. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. independent of the king atWestminster. The long valley through which flowed the river, rising among apeople so hostile to those among whose fields it joined the ocean, was naturally ascene of endless contest, where each chief or proprietor had his jealously-guardedstronghold. Those in the upper district of the valley—Findlay Mohrs charter-chest, perched on a rock with a higher ledge hanging over and protecting itbehind, and the neighbouring keep of Farquharson of Inverey, celebrated in songfor the slaughter of the Baron of Braclay—woul
. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. independent of the king atWestminster. The long valley through which flowed the river, rising among apeople so hostile to those among whose fields it joined the ocean, was naturally ascene of endless contest, where each chief or proprietor had his jealously-guardedstronghold. Those in the upper district of the valley—Findlay Mohrs charter-chest, perched on a rock with a higher ledge hanging over and protecting itbehind, and the neighbouring keep of Farquharson of Inverey, celebrated in songfor the slaughter of the Baron of Braclay—would be the strongholds of rievers,who ate the beef and mutton which their neighbours fed. Drum, Crathes, andthe other more baronial mansions which rise above the luxurious plantations ofthe lower valley, were on the other hand fortified to inspire terror in evil-doers,and protect the owners property. Deeply retired in luxurious woods, the glimpse of this mansion, obtainedfrom the highway, excited only without gratifying curiosity, until a late thinning. CKAlllKS (.AS I t
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