Add MS 37329

DRYDEN COLLECTION. Vol. I. (ff. 120, sm. 4to).

1. "List of notes, plans and sketches of remains in Orkney" in this collection (f. 2), followed by "Dimensions of Broughs in Orkney" (f. 3), and notes on the Broughs of Burrey Island, Burgar, Lingrow, Okstrow and Skara in Mainland, Burrian in North Ronaldsay, Sanday Island, and Shapinsay Island (f. 9). At f. 50 is a letter to the collector from Dr. William Traill, St. Andrews, 29 Mar. 1872.

2. "List of notes, plans and sketches of Broughs in Shetland" in this collection (f. 58), followed by "Dimensions of Broughs in Shetland" (f. 61), and notes on the Broughs of Bressay Island, Honbie and Snabrock in Fetlar, Brindister, Burraland, Cullswick, Dunrossness, Honland and Levenswick in Mainland, Mousa Island, Oganess, Sandwick, Taft and Underhool in Unst, and Burraness in Yell (f. 63). Included are letters from Dr. John Stuart, Edinburgh, 6 Nov., 10 Dec. 1858 (ff. 78, 80), and John Bruce, Sand Lodge, 3 July, 1861 (f. 87).

3. Notes for a paper by the collector on Broughs (f. 107). See Archæologia Scotica, vol. v. (Edinburgh, 1890), pp. 199-212. Prefixed (f. 103) is a letter from Dr, Joseph Anderson, Edinburgh, 21 Oct. 1871; and appended (f. 120) a list of plans of Broughs in Shetland, Orkney and the North of Scotland.

includes:

• ff.1-56 Orkney Islands: Papers relating to broughs, etc., in: late 19th cent.
• f. 9 Island of Burrey, Orkney: Drawings, broughs in: 1855-1879, n.d.
• f. 15 Burgar, Evie, Mainland, Orkney: Drawings, etc., of brough at: 1851-1866, n.d.
• f. 16 Lingrow, Scapa Bay, Mainland, Orkney: Notes on and drawings of brough, etc., at: 1870-1880.
• f. 35 Okstrow, Birsay, Mainland, Orkney: Notes and drawings of antiquities at: 1851, late 19th cent.
• f. 37 Skara, Sandwick, Mainland, Orkney: Notes, etc., on broughs at: 1865-1880.
• f. 39 Burrian, North Ronaldsay, North Ronaldsay Orkney: wing;, etc., of broughs, etc., at: 1870, 1871, n.d.
• f. 50 Dr William Traill: Letter to Sir H. Dryden: 1872.
• f. 55 Island of Sanda, Orkney: Notes on brough: late 19th cent.
• f. 56 Island of Shapinsay, Orkney: Notes on brough in: 1871-2.
• ff. 58-101 Shetland Islands: Papers, drawings, etc., relating to broughs, etc., in: late 19th cent.
• f. 63 Bressay, Shetland Islands: Plan of barrow in, etc.: 1866, 1880, n.d.
• f. 64 Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland: Drawings, etc., of brough at: 1855, late 19th cent.
• f. 65 Snabrook, Island of Fetlar, Shetland: Notes, etc., on brough at: late 19th cent.
• f. 66 Brindister, Mainland, Shetland: Drawings, etc , of brough at: 1855, 1866, n.d.
• f. 67 Burraland, Mainland Shetland: Drawing , etc., of brough at: 1852, n.d.
• f. 72 Cullswick, Mainland, Shetland: Drawings, etc., of brough near: 1855, n.d.
• f. 73 Dunrossness, Mainland, Shetland: Drawing, etc., of brough at: 1855, 1870, n.d.
• f. 74 Houland, Mainland, Shetland: Drawing, etc., of brough at: 1852, late 19th cent.
• f. 75 Levenswick, Mainland, Shetland: Notes and drawings of brough at: late 19th cent.
• f. 76 Island of Mouse, Shetland: Papers relating to, and drawings, etc., of broughs in: late 19th cent.
• ff. 78, 80 Dr John Stuart: Letters to Sir H. Dryden: 1858.
• f. 87 John Bruce: Letter to Sir H. Dryden: 1861.
• ff. 93-98 Island of Unst, Shetland: Notts on broughs etc., in: 1860-1866.
• f. 94 Crussafiel, Island of Unst, Shetland: Notes on brough at: 1860.
• f. 95 Oganess, Island of Unst, Shetland: Notes, etc., on brough at: late 19th cent.
• f. 96 Sandwick, Mainlard, Orkney: Drawings of antiquities from, etc.: 1852-1879.
• f. 97 Taft, Island of Unst, Shetland: Notes. etc., on brough at: 19th cent.
• f. 98 Underhool, Island of Unst, Shetland: Drawings, with notes, of brough at: late 19th cent.
• f. 99 Burraness, Island of Yell, Shetland: Drawings, etc., of brough at: 1855, n.d.
• f. 103 Dr Joseph Anderson, Keeper of the Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh: Letter to Sir H. Dryden: 1871.