Scottish Islands
- ISBN-10
- 0563206535
- ISBN-13
- 9780563206538
- Category
- Islands
- Pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- Bbc Publications
- Author
- Ian Grimble
Description
For Buchanan observed , years after the Chief's visit , that “ the greatest tacksman in Lewis is the Laird's ground officer ' . His name was George Gillanders , and his extortions were based on a monopoly of all the produce of the ...
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