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Monuments of Antiquity, &c. 285
DISSERTATION XVII.
Of fome Monuments of Antiquity in the
Weftern Iflands of Scotland. Occafional
Obfervations upon the Genius, Manners,
and Cuftoms, of the Hebridian Scots of
the Middle x\ges.
THE counties of Dumbarton and Argyle,
were the theatre of the firft campaign of
Julius Agricola in Caledonia. It is therefore pro-
bable, that confiderable detachments of the Roman
army pafTed over from the continent into fome of
the Southern Ebudes. It may iikev/ife be taken
for granted, that Agricola's fleet, in its return to
South Britain, through the Deucaledonian Sea, was
more than once under a neceflity of refitting in
fome of the many excellent harbours of the Nor-
thern Ebudes. But whether the Romans took
any long flay in thofe places or not, it is certain
that they have not left any monuments of anti-
quity there. The Norwegians and Druids are the
only people who have left the lead veftige of
ihemfelves behind them in thofe iflands,
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