Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie, was a Scottish historian, author, magazine editor and politician. He was born on a croft, in Gairloch. He had little opportunity for education and initially earned his living as a labourer and ploughman. In 1861 he became apprenticed in the clothes trade selling Scottish cloth in Colchester. In 1869 he settled in Inverness, where he and his brother set up a clothes shop in Clach na Cudainn House. From his business premises he derived his nickname 'Clach na Cudainn' or simply 'Clach'. He later became an editor and publisher of the Celtic Magazine, and the Scottish Highlander. Mackenzie wrote numerous clan histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. A founder member of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Mackenzie was elected an 'Honorary Chieftain' in 1894.
The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche)
"The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche)" by Alexander Mackenzie is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This ...
By Alexander Mackenzie
History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name
"History of the Mackenzies, with Genealogies of the Principal Families" by Alexander Mackenzie is a historical account that revisits its subject in a ...
By Alexander Mackenzie
The History of the Highland Clearances Second Edition, Altered and Revised
"The History of the Highland Clearances" by Alexander Mackenzie is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the signifi...
By Alexander Mackenzie