Lyon & Turnbull of Edinburgh are holding an auction of property belonging to the Earls of Breadalbane & Holland from Taymouth Castle on Tuesday, 18 May 2021. We are not suggesting that you might be interested in bidding for any of the items to be auctioned, but there is much history, many wonderful images and fascinating reading in the catalogue.
One of the many important auction items is the 16th century manuscript of the Chronicle of Fortingall in the hand of the Dean of Lismore’s curate. It’s just a few scrappy pages pasted into an old notebook, (anticipated value in the order of £20,000 to £30,000), but it is priceless for the history of the area. It must have been what Campbell used in his transcription of the Chronicle for Sir Donald Currie in his Book of Garth and Fortingall, republished a few years ago by the British Museum. Hopefully it will be purchased by a national institution, so the National Library of Scotland or the British Museum would be worthy custodians.
If you would like to delve into the world and belongings of the Earls of Breadalbane, you can view and/or download the auction catalogue below:
Breadalbane Heritage Society 
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