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ABERDEEN TO INVERNESS-Continued.

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cr. the Lossie.

Newton House, Forteath; a
little farther, Thunderton,
Dunbar, Bart.

Kirk of Alves.

Burgie Castle, Brodie. At
distance, see Findhorn vill.

FORRES,

A little to the south of Forres,
86 and near the road, stands the
remarkable obelisk, usually
called Sweno's Stone; it is
above 20 feet high; it has a
number of figures cut on it,
88 which are still remarkably dis-
tinct. There are various tra-
ditions respecting it; one is,
91 that it was erected to com-
memorate the murder of King
Duffus in the castle of Forres,
and the execution of the mur-
95 derers; another, that it com-
memorates a victory over the
Danes under Sweno, in the
time of Malcolm II., about

A royal burgh, in the Inver-
ness district. Population 3895.
Moy, Grant, on the right. 96 the year 1010. The character
cr. Findhorn River. 963 the former tradition, the name

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On right 5 miles from In-
verness, Castle Stuart, Earl of 11
Moray, a ruin.

the

Inverness contains a num-
ber of goodly streets, and has
usual public buildings
of a large county town. The
whole environs are beautiful
in a high degree, and there
is no town in Scotland
which enjoys so many fine
walks. The famous Castle of
Inverness, which was the pro-
perty and residence of Mac-
beth, stood on an eminence to
the east of the town, termed
the Crown. This castle was
destroyed by Malcolm Can-
more, who soon after built an-
other to serve as a royal resi-
dence and fortress. This edi-
fice was destroyed, in 1746, by
the troops of Prince Charles
Stuart, and only the wall of an
interior rampart now remains.

Connage.

Culloden House.
INVERNESS.

The remains of the Fort which
Oliver Cromwell built at Inver-
ness are to be seen at the place
where the Ness joins the sea.
The most remarkable natural
curiosity in the neighbourhood
of Inverness is a strange oblong
mound called Tom-na-heurich
(hill of the fairies.) Inverness
joins with Forres, Nairn, and
Fortrose in electing an M.P.

106

of the figure seems to favour

of the obelisk the latter.

Brodie House, Brodie, Esq.

Auldearn was the scene of a
victory gained, May 4, 1645, by
the Marquis of Montrose over
an army of the Covenanters,
under Sir John Hurry.

In the neighbourhood of Nairn
is Cawdor Castle, the seat of
the Earl of Cawdor. It is one
of the most ancient and entire
baronial residences in Scotland.
It stands upon a low rock
108 overhanging the bed of a tor-
rent, and is surrounded by the
largest sized forest trees. It is
enclosed within a moat, and is
approachable only by a draw-
bridge. Macbeth was "Thane
114 of Cawdor."

112

At no great distance is Fort
George, remarkable as the only
the
115 regular fortification in

island, and as a complete archi-
type in miniature of the great
fortresses of the continent.
126 Fort George is a mile N.W. of
Campbellton, 13 miles from In-

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TABLE OF THE DISTANCES

OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN SCOTLAND FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM LONDON, GENERALLY CALCULATED BY THE MAIL ROADS.

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EDINBURGH

109 Aberdeen .

60 49 Arbroath

77 177 128 Ayr

154 45 94 222 Banff

55 164 115 132 209 Berwick-on-Tweed
177 276 233 60 283 232 Campbelton
30 79 30 107 124 85 181 Cupar Fife

58 150 106 47 195 113 108 81 Dunbarton

71 180 131 59 240 108 205 101 86, Dumfries

43 66 17116 111 98 181 13 89 114 Dundee

169 63 99 206 34 224 231 125 180 240 112 Elgin

24 127 84 56 159 79 156 54 37 88 67 157 Falkirk.

160 54 90 212 25 215 240 116 186 231 103 9163 Fochabers

156 75101 200 46 211 220 131 174 227 118 12151 21 Forres

130 133 120 160 104 185 161 116 113 205 110 70 117 79 59 Fort Augustus
44 143 100 33 175 99,133 74 14 72 83 173 23 179 167 127 Glasgow

45 201 189 149 22 Greenock

66 165 122 46 197 121 111 96 12 94 105 195

41 177 173 147
22 190 178 138
83 182 162 103

61 83 Haddington
11 33 54 Hamilton
60 38 121 71 Inverary

89 111 46 78 149 204 Jedburgh

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17 126 77 94 171 38 194 47 75 88 60 186
37 146 97 38 186 92 134 58 23 61 80 184
104 169 125 93 207 159 73 108 46 132 108 173
157 104 153 195 75 212 208 136 148 228 136 41 146 50 29 32 162 184 174 173 135 Inverness
47 156 107 98 201 33 222 77103 73 90 216 71 207 203 177
314 235 284 326 206 369 339 294 279 365 294 172 277 181 160 163 293 315 331 304 266 131 361 John o' Groat's House
43 152 103 120 212 28 220 73 101 83 86 212 67 203 199 173 87 109 36 80 147 200 10 357 Kelso
99 208 159 64 253 135 115 129 112 26 142 268 121 259 255 225 98 120 116 90 157 256 102 391 112 Kirkcudbright
31 140 91 51 185 86 158 61 39 58 74 199 32 191 187 152 25 47 48 14 85 187 64 318 62 82 Lanark
72 37 12 149 82 127 210 42 119 143 29 93 96 85 106 141 112 134 89 123 137 135 119 266 115 171 103 Montrose
52 151 108 34 183 107 127 82 9 80 91 181 31 187 175 135 8 16 69 19 54 170 97 301 95 106 33 120 Paisley
22 131 82 62 176 61 179 52 60 56 65 191 46 182 178 152 46 68 39 35 106 179 41 336 32 78 27 94 54 Peebles
40 83 39 94 126 95 159 22 68111 22 129 45 120, 116 90
87 272 83 139 71 51
133 242 193 56 264 188 60,163 103 78 172 262 112 268 256 216
135 382 126 55 95 201 90 135 150, Port Patrick
40 84 29 117 128 95 191 10 91111 12 124 64 126 147 126
77 118 146 87 304 83 139 71 41 92 62 32 173 St. Andrews
35 116 73 60 148 90 153 47 34 99 56 146 11 152 140 109 27 49 52 38 80 135 82 266 78 125 37 85 35 57 34 116 57 Stirling
316 263 312.354 234, 371 367 295 307 387 295 200 305 209 188 191 321 343 333 332 294 159 363 20 359 415 331 294 329 338 273 410 305 294 Thurso
295 242 291 333 213 350 346 274 286 366 274 179 284 188 167 170 300 322 312 311 273 138 342 19 338 394 310 273 308 317 252 389 284 273 21 Wick
105 214 165 50 258 106 93 135 97 55 148 256 121 262 250 210 83 95122
31 70 176 83 85 144 37 145 110 403 383, Wigton
92,201 151 92 246 88 180 122 109 37 135 261 116 252 248 222 95 117 109 84 155 249 53 388 63 63 74 164 106 77 132 120 132 110 408 387 941 Carlisle 301

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The names of the various towns are arranged at each end of the line of figures, and the angle where the perpendicular and horizontal lines
meet, gives the distance of the respective towns from each other.

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Altrive, 105.

Alva House and Village, 177.
Ancrum Moor, Battle of, 132.

Anderson's University, Glasgow, 205.
Angus, Earl of, his conflict with the
Laird of Buccleuch and his followers
for possession of the person of James
V., 112.

Animals, wild and domestic, peculiar
to Scotland, 9.
Anstruther, 363.

Antiquarian Museum, Edinburgh, 69.
Arbroath, 375, and Itin. 422.
Architecture of Edinburgh, 15-16.
Ardchattan House and Priory, 259.
Ardcheanochrochan, 187.
Ardincaple, 245.
Ardkinglass, 252.

Ardoch, Roman Camp at, 180.
Ardrossan, 280, and Itin. 427.
Ardtornish Castle, 268.
Ardvoirlich, 321.

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Atholl House, 328.

Badenoch, 330.

Baiglie, Wicks of, footnote, 304.
Bailie Nicol Jarvie, the rock where he
hung by the skirts, 192.
Ballachulish, 356.

Ballangeich, 167.
Ballantrae, 428.
Ballater Village, 394.
Balloch Castle, 200.
Ballochmyle, 296-297.

Balquhidder, 319, and footnote, 186.
Banchory Village, 391.

Banff, 403, and Itin. 432.

Banking System, Principles of the Scot-

tish, footnote, 42.

Bannavie Inn, 263.

Bannockburn, Battle of, 163-164.
Barnhill's Bed, 138.

Barskimming, 297.

Bass Rock, footnote, 147-148, and Itin.

431.

Bathgate, 421.

Beal'maha, 199.

Beaton, Death of Cardinal, 367-368.
Beaufort Castle, 347.

Beauly Village, 340-342.
Beith, 279, and Itin. 427.

Bell Rock Lighthouse, 374.
Belhaven Village, 148-149.

Belleville, the seat of M'Pherson, the
translator of Ossian, 331.
Benachie, 431.

Benan, 188.

Ben Arthur, 252.

Bencleuch, 177.

Ben Cruachan, 254-259.
Ben Lawers, 315.
Benledi, 186.

Ben Lomond, ascent of, 199-200.
Ben More, 315.

Ben-muich-dhui, 3, and 402-403.
Ben Nevis, 3, and 261-262.
Benoghrie, 192.

Ben Voirlich, 321.

Benvenue, 188.

Ben Wyvis, 346, and Itin. 423.
Berridale, 425.

Berwick, 128, 154-155.

Bessie Bell and Mary Gray, Story of,

325.

Biggar, 429.

Atholl, Duke of, magnificence of his Birkhill, 104.

grounds, 310.

Auldearn, 433.

Ayr, 282, and Itin. 426.

Ayton Village, 154.

Birnam Wood, 309.

Blackness Castle, 174.

Blair Village, 328.

Blair Atholl, 328-329, and Itin. 418.

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Brahan Castle, footnote, 343.
Braid Hermitage, 80.
Branxholm Tower, 139.

Brechin, footnote, 378, and Itin. 417.
Bressay, 405.

Bridge of Allan, 179.
Bridge of Earn, 304.
Bridge of Turk, 187.

Brig o' Balgownie, 387-338; stanza from
Don Juan regarding it, 388.

Brooch of Lorn, 358: Sir W. Scott's
Song of this name, footnote, 358.
Broomhall, 174.

Brownie of Bodsbeck; scene of this tale,
104.

Bruar, Falls of, 313, 329.

Bruce, Robert, his capture of Linlithgow
Palace, footnote, 157; encounter with
Sir Henry Bohun, footnote, 163; dis-
covery of his remains, footnote, 300;
his combat with M'Dougal of Lorn,
357-358.

Buchanness, 398.

Buck Stone, The, 81.
Buckhaven Village, 362.

Buller of Buchan, 394-398.

Bunawe, 259.

Burdiehouse, 413.

Burghead, 404.

Burke the Murderer, scene of his enor-
mities, 53.

Burnmouth Village, 154.

Burns, Robert, his lines on the Fall
of Foyers, footnote, 265; The Twa
Brigs' celebrated by him, 283 & 290,
quotation from Hallowe'en,' 285;
various other references to the same
poem, 289-291; cottage where he was
born, 289; Alloway Kirk,' 290; the
Banks o' Doon,' 291; scene of the
poem,
Death and Dr. Hornbook,'
292;
The Castle o' Montgomery,'
ib.; scene of his parting with High-
land Mary,' 292-293; quotation from
the Address to Mary in Heaven,'

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Cadyow Castle, 233; Sir Walter Scott's
Ballad of this name, 235-236.
Cairndow Inn, 252.
Cairngorm Hill, 332.
Calder House, 414.
Caldron Linn, 178.
Caledonian Canal, 266.
Callander Village, 184-186.
Callander House, 160.
Calton Hill, Edinburgh, 23.
Cambuskenneth Abbey, 176.
Cambusnethan, 237.
Camelon Village, 162.
Campbelton Village, 340.
Campsie, Linn of, 309.
Canals in Scotland, 10.
Canongate Kirk and Jail, 32.
Carchonzie Waterfalls, 187.
Carnwath Village, 415.
Carrick Castle, 253.
Carron Iron-Works, 161.
Carse of Gowrie, 4.
Cartland Crags, 240-241.
Castle Campbell, 177-178.
Castle of Edinburgh, 43-50.
Castle Urquhart, 266.

Castletown of Braemar, 399.
Cawdor Castle, 340, and Itin. 433.
Charlestown of Aboyne, 393.

Chapels, Episcopal, in Edinburgh, 65.
Chatelherault, 236.

Chattan, bloody encounter of the clan
of this name with the Munroes, foot-
note, 341.

Cheviot Hills, 3-4.
Clachnaharry, 341.
Clackmannan, 175.

Claverhouse, see Graham.

Climate of Scotland, 8; of Edinburgh,

20.

Cloch Point Lighthouse, 247.

Clyde, course of the, 6; Falls of, 238-
240.

Clyde Iron Works, 420.
Coalfield of Scotland, 7.
Coalstoun House, 146.
Cockburnspath, 152.

Cockburn the Freebooter, 103-104.
Coilantogle Ford, 187.
Coilsfield House, 292.
Coldingham Village, 153.
Coldstream, 126.

Colquhouns and Macgregors, their
deadly encounter, footnote, 198.
Columba, Monastery of St. 274.
Colzean Castle, 284, and Itin. 428.
Commerce of Scotland, 10.
Comrie Village, 323.

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