \u003ccode\u003eCmd+F\u003c\/code\u003e) across every page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRestored Table of Contents (Page iv) \u0026amp; Exact Page Offset Guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e Translates the original book's unlabelled Roman-numeral chapters (Chapters I–XXXI and Appendix) into a detailed thematic guide with exact page conversions (\u003ccode\u003eMerged PDF Page = Printed Page + 9\u003c\/code\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16th–18th Century Raid Rolls, Bonds of Manrent \u0026amp; Privy Council Records:\u003c\/strong\u003e Includes transcripts and analyses of the 16th-century bonds of manrent to Glenorchy, the 1585–1587 Lochaber (\u003cem\u003eAbraich\u003c\/em\u003e) and Glenshee raid rolls naming individual Highlanders by Gaelic patronymic, the 1696 Dunkeld hornings and wadsetter rolls, and the 1885 Glenlyon tenantry welcome.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Genealogical \u0026amp; Topographical Index:\u003c\/strong\u003e Features 1,076 page citations across 128 surnames and clans, plus 1,312 page citations across 117 Highland parishes, baronies, castles, glens, lochs, battles, and military regiments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical \u0026amp; Regional Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon oral traditions gathered from Gaelic-speaking octogenarians at Fortingall in the 1850s alongside the \u003cem\u003eBlack Book of Taymouth\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBook of Garth and Fortingall\u003c\/em\u003e, Pitcairn's \u003cem\u003eCriminal Trials\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Privy Council Registers, Duncan Campbell traces over a हजार years of central Highland history. The narrative opens with the seventh-century Celtic church of \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Eonan (Adomnán of Iona)\u003c\/strong\u003e at Fortingall and Milton Eonan, the ancient round watching-towers of Glenlyon, and the early feudal rule of the \u003cstrong\u003eMacDougalls of Lorn (\u003cem\u003eM'Couilglas\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eMacNaughtons\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eMenzies of Weem\u003c\/strong\u003e. It then chronicles the rise of the \u003cstrong\u003eCampbell Lairds of Glenlyon\u003c\/strong\u003e—from \u003cstrong\u003e\"Donnachadh Ruadh na Feileachd\" (Red Duncan of the Hospitality)\u003c\/strong\u003e at Carnban Castle and his son \u003cstrong\u003eColin Campbell (\"Cailean Gorach\" \/ Mad Colin)\u003c\/strong\u003e, who built \u003cstrong\u003eMeggernie Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1585 and waged relentless counter-raids against Lochaber cattle lifters, to \u003cstrong\u003eArchibald Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e (slain at the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven chapters (Chapters III and XV–XXII) form a classic monograph on the proscription and wars of \u003cstrong\u003eClan Gregor\u003c\/strong\u003e—detailing the MacGregors of Glenstrae, Roro in Glenlyon, and Balquhidder, the execution of \u003cstrong\u003eGregor Roy of Glenstrae\u003c\/strong\u003e (1570) and the immortal Gaelic lament composed by his widow \u003cstrong\u003eMarion Campbell of Glenlyon\u003c\/strong\u003e, the murder of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Drummond of Drummondernoch\u003c\/strong\u003e (1589), the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Glenfruin\u003c\/strong\u003e (1603), and \u003cstrong\u003eRob Roy MacGregor\u003c\/strong\u003e. Extensive chapters also examine \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon\u003c\/strong\u003e (1630–1696)—tracing the 1680 Caithness expedition (\u003cem\u003eRuaig Ghallu\u003c\/em\u003e), the ruinous 1689 raid on Glenlyon by the Keppoch and Glencoe MacDonalds after Killiecrankie, and the tragic orders behind the \u003cstrong\u003eMassacre of Glencoe (1692)\u003c\/strong\u003e—followed by the Jacobite poet-chief \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Robertson of Struan\u003c\/strong\u003e, Laird John Campbell in the \u003cstrong\u003e1715 Rising\u003c\/strong\u003e (Sheriffmuir and the Siege of Preston), his son \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Black Colonel\" (Colonel John Campbell)\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Watch (42nd Highlanders)\u003c\/strong\u003e at Fontenoy and in the \u003cstrong\u003e1745 Rising\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eGarden-Campbells of Troup\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the 1885 union of Garth and Glenlyon under \u003cstrong\u003eSir Donald Currie\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSurnames, Clans \u0026amp; Noble Houses Indexed in This Volume (128 Entries):\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbercromby \/ Abercrombie, Agnew (of Lochnaw), Airlie (Ogilvy, Earl of), Alexander (Sir William, Earl of Stirling), Allan, Anderson, Angus (Douglas, Earl of), Argyll \/ Argyle (Campbell, Earls, Marquesses \u0026amp; Dukes of), Armstrong, Athole \/ Atholl (Stewarts \u0026amp; Murrays, Earls, Marquesses \u0026amp; Dukes of), Baillie, Balfour (of Burleigh), Balmerino (Elphinstone, Lord), Beaton \/ Bethune, Bisshop \/ Bishop (Major), Blackadder (Colonel), Blair, Boyd (Lord Boyd \/ Earl of Kilmarnock), Breadalbane (Campbell, Earls \u0026amp; Marquesses of), Bruce (King Robert the Bruce \u0026amp; House of), Buchan (General Thomas \u0026amp; Earl of), Buchanan (of Leny, Arnprior \u0026amp; George Buchanan), Burns (Robert), Caithness (Sinclair, Earl of), Cameron (of Lochiel, Glennevis, Callart), Campbell (of Glenlyon, Glenorchy, Lawers, Lochow, Argyll, Breadalbane, Barcaldine, Achallader), Carmichael, Carpenter (General George), Chisholm (of Strathglass), Claverhouse (John Graham, Viscount Dundee), Colquhoun (of Luss), Comrie (of Comrie), Cope (General Sir John), Cowan, Crawford \/ Craufurd (Earl of), Crichton, Cromwell (Oliver), Cumberland (William Augustus, Duke of), Cunningham \/ Cuninghame (Earl of Glencairn), Currie (Sir Donald, K.C.M.G., M.P., of Garth and Glenlyon), Dalrymple (Master \u0026amp; Earl of Stair), Derwentwater (James Radcliffe, Earl of), Douglas (Earls of Angus, Morton, Dukes of Queensberry \u0026amp; Hamilton), Drummond (of Perth, Drummondernoch, Balhaldie, Viscount Strathallan), Dunbar, Erroll (Hay, Earl of), Erskine (John, Earl of Mar), Ewing, Ferguson \/ Fergusson, Fleming (of Moness \u0026amp; Earl of Wigton), Fletcher (of Achallader \u0026amp; Saltoun), Forbes (of Culloden \u0026amp; Lord Pitsligo), Forster (General Thomas, of Bamborough), Fraser (Simon, Lord Lovat), Garden (of Troup), Gardiner (Colonel James), Glencairn (Cunningham, Earl of), Gordon (Duke of Gordon, Marquess of Huntly, Glenbucket, Viscount Kenmure), Gow (Neil), Gowrie (Ruthven, Earl of), Graham \/ Graeme (Marquess of Montrose, Inchbrakie, Menteith, Claverhouse), Grant (of Grant \/ Freuchie \u0026amp; Glenmoriston), Hamilton (Duke of Hamilton \u0026amp; Lord Basil Hamilton), Hay (Earl of Kinnoull, Dupplin \u0026amp; Erroll), Hill (Colonel John, Governor of Fort-William), Home \/ Hume (Earl of), Huntly (Gordon, Earl \u0026amp; Marquess of), Innes, Irvine (of Drum), Johnstone \/ Johnston, Keith (Earl Marischal), Kenmure (William Gordon, Viscount), Kerr \/ Ker (Earl \u0026amp; Marquess of Lothian), Kilspindie (Archibald Douglas of), Kinnoull (Hay, Earl of), Knox (John), Lauderdale (Maitland, Duke of), Lawers (Campbells, Lairds \u0026amp; Lady of), Lennox (Stewart, Earl \u0026amp; Duke of), Leslie (General David, Earl of Leven \u0026amp; Earl of Rothes), Lindsay (Earl of Crawford, Edzell \u0026amp; Evelick), Livingstone \/ Livingston (Earl of Linlithgow \u0026amp; Viscount Kilsyth), Lochiel (Sir Ewen \u0026amp; Donald Cameron of), Lockhart (George, of Carnwath), Loudoun (Campbell, Earl of), Lovat (Simon Fraser, Lord), Lyon (Lord Glamis \u0026amp; Earl of Strathmore), MacAin \/ M'Ain \/ McCain, MacAlister \/ M'Allaster \/ McAlster, MacArthur \/ M'Arthur \/ Mhic Harther, MacCailein \/ M'Cailein Mòr (Campbell Chief), MacCallum \/ M'Callum \/ McCallum, MacConeill \/ McConeill \/ Mhic Coneill, MacCree \/ M'Cree, MacDonald \/ M'Donald \/ McDonald (of Glencoe, Keppoch, Sleat, Clanranald, Glengarry), MacDougall \/ M'Dougall \/ M'Couilglas (of Lorn \u0026amp; Dunolly), MacEagh \/ M'Eagh (Children of the Mist), MacEwan \/ M'Ewin \/ M'Ewen, MacFarlane \/ M'Farlane, MacGerrie \/ McGerrie, MacGestalcar \/ M'Gestalcar, MacGore \/ M'Gore \/ Mhic Gorme, MacGregor \/ M'Gregor \/ McGregor \/ M'Gregour (of Glenstrae, Roro, Balquhidder, Glengyle, Rob Roy), MacIan \/ M'Ian (of Glencoe \u0026amp; Ardnamurchan), MacIldowie \/ M'Ilduy, MacIntosh \/ M'Intosh \/ Mackintosh (Brigadier William of Borlum \u0026amp; Clan Chattan), MacIntyre \/ M'Intyre, MacIver \/ M'Iver (Clan Iver), MacKay \/ M'Kay \/ Mackay (General Hugh \u0026amp; Lord Reay), MacKenneth \/ M'Kenneth, MacKenzie \/ M'Kenzie \/ Mackenzie (Earl of Seaforth \u0026amp; Cromartie), MacKissick \/ M'Kissick, MacLachlan \/ M'Lachlan, MacLaren \/ M'Laren, MacLean \/ M'Lean \/ Maclean (of Duart, Lochbuy, Coll \u0026amp; Ardgour), MacLeod \/ M'Leod \/ Macleod, MacNab \/ M'Nab (of Bovain \u0026amp; Kinnell), MacNaughton \/ M'Nachtan \/ McNaughtone (of Dundarave, Chesthill \u0026amp; Glenlyon), MacNeill \/ M'Neill \/ McNeill, MacNicol \/ M'Nicol \/ Nicol, MacPherson \/ M'Pherson (of Cluny), MacQueen \/ M'Queen, Maitland (Duke of Lauderdale), Malcolm (King Malcolm Canmore), Mar (John Erskine, Earl of), Marischal (George Keith, Earl), Maule (Earl of Panmure), Maxwell (Earl of Nithsdale), Menteith \/ Monteith (Earl of), Menzies (of Weem, Castle Menzies, Culdares, Bolfracks, Comrie, Chesthill, Pitfodels), Mercer (of Aldie), Middleton (Earl of), Monck \/ Monk (General George), Monro \/ Munro (of Foulis), Montrose (James Graham, Marquess \u0026amp; Duke of), Moray (James Stewart, Regent \u0026amp; Earl of), Morton (James Douglas, Regent \u0026amp; Earl of), Murray (Dukes of Athole, Marquess of Tullibardine, Lord George Murray, Ochtertyre), Nairne (William Murray, Lord), Nithsdale (William Maxwell, Earl of), Ogilvy \/ Ogilvie (Earl of Airlie \u0026amp; Findlater), Ormonde (James Butler, Duke of), Panmure (James Maule, Earl of), Perth (James Drummond, Earl \u0026amp; Duke of), Pitcairn (Robert), Pitsligo (Alexander Forbes, Lord), Queensberry (James Douglas, Duke of), Ramsay, Reid (General John), Robertson (of Struan \/ Strowan, Lude, Faskally, Auchleeks, Clan Donnachaidh), Rollo (Robert, Lord), Ross (Earl of), Rothes (John Leslie, Earl of), Ruthven (Earl of Gowrie), Scott (Sir Walter \u0026amp; Clan Scott), Seaforth (William Mackenzie, Earl of), Seton \/ Seaton (Earl of Winton \u0026amp; Seton of Touch), Sinclair (Earl of Caithness \u0026amp; Master of Sinclair), Southesk (James Carnegie, Earl of), Stair (Sir John Dalrymple, Master \u0026amp; 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