Locations by Michael Robson
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Great response, as well as images & text he sent a catalogue of relevant material he holds in his archive at 10 Calicvol. See below: Selection from sources for St. Columba and some of his contemporaries in the Outer Hebrides These sources are available for consultation by prior arrangement to anyone genuinely interested: at 10 Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis HS2 0XA (Tel. 01851 810 681/ archive@10callicvol.com) There is no charge. J Smith: The Life of St Columba, The Apostle and Patron Saint of the Ancient Scots and Picts, and Joint Patron of the Irish Edinburgh 1798 W Reeves (edit.): Vita Sancti Columbae: by Adamnan, Abbot of the Monastery of Iona (Bannatyne Club) Dublin 1857 A O & M O Anderson (edits.): Adamnan’s Life of Columba Edinburgh 1961 A O Anderson (coll. & trans.): Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286 Two Vols. (First published 1922) Reprint Stamford 1990 A O Kelleher & G Schoepperle (edits.): Betha Colaim Chille – Life of Columcille Dublin 1994 (reprint of 1918 publication; original written by Manus O’Donnell in 1532) C Bourke (edit.): Studies in the Cult of Saint Columba Dublin 1997 M Martin: A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland London 1703 <+ subsequent editions> E Lhuyd: Archaeologia Britannica Oxford 1707 W Bond: Buchanan’s History of Scotland Two Vols. London 1722 <+ subsequent editions and editors> D Monro: Description of the Western Isles of Scotland called Hybrides (etc.) Edinburgh 1774 J MacCulloch: A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, including the Isle of Man; comprising an Account of their Geological Structure; with Remarks on their Agriculture, Scenery, and Antiquities Vols.1-3 London 1819 J MacCulloch: The Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, containing Descriptions of their Scenery and Antiquities (etc.) Vols.1-4 London 1824 Iona Club (edit.): Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis Edinburgh 1847 R W Munro (edit.): Monro’s Western Isles of Scotland and Genealogies of the Clans 1549 Edinburgh & London 1961 C Innes: Origines Parochiales Scotiae – The Antiquities Ecclesiastical and Territorial of the Parishes of Scotland Bannatyne Club Two Vols. Edinburgh 1851 W F Skene (edit.): Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots, and other Early Memorials of Scottish History Edinburgh 1867 W F Skene: Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban Three Vols. Edinburgh 1876-1880 T S Muir: Characteristics of Old Church Architecture etc. in the Mainland & Western Islands of Scotland Edinburgh 1861 T S Muir: Ecclesiological Notes on Some of the Islands of Scotland Edinburgh 1885 A Mitchell: The Past in the Present: What is Civilisation? Edinburgh 1880 R Cochrane (edit.): Scottish Archaeological Tour of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in conjunction with The Cambrian Archaeological Association. Programme of Excursion and Illustrated Descriptive Guide to the places to be visited in The Western and Northern Islands, and Coast of Scotland, June 20, 1899, and following days. Dublin 1899 R Cochrane (edit.): Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Antiquarian Handbook Series No.IV. Report of an Excursion to the Western Islands of Scotland, Orkney, and Caithness, June, 1899. Dublin 1900 S F Milligan(edit.): Scottish Archaeological Cruise of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and The Cambrian Archaeological Association to the Inner and Outer Hebrides and Far North Belfast 1899/1900 G A F Knight: Archaeological Light on the Early Christianizing of Scotland Two Vols. London 1933 A Lane and E Campbell: Dunadd- An Early Dalriadic Capital Cardiff Studies in Archaeology Oxford 2000 J R Allen: The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland – A classified, illustrated, descriptive list of the monuments (etc.) Edinburgh 1903 J M Mackinlay: Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs Glasgow 1893 J M Mackinlay: Influence of the Pre-Reformation Church on Scottish Place-Names Edinburgh & London 1904 J M Mackinlay: Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland Edinburgh 1910 J M Mackinlay: Ancient Church dedications in Scotland Edinburgh 1914 W J Watson: Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty Inverness 1904 W J Watson: The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland Edinburgh 1926 A R Forbes: Place-Names of Skye and adjacent islands – With Lore, Mythical, Traditional and Historical Paisley 1923 J Walker: Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards – interspersed with anecdotes of, and occasional observations on the Music of Ireland etc. London 1786 J Gunn: An Historical Enquiry respecting The Performance on the Harp in the Highlands of Scotland (etc.) Edinburgh 1807 J Jamieson: An Historical Account of the Ancient Culdees of Iona, and of their settlements in Scotland, England, and Ireland Edinburgh 1811 E Bunting: The Ancient Music of Ireland arranged for the Piano Forte. To which is prefixed a Dissertation on The Irish Harp and Harpers – Including an Account of the Old Melodies of Ireland Dublin 1840 H D Graham: Antiquities of Iona London 1850 Messrs Bucklers: The Cathedral, or Abbey Church of Iona – A Series of Drawings and Descriptive Letterpress of the Ruins, By the Messrs Bucklers, Architects And some Account of the Early Celtic Church, and of the Mission of St. Columba by the Right Rev. The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. London 1866 J Drummond: Archaeologia Scotica: Sculptured Monuments in Iona and the West Highlands Edinburgh 1881 Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland: Ninth Report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles Edinburgh 1928 The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Late Medieval Monumental Sculpture in the West Highlands – by K A Steer and J W M Bannerman, with a contribution by G H Collins Edinburgh 1977 Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: Early Medieval Sculpture in the West Highlands and Islands – by Ian Fisher Monograph Series 1 Edinburgh 2001 The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Argyll – An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments Vols 1-7 (Iona Vol.4) Edinburgh 1971-1992 K Branigan & P Foster: From Barra to Berneray – Archaeological Survey and Excavation in the Southern Isles of the Outer Hebrides Sheffield 2000 K Branigan & P Foster: Barra and the Bishop’s Isles Stroud 2002 M P Pearson, N Sharples and J Symonds: South Uist – Archaeology and History of a Hebridean Island Stroud 2004

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