The Forfar Directory and Year Book 1886 (1886) (14777368444)

Identifier: forfardirectoryy1886unse (find matches)
Title: The Forfar Directory and Year Book 1886
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Publisher: W. Shepherd, Castle St, Forfar
Contributing Library: Angus Council
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland



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m.WILLIAM III., King; born Feb.19,1817; succeeded his father,WilliamII., March 17, 1849. OF EUROPE. ITALY—Capital, Rome.HUMBERT I., King; born March14, 1844; succeeded his father, VictorEmmanuel II., 9th January, 1878. POniUGAh—Capital, Lisbon.LOUIS I., King; born October 31st,1838; ascended the throne, Novembernth, 1861. RUSSIA—Capita?, St. Petersburg. ALEXANDER III., Emperor; bornMarch 10, 1845; succeeded his father13th March, 1881. SPAIN— Capital, Madrid.ALPHONSO XII., King; born Nov,28, 1857 ; ascended the throne, Jan.14, 1875. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. Capital, Stockholm.OSCAR II., King; born Jan. 21,1829; succeeded on the death of hisbrother, September 18, 1872, TURKEY—Capital, Constantinople. ABDUL HAMID II., born Sept. 22,1842; succeeded to the throne, Aug.SI, 1876. o o ri >~i 05 (Ti D pr l-H ,_i SJ e-h O a> ►— i^ is UQ p ;qr CD p CC 05 P iTi < rr p p ?r 1^ p p i-S p O M o P P B P 2
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ACUEIOUS rock, situated at the Quiraing in the north-east of Skye. It is of thesame structure as the Old Man of Storr and the Stacks of Duncansbayhead, andstands amidst a lot of high rocks of all sizes and shapes, as if Nature had thrown all her odd bits Into a corner. The Quiraing mountain is 1,774 feet in height, sloping by asteep declivity towards the west, but presenting north-eastwards a face of rugged preci-pices, varied by huge columns of basalt and many fragments of fluted rock. In otherparts large concave sections, ribbed by fissures, form outlets in wet weather for numerouslittle streams. The Quiraing proper is a green platform, covered with turf, 1,500 feethigh, 300 feet long, and 180 feet broad ; the Needle itself being 120 feet high. The districtround about is interesting in connection with the adventures of Charles the Pretender,and also of Flora Macdonald. Her monument is at Kilmuir, a few miles to the north-west. She died in 1790, and there were about 3,000 mourners at