Dugald Buchanan

Dugald Buchanan (Dùghall Bochanan in Gaelic) (Ardoch Farm, Strathyre (near Balquhidder) in Perthshire, Scotland 1716–1768) was a Scottish poet writing in Scots and Scottish Gaelic. He helped the Rev. James Stuart or Stewart of Killin to translate the New Testament into Scottish Gaelic.[1] John Reid called him "the Cowper of the Highlands".[2]

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Richard D. Jackson, 'Buchanan, Dugald (1716–1768)’, first published 2004, 933 words doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3835
  2. ^ "Buchanan, Dugald" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.