Synopsis
A Defence Of The Scots Highlanders, In General: And Some Learned Characters, In Particular With A New And Satisfactory Account Of The Picts, Scots, Fingal, Ossian, And His Poems : As Also Of The Macs, Clans, Bodotria, And Several Other Particulars Respecting The High Antiquities Of Scotland by John Lanne Buchanan. The work is a polemical historical and linguistic treatise defending the Highlanders, the native Picts, and Gaelic culture against criticisms arising from analyses of Scotland’s antiquities. It opens with a dedicatory preface to the Marquis of Huntly and expands into a extensive critique of the etymologies and alleged origins proposed by adversaries such as Pinkerton. Buchanan argues for the antiquity and integrity of Gaelic, the Picts, and Highland institutions, including Fingal, Ossian, and the Highland clans, challenging claims that Gaelic was a late or corrupted language. Drawing on classical sources and Gaelic lore, the author defends Highland hospitality, education, and national identity, and advocates a rigorous, language-centered approach to Scotland’s past. The volume blends philology, history, and nationalist sentiment to restore honor to Highlanders and their ancestors.
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