Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular

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nime was LODDY, a man's name com-
mon then as well as in our own times,
viz. Lewis, or Lodovic. Both the Lo-
Ithians derived their names from a prince of
this nation ; even London, by Tome fanci-
ful writers, is laid to have been fo termed
from king Ludd -, and in Scotland there
is a Betnn Loddy in Perthfliire, where ma-
ny princes of that name are known to have
refided, about fifteen miles weft of Ster-
ling, in the bofom of a femiciccular group
of high hills, and facing Edinburgh.
URR, ARD, a place fituated on the
water of GEARY, about four miles eaft of
Blair, received this name from one of the
great perfonages who proteded the coun-
try., URR, MHOR^and URR, ARD,
were, and Hill are, applied to perfons of
exalted rank and power over the highlands
of Scotland j and indeed this is the com-
mon way of fpeaking of them with ftrong
marks of refpe^t : and very probably from
the apex of CRAIG URR ARD, the
watchman lighted his firc-fignal to alarm
the whole party, to arm themfelves againft
the approach in? enemy.
CAIRN