. Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861. To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. ite clearly, and all that range of hills;then, further west, ShichaHiofi, near Loch Tay; themountains which are near the Black Mount; and, quiteon the horizon, we could discern Ben Neids, which isabove Fort Willia7n. Going up Cairn Turc we looked do^vn upon LochCanter, a small loch above Loch Callater, very wild anddark. We proceeded to Cairn Glaishie,
. Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861. To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. ite clearly, and all that range of hills;then, further west, ShichaHiofi, near Loch Tay; themountains which are near the Black Mount; and, quiteon the horizon, we could discern Ben Neids, which isabove Fort Willia7n. Going up Cairn Turc we looked do^vn upon LochCanter, a small loch above Loch Callater, very wild anddark. We proceeded to Cairn Glaishie, at the extremepoint of which a cairn has been erected. We got offto take a look at the wonderful panorama which laystretched out before us. We looked on Fifeshire, andthe country between Be7-th and Stiili?ig, the Lof?io7idLliiis, &c. It was beautifully clear, and really it wasmost interesting to look over such an immense extent ofthe Highla7ids. I give a very poor description of it;but here follows a rough account of the places we saw:— To the North—Be7i Midch Dhtd, Brae Biach, Cair7i-g07m, Be7i Avo7t, Be7i-7ia-Bhoiird. To the East—Loch-7ia-Gar, &c. To the South-West—Be7i-y-Ghlo or Be7iy-Gloe, and the ?> ?> ) 1. ^fi r ^ 3 ^ I ^ Z k ^ .<; f f errr r { C C c ( r C f r c r o ( tec ffc rccfff c «? ff r r <: t r r rr r r r r r « fro c < c ^, c r c •^ c (. ^ c r r ( i69 ) surrounding hills beyond Shichallion, and the mountainsbetween Dunkdd and the Black Mount Quite in the extreme West—Beti Nevis. To the South—the Lomond Hills; Perth in the middledistance. We walked on a little way, and then I got upon mypony. Another half hours riding again over such singularflat table-land, brought us on to the edge of the valley of ,Cairn Loc/ian, which is indeed a bonnie place. Itreminded me and Louis of Clova; only there one didnot see the immense extent of mountains behind. CairnLochan is a narrow valley, the river Isla winding throughit like a silver ribbon, wit
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