Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . uins of Finlarig Castle, an ancient seat of the Breadalbanefamily. The castle is a narrow building of three storeys,entirely overgrown with ivy, and surrounded by venerable trees,and immediately adjoining is the family vault. Fingals grave,in a field to the north of the village, is indicated by a stoneabout two feet in height. From Killin to Lochearnbead is 8 miles, and to Callander 22miles. On leaving Killin, by this road the tourist proceeds upGlen Docbart, and passes, on the right, the mansion house ofAchlyne, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. A
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . uins of Finlarig Castle, an ancient seat of the Breadalbanefamily. The castle is a narrow building of three storeys,entirely overgrown with ivy, and surrounded by venerable trees,and immediately adjoining is the family vault. Fingals grave,in a field to the north of the village, is indicated by a stoneabout two feet in height. From Killin to Lochearnbead is 8 miles, and to Callander 22miles. On leaving Killin, by this road the tourist proceeds upGlen Docbart, and passes, on the right, the mansion house ofAchlyne, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. A little beyond,at a place called Leeks, a road strikes off to Crianlarich Inn,from which the tourist may either go by Tyndrum and Dal-mally to Inverary, or he may descend Glenfalloch till he reach * Robsou3 Scenery of the Grampiiius. GLEN OGLE—LOCH EARN. 293 the head of Loch Lomond.* The traveller now enters GlenOgle, a narrow and gloomy defile, hemmed in by the rocky sidesof the mountains, which rise on the one side in a succession of. COTTAGE IN GLE?J OGLE. terraces, and on the other in a steep acclivity, surmounted byperpendicular precipices. On emerging from this we soonan-ive at Lochearnhead, where there is a village ajid a goodhotel (Walkers).t Loch Earn is about seven miles long ; and from its depth,which is said to be 100 fathoms, it has never been known tofreeze. A road traverses each side of the lake ; and on boththe chief characteristic of the scenery is simplicity. To thetraveller on its northern shore this quality seems to prevailin a degree almost monotonous, until he arrives about halfway, where the southern mountain screen opens and discloses * Distances feom Killin to 7 Miles. Liiib 7 Tyndrum 19 Inverouran 29 Kings House 39 Ballnrliulisli 54 yort-AMUiaiu 68 From KlLLlN TO Luib 7 Miles Tvndnnii 19 „ DalmalJy 31 „ Iiiverary 47 „ Oban CO „ I From this point the favourite route for tourists is by Loch Liibiiaic; and thePass iif Leny to Callander, 14 miles
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