. Moray and Nairn. t. The town is of great anti-quity, and was once the centre of a separate jurisdiction ; but,lacking the patronage of the church, it was outstripped by is supposed that the town was made a royal burgh by Williamthe Lyon, but all the old charters have been lost. The oldestcharter now extant dates back only to the reign of James IV,and was granted in 1496. The town was burned by the Wolfof Badenoch. The Witchs Stone marks the place where threewitches were put to death. Cluny Hill belongs to the burgh andis used for recreation. On the highest summit is an octagonaltowe
. Moray and Nairn. t. The town is of great anti-quity, and was once the centre of a separate jurisdiction ; but,lacking the patronage of the church, it was outstripped by is supposed that the town was made a royal burgh by Williamthe Lyon, but all the old charters have been lost. The oldestcharter now extant dates back only to the reign of James IV,and was granted in 1496. The town was burned by the Wolfof Badenoch. The Witchs Stone marks the place where threewitches were put to death. Cluny Hill belongs to the burgh andis used for recreation. On the highest summit is an octagonaltower, 70 feet high, erected in 1806 in honour of Lord magnificent view is to be had from the top. On the southernslope of the hill is a fine hydropathic. The two brothers,Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Grant and Lieutenant-ColonelColquhoun Grant, were natives of Forres. The former con-tributed greatly to the victory of Assaye, while the latter throughhis conspicuous bravery and ability during the Peninsular War. CHIEF TOWNS AND VILLAGES 95 became one of the Duke of Wellingtons most trusted also was born James Dick, founder of the Dick Bequest forthe benefit of the parochial schoolmasters of Moray, Banff andAberdeen, (pp. 6, 7, 21, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 43, 51, 56, 59, 61,78, 79, 83, 84, 89.) Garmouth, made a burgh of barony in 1587, was animportant sea-port up till 1829. Its decay was brought aboutby the decrease in the timber supplies from the forests in thebasin of the Spey, by the use of iron instead of wood for ship-building, and by the vagaries of the Spey. Garmouth wasplundered by the Marquis of Montrose in February, 1645, andthree months later burned by his orders, (pp. 21, 35, 51, 52, 57.) Grantown (1451), a fine town 712 feet above sea-level,was founded in 1765 by Sir Ludovick Grant and Mr Grant ofGrant, from whom it derives its name. It became a police burghin 1898. Its elevation, its pine woods, its beautiful scenery otriver and moor, account for its
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