"Description of the Western Islands of Scotland "

One of the greatest travelers in Scotland Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around the Western Isles and a mine of information on custom tradition and life. Martin Martins wrote before the Jacobite rebellions changed the way of life of the Highlander irrevocably. The volume includes the earliest account of St Kilda first published in 1697 and Sir Donald Monro High Dean of the Isles account written in 1549 which presents a record of a pastoral visit to islands still coping with the aftermath of the fall of the Lords of the Isles.