Laggan

Compiled and written by Dr Ian Richardson

This book covers a wide local spectrum under forty five different headings from Archaeology, Geology, History, Agriculture, to Folk Lore and even Hunting for Treasure.

Extract from Preface

To many tourists Highland Villages such as Laggan are merely signposts on the road to somewhere else. A touch on the brake, a quick and perhaps admiring glance at the vista of mountain and river and off they go. Each summer whole bus loads, seemingly all elderly folk pass through, their eyes glazed and sated with scenery. They stir occasionally as the driver points out a glimpse of Cluny Castle through the trees or Cluny's Monument on Carn Dearg. They know little of the lives and struggles of the successive generations that lived here and despite the harsh climate made Laggan the beautiful green place it is today. The countryside has become anonymous to them and many others. Perhaps they and the many who are new to the area, would like to have a more detailed background knowledge of the area. 'I'he intention then is to bring together from various sources and hopefully in readable form, information about the past and present. For those who would like to know even more, a list of useful books and information sources is given in the appendix.

This book is available from

Laggan Community Office

Laggan

Newtonmore

Inverness-shire

Scotland PH20 1AN

Price £4.00 + UK Post and Packaging £1.00

For details of overseas Post and Packaging contact - communityoffice@laggan.com

The contents listed below show the wide range of subjects covered in this book.

Acknowledgements & Contributors	2	Queen Victoria in Laggan	41
Preface	3	Mrs. Grant of Gaskbeg	43
Where did they Live	6	The Kirk	45
Where are they Buried	8	Schools	48
Statistical Accounts'of Scotland	11	Vital Statistics	52
Battle of Garva	13	Climate	53
Eilean Na Righ	14	.Wildlife in Laggan	54
Dun da Lamh	15	Scottish Natural Heritage	56
Other Antiquities	17	Geology	58
Cluny - Braes of Killicrankie	19	Trees of Laggan	61
The Deadly Raid	20	Breaking in the Low Ground	63
Cluny's Insurance Scheme	21	British Alcan	65
The Independent Companies -		Access to Hill and Loch	67
The Black Watch	22	Sport in Laggan	75
The Rising of the '45 and Aftermath	24	Medical Services	77
Court Martial of General Cope	25	Architecture	80
Army Patrols	26	Literature	88
Heritable Jurisdictions	27	Music	90
Better Times	28	Folk Lore and Superstition	91
Change -'I'he Impact of the New	30	May You Go To Reballich!	94
The Drove Roads	32	Hunting for Treasure	96
A New Road to the West	34	Laggan Community Association	97
The De-Population of Aberarder	36	Epilogue	99
Early Social Welfare	37	Further Reading	100
The Coming of the Sporting Estates	39	Name Derivations	101

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