User:Rich Farmbrough/DNB/K/e/Kenneth Macleay (fl.1819)

Kenneth, The Elder Macleay||| Kenneth, the elder Macleay (fl. 1819), antiquary, practised as a physician in Glasgow.

Publications

He wrote:

1. 'Description of the Spar Cave lately discovered in the Isle of Skye', octavo, Edinburgh, 1811, to which was subjoined John Leyden's poem of The Mermaid'.
2. 'Historical Memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor; including original notices of Lady Grange, with an introductory sketch illustrative of the condition of the Highlands prior to 1745', octavo, Glasgow, 1818; other editions 1818, 1819, and 1881. This deservedly popular book was compiled with scrupulous care from original documents and oral tradition whenever deemed genuine. Macleay was father of Kenneth Macleay the younge.

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References

1. [[Template:Cite DNB|vb=yes|author=Template:DNB GG|title=Macleay, Kenneth (fl.1819) (DNB00)|work=Dictionary of National Biography|volume=35|pages=0|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Macleay,_Kenneth_(fl.1819)_(DNB00)]]

DNB references

These references are found in the DNB article referred to above.

1. British Museum Catalogue

External links

Macleay, Kenneth (fl.1819) (DNB00)|Macleay, Kenneth (fl.1819)

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