Here, Lady Jane and the attractive, friendly Nicole rapidly make a niche for themselves until we feel it is indeed Kirkmeikle that is their "proper place."

    

    "If, lured by the opening prospect of ben and corrie, you venture wheel on the old military road that run tortuously from the highlands of the Dee to the great rift of Glen Mhor, you will ultimately come, under the favor of Providence, into a very welter of hills - brown and gently rolling - at the top-end of the Province of Moray, and discover the Loch Ruighi shining in its hollow." (from the Foreword)

    The book is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas; it also looks at saints, church terms, and river names. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country.