The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland (1850)
Mackie, Charles, d. 1864 · London : [s.n.] · leaf 326
of Chate-lards Audacity—The Ciistle subsequently belongs to the Melvilles of Caimie, Sir JamesWemyss, afterwards Lord Burntisland, the Earls of Wemyss, Elgin, Leven, and Melville,which last change<l it to Hossend, and is now the property of Will. Alex. Laurie, Esq., F.S.A.—The Castle stonned by… … RADITION, tlio only guide Nvl.idi wohave in investigating the etymon of tlii?ancient fortress, asserts tliat Burnt Islandderived its name from the hurning of thefishermens huts by the Picts upon thatpart of the harbour called the Island. In ancient writings, the name is vari-ously given, Birtiland,…
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 · Castles · Palaces
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