hiː wʌz pɹˈɪnsɪpəli nˈoʊn, haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ɐ sˈoʊʃəl hɪstˈoːɹiən ænd ˈɔːθɚ, ænd fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɛmɪnəl wˈɜːk ɔnðə dɹˈoʊvɚz ɹˈoʊdz ʌv skˈɑːtlənd.
He was principally known, however, as a social historian and author, and for his seminal work on the drovers' roads of Scotland.