(BRITTANY)
A RECORD OF ARCHÆOLOGICAL RESEARCHES IN
THE ALIGNMENTS OF KERMARIO
BY JAMES MILN
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SCOTTISH CHARM-STONES. 211
"The (then) chief, journeying with his clan to join Brace’s army before
Bannockburn, observed, on his standard being lifted one morning, a
glittering something in a clod of earth hanging to the flagstaff. It was
this stone. He showed it to his followers, and told [Illustration: Fig.
17. Clach-na-Bratach.] them he felt sure its brilliant lights were a
good omen and foretold a victory—and victory was won on the hard-fought
field of Bannockburn.
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accompanied it, carried on the person of the chief, and its varying hues
were consulted by him as to the fate of battle. On the eve of
Sheriffmuir (13th November 1715), of sad memory, on Struan consulting
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the size of a small apple. (See accompanying woodcut, Fig. 17.) Its
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Transcriber’s Note
The very few errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been
corrected, and are noted here.
The references are to the page and line in the original.
59.29 Thus we are told that[ a] great store of goods Inserted.
140.32 is found in these British Islands along.[”] Added.
Corrections to footnotes are denoted by page, resequenced note number,
and line.
98.51.22 _Memoires de la [Societe/Société] Royale des Corrected.
Antiquaires du Nord:_
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