The Battlefields of Scotland

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Excerpt from The Battlefields of Scotland: Their Legend and StoryLast summer I had the privilege of visiting and sketching the battlefields of Scotland, from Culloden in the north to Flodden in the south. In the follow ing pages I have endeavoured to tell the story of the national struggles associated for all time with these historic spots. They are charged with memories fascinating to the Scotsman, and to all who love to wander over the storied mountains and moorlands and glens of our country. The broad features of the canvas are, doubtless, tolerably familiar. However, around these scenes of ancient strife there has gathered a wonderful atmosphere of legend, tradition, romance, and song, material not generally accessible, and widely scattered. I have tried to bring this scattered lore together so as to afford a connected and picturesque view of what may be called international warfare from Mons Grampius to Culloden. At the same time, while fulfilling the original purpose of clothing the dry bones of history with the subtly attractive garb of romance, I have aimed at strict accuracy of detail in developing the work, in the h0pe that the volume will be of interest to the serious student equally With the general reader.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.