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Index of Articles in Back Issues

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Vol. 8 No. 1 January/February 2008
Vol. 7 No. 6 November/December 2007
Vol. 7 No. 5 September/October 2007
Vol. 7 No. 4 July/August 2007
Vol. 7 No. 3 May/June 2007
Vol. 7 No. 2 March/April 2007
Vol. 7 No. 1 January/February 2007
Vol. 6 No. 6 November/December 2006
Vol. 6 No. 5 September/October 2006
Vol. 6 No. 4 July/August 2006
Vol. 6 No. 3 May/June 2006
Vol. 6 No. 2 March/April 2006
Vol. 6 No. 1 January/February 2006
Vol. 5 No. 6 November/December 2005
Vol. 5 No. 5 August/September 2005
Vol. 5 No. 4 July/August 2005
Vol. 5 No. 3 May/June 2005
Vol. 5 No. 2 March/April 2005
Vol. 5 No. 1 January/February 2005






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Vol.7 No.6 November/December 2007

Sugar Plantocrats: The Cunynghams of Glengarnock and Cayon. St. Kitts.
Eric Graham

Mind’forg’d Manacles: William Blake and Slavery.
Muriel King

The Pipe of Freedom.
Elspeth King

Searching for Scipio.
Derek Alexander & Debbie Jackson

The Scots Who Built the Danish Navy
Martin Bellamy

A King, Catholics, and Canongate Kirk
Aonghus Mackechnie

Women of the Dundee Howff.
Marion Wynne-Davies

‘A Hot Cargo’: The Waterborne Supply of Lime in Scotland.
Stuart Nisbet

Asking new questions of the past
Interview with Elizabeth Ewan, University of Guelph, Canada

Adopt-a-Monument.
Helen Bradley





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Vol.7 No.5 September/October 2007

The Bargarran Witchcraft Scare of the 1690s
Hugh McLachlan

The Angus Saga: a 17th century seafaring dynasty from Fife. Part 4
Sue Mowat

The Lily & the Thistle: French royal refugees in Scotland
David Fergus

The First Flying Scotsman: James ‘Balloon’ Tytler and the Scottish Enlightenment
Laura Paterson and Nathalie Rosset

The Problem of the Young in 19th Century Aberdeen
Sydney Wood

Scottish History in the Universities since the 1950s
T.C. Smout

Auchindoun Castle
Heidi Sands

“My Highest Pleasures” - William Hunter’s Art Collection
Peter Black

Events to mark Anniversary of Abolition of Slave Trade Act

Scottish Archaeology month
Diary of a Dig

The Making of the new Shetland Museum & Archives.
Brian Smith





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Vol.7 No.4 July/August 2007


The Scottish Highlands: A Contested Country

James Hunter

The Angus Saga: a 17th century seafaring dynasty from Fife
Sue Mowat

The "almost miraculous passage” of the Union of 1707
Paul Scott

'An Intelligent Negro'. Thomas Jenkins: Scotland's first black educator & foreign missionary
Eric J Graham and Mark Duffill

The Scottish Golfing Diaspora
David Hamilton

Scotland and the America's Cup - the Thistle Challenge
Len Paterson

Underwater Archaeology in Scotland
Barrie Andrian and Nicholas Dixon

Iron Age souterrain discovered on Orkney


Archaeology in the community – digging on the doorstep
Mary Peteranna

Recent Excavations at the Tron Kirk, Edinburgh
Martin Cook & John A Lawson

New Heritage Centre on the Isle of Lismore.
Liz Curtis



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Vol.7 No.3 May/June 2007

History beneath the waves: taking stock of our marine historic environment Robin Turner

The Melrose Chronicle, lost & found
Julian Harrison

‘Written in the Hills’: An Environmental History project in the Scottish Uplands
Alistair Hamilton and Althea Davies

The Angus Saga: a 17th century seafaring dynasty from Fife
Sue Mowat

Perth’s Ships, Trade & Merchants 1759 to 1775.
D.C. McWhannell

The Thistle Challenge.
Scotland and the America’s Cup in 1887

Len Patterson


Auchmountain: a ‘somewhat unusual shipping disaster’
Michael Clarke

News Features

Reflecting Scapa Flow. Moya McDonald
On St Ninian’s Trail - A Visit to Whithorn. Liz Curtis.
Perth Archaeology month
Shetland Museum and Archives opens
The Scottish Crannog Centre
New Diploma in Genealogical Studies
Scottish Archaeology Fair.

Issue 7-2

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Vol.7 No. 2 March/April 2007
George Bain – ‘the father of modern Celtic Design’
Susan Seright

Scotland’s Rural Past
Brian Wilkinson

Magnus Magnusson
David Breeze

American Civil War Memorial, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Michael Aidin

Campbell Boatbuilding Accounts, 1600 to 1700 - Part 2
D. C. McWhannell

Spinning and Spinning Wheels in the National
Museums of Scotland
Irene Mackay

The Rattray Trophies
Maurice Fleming

The Angus Saga: a 17th century seafaring dynasty from Fife
Sue Mowat

Dryden Ice House
Joy Madden

Monarchs of all they surveyed: the Himalayan Exploits of Alexander, James and Patrick Gerard
Alastair Mckelvie



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Vol.7 No. 1 Jan/Feb 2007
Vol.7 No.1 January/February 2007

Campbell Boatbuilding Accounts, 1600 to 1700
Dr. D. C. McWhannell

John Edmonstone - the Black “Bird-Stuffer” of Edinburgh
Mark Duffill & Eric J Graham

An Islander in Exile: Agnes Mure Mackenzie & Memories of the Hebrides
Joan Morrison Noble

Labour in Glasgow’s Public Art
Ian Mitchell

Shipwrecks & Barra. Part Two
Michael Clark

Edinburgh University Celebrates: the Tercentenary Festival of 1884. Part Two
Robert Anderson

They did like to be beside the seaside: Pierrots, comic singers and summer shows
Eric Simpson

Rescuing the Scottish Coal Industry from Oblivion
Miles Oglethorpe

A Fiery Demise: Excavation of Bruce’s Camp, Inverurie
Murray Cook, Lindsay Dunbar and Rob Engl




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Vol. 6 No.6 November/December 2006
Contents

The Union of 1707: Principle, Patriotism and Persistence
Christopher A Whatley with Derek J Patrick

Shipwrecks & Barra
Michael Clark

Mary Somerville, Queen of Science
Ruth Boreham

Darwin in Edinburgh
A.J. Mullay

Elgar in Scotland
Geoffrey Elgar

Edinburgh University Celebrates: the Tercentenary Festival of 1884
Robert Anderson

Rotoring down to Rio
Kyle McKibben

Pieces of the Past - Aerial survey in 2006. Dave Cowley

Iron Age underground room discovered at North Uist

The Auld Kirk Museum.
Peter McCormack

Buchanan 500 Commemorations.
Elspeth King

New dimensions of Scottish architectural history.
Yvonne Hillyard

Issue 6.5
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Excavation of an Iron Age settlement and industrial centre near Inverness.
Ross Murray

Patrick Dunbar: the Case for the Defence
Muir Shaw

The Ayr Carpet Mill Tragedy: The 1876 Fire at Templeton Mill
William B. Black

Fraserburgh – the problems of growth in a nineteenth century herring port
Sydney Wood

The Great Exhibitions of Glasgow & San Francisco
David Taylor

Hitting Below the Belt: A Review Essay of Born Fighting
Michael Newton

Review essay: Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities in Scotland and Ireland, c.1200-c.1650
Aonghas MacCoinnich

Explosion of research in Caithness Archaeology
Archaeology month
The Scottish Crannog Centre
The Eagle has Landed. David Caldwell
Rosemarkie’s Early Christian Sculptures. Liz Curtis
What’s Your Story? Fiona Morrison Graham
‘Look at Scotland & enjoy a feast for the eyes’. Fiona Morrison Graham


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Vol. 6 No.4 July/August 2006


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Becket & the Second Phase of the Wars of Independence. Part Two: 1329- c.1406. Michael Penman

The Scottish Links of John James Audubon. John Chalmers

Behind the Scenes in the Glasshouse: glassmaking in Scotland between c.1600 and present day.
Jill Turnbull

Jews in Scotland: Myth and Reality.
Nathan Abrams & Harvey Kaplan

Scotland in the Air War, 1939 to 1945.
Daniel Paton

Ballindalloch’s Unseen Past.
Heidi M. Sands

The Rising Tide: sea level change and the early settlement of Orkney.
Sue Dawson and CR Wickham-Jones
Murder at Mine Howe?
Nick Card and Jane Downes
A visit to Tarbart Discovery Centre.
Liz Curtis
New prehistoric acquisitions at the National Museum of Scotland. Alan Saville
Hamilton Palace and John Watt. Stuart Nesbitt
Some Glasgow working class reminiscences of the 1930s. Dan Hood


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Vol. 6 No.3 May/June 2006

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FEATURES Piety or Pretext? Scottish Devotion to St Thomas Becket in the Long Fourteenth Century
Michael Penman


The Siege of Edinburgh Castle, 1573
Harry Potter


Sugar for the Brose: Sir Archibald Grant, Jamaica and Agricultural Improvements at Monymusk c.1720-1760. Part 2
James Glass


Stornoway and Scotland at the start of the 20th Century.Part 2.
T.C. Smout


The past, present and future of Scottish History. An interview with Tom Devine
Interviewed by Richard Oram

Heritage within a Highland Community Forest Dave Sneddon
The oldest tangible evidence for human settlement in Western Isles?
Perthshire Archaeology Month
Govan’s Pearce Institute. Ian R Mitchell
Anatomy Acts Siobhan McConnachie
John Murray Archive
Vision of St Cuthbert
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Vol 6 Issue 2, March/April 2006
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Vol.6 No.2 March/April 2006


FEATURES

The Time of Truce.
Harry Potter
Early Music in the Making: the Lute-book of the Mures of Rowallan
Evelyn Stell

Making ends meet in the 17th century: tenant farmers in Dunblane
Bill Inglis

Sugar for the Brose: Sir Archibald Grant, Jamaica and Agricultural Improvements at Monymusk c.1720-1760. Part 1
James Glass

Stornoway and Scotland at the start of the 20th Century. Part 1
T.C. Smout

News features:

Ancient sites of East Lothian uncovered. Olivia Lelong & Gavin MacGregor

The Dunbar Iron Age Warrior Grave. Mike Roy

Conservation of a heavily foxed drawing by Joseph Lee, artist and war poet. Rachael Smith and Erica Kotze

A Highland port with many tales to tell: Ullapool Museum. Liz Curtis



Vol 6 Issue 1, January/February 2006
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Brodick Castle clamp-kiln and the lime industry of Arran
Derek Alexander

The Death of David, Duke of Rothesay, 1402
Lisa Shaw

The Douglas Wars.
Harry Potter

Skirmish on Granish Moor. June 1689: A forgotten episode in the campaign of Bonnie Dundee. Part 2
David G. Rose

The Secrets of old Haddington.
Alex Neish

End of an old song – ‘The Battle of the Somme’
Fraser Bell

News Features:

Rock Art from a Bronze Age cairn at Balblair, near Inverness. Andrew Dutton

Pioneering coastal erosion project discovers burial on the Isle of Unst. Olivia Lelong

Out of the Stones - music inspired by the archaeology and history of Orkney

Ironwork. David Mitchell and Andrew Laing

Vol 5 Issue 6, November/December 2005
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Saints Wars – “Ninian” v. Columba.
Bridget Paterson

The Stirling Raid - 3rd & 4th September 1571
Harry Potter

Skirmish on Granish Moor. June 1689: A Forgotten Episode in the Campaign of Bonnie Dundee. Part 1
David G. Rose

The Whisky Wars in Scotland
Ian R Mitchell

Keeping Track of Scotland’s Lost Railways
Alasdair Wham

Publishing, Education & Presbyterianism: The Scottish roots of modern management
Alistair Mutch

Excavation of a Medieval fortified settlement on a sea stack in the Western Isles.
Rachel Barrowman

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First ever Iron Age Burial found on Skye
Joseph Lee, War Poet. Michael Bolik, Caroline Brown and Matthew Jarron
Making Waves in Scottish History. The Early Scottish Maritime History Project.
Eric Graham

Vol 5 Issue 5, September/October 2005
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The Merchants House of Glasgow, 1605–2005.
Susan Milligan

Fighting for the Lion: The Life of Andrew Murray.
James G Taylor

Dumbarton Rock - 1st & 2nd April 1571.
Harry Potter

Conveyance & Contribution: Mormon Scots Gather to an American Zion - Part 2.
Fred E. Woods

Rheumatism, Romanticism & Revolution: Victoria, Balmorality and 1848.
Ian R. Mitchell

The Visit of Canadian & Iroquois Lacrosse Teams to Scotland, May 1883.
Andrew G. Newby

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Archaeolink : A Journey Through Prehistory. Liz Curtis
Medieval ring found in Kirkwall garden. Sigurd Towrie
Frontiers of the Roman Empire. David Breeze
Knowes o' Trotty gives up Bronze Age treasures. Sigurd Towrie
Reaper Launched for a Second Century. Richard J. King
Am Baile seeks memories, stories & anecdotes. Jamie Gaukroger
Scotland’s Secret War. Fiona Graham

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The Abernethy Foundation Account & its Place-Names
Simon Taylor

Edward’s Hostage
Frank Harkness

Rough Justice: A Life & Death in Late Medieval Edinburgh
Elizabeth Ewan

The Outbreak of the Marian Civil War
Harry Potter

Cornmills & Cartwheels
David Macadam

James Stobie & his surveying of the Perthshire landscape, 1780-1804
Chris Fleet

Conveyance & Contribution:
Mormon Scots Gather to an American Zion
Fred E.Woods

Historic National Treasures Found at Loch Lomond Site.

Craiglockhart Castle - Recent work.
Melanie Johnson & Nicola Scott

Obituary: Graham Ritchie. David Breeze

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Vol.5 No.3 May/June2005

Westray Dig Points to Brutal Viking invasion of the Isles.
Sigurd Towrie

Mary Stuart’s ‘Byrd of America’:The Tale of a Toucan.
Michael Bath

‘That Honest & Intelligent Traveller’.
David McVey

Pittenweem Burgh Politics in the early 1800s & the Indian connection.
David Affleck

The History of the Fiery Cross: Folklore, Literature, & Fakelore.
Michael Newton

Kelso’s Bridges.
Colin Martin

Scottish Lives: Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon, 1749-1812.
Ruth Boreham

The Patriot Maligned: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Paul Henderson Scott

How were the Brochs of Northern Scotland Constructed?

The Face of William Wallace. Anniversary Exhibition and Events in Stirling.
Elspeth King


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Vol.5 No.2 March/April 2005

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Unfinished Works
Geoffrey Stell

The Fall of the House of Huntly
John Irvine

The Conciliatory Suffragette
Sarah Pedersen

The Maryhill Panels: Stephen Adams Stained Glass Workers
Ian R. Mitchell

Afro-Gaelic Music in America
Michael Newton

Papermaking on the Water of Leith
Alistair McCleery, David Finkelstein and Sarah Bromage

News features
Building a Chambered Cairn at Spittal, Caithness.
John Barber, Andrew Heald and Paul Humphreys

Neolithic structures excavated at Warren Field, Crathes Castle Estate

Whats Cooking?
Derek Hall

Ronald Cant and his Legacy.
Barbara E. Crawford


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Yule in the Court of King James IV.
Mairi Cowan

The Monk, the Cottage & the Ballad.
Crawford Mackie

Miscarriage at Lochleven.
John Irvine

The End of the Earl of Bothwell.
Prue Mosman

Scotland & the Spanish Match.
Noah Millstone

Scottish Slavery in 17th-Century New England.
Diane Rapaport

News features

Made from Girders? Laying the foundations of the Springburn Virtual Museum.
Jane Barton

Genealogy Junkies ( book reviews)
Fay Oliver.

Iron Age death, burial and metalworking at Westray's Knowe o' Skea.
Sigurd Towrie

Latest finds at the Newbarns Project.
Liz Penman