Riot, revelry and rout : sport in lowland Scotland before 1860
Burnett, John, 1953-2000
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Sport has always been a central part of the leisure of the Scots. This text follows its history from the time of James IV until the early years of Victoria's reign. It focuses not on kings and lairds, but on the pastimes of the common people.
Main title:
Riot, revelry and rout : sport in lowland Scotland before 1860 / John Burnett.
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Imprint:
East Linton : Tuckwell, 2000.
Collation:
ix, 287p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.
Access restrictions:
Curling Club, Carron and Stenhouse, p54, (ill) p255.Castlecary, p209.Cairnie, John : president, Grand Caledonian Curling Club, p58-59.Dunipace, p59.Falkirk, p16.Tryst, Falkirk, p103.Regatta, Grangemouth, p237.
ISBN:
1862320039 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.09413796.094796.09796.0941 FKB796796.094413
LC class:
GN454
Local class:
796.09414796
Language:
English
Index terms:
QuoitingCarters' PlayAberladyEast LintonElphinstone FairHaddingtonHorse racingBowlsGoose RaceInvereskGolfMusselburghArcheryFootballSkittlesShintyNorth Berwick
BRN:
1064374
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