CHAPTER VIII.

THE FINÉ OR CLAN IN SCOTLAND.

Clanship in the Highlands, 284 The Highland Line, 285 Break-up of the Celtic Earldoms, 286 Moray, 287 Buchan, 287 Atholl, 288 Angus, 289 Menteath and Stratherne, 290 Mar, 291 Ross, 291 The Gallgaidheal and their lords, 292 Lennox, 300 The Toshachdoracht, 300 First appearance of Clans, 302 Clan Macduff and its privileges, 303 Description of Highlanders—1363-1383, 307 Raid into Angus in 1391, 308 Combat of two clans on North Inch of Perth in 1396, 310 The Clan Chattan and Clan Cameron, 313 The Chief and the Kinsmen, 318 The native-men, 318 Fosterage, 321 The Clan and its Members, 323