rie, the most fertile district in Scotland. In succession pass Invergaven, (Clayhills, Esq.) Gray House, (Lord Gray,) Mylnfield, (Milne, Esq.) Castle Huntly, (Patterson, Esq.) Rossie Priory, (Lord Kinnaird,) Ballendean, (Trotter, Esq.) Inchmartin, (Allan, Esq.) Errol House, (Allan, Esq.) Pitfour Castle, (Richardson, Esq.) and many others. The other road, fifteen miles to Stonehaven ; then to the right, proceed to the village of Lawrencekirk, fourteen miles; here is a good inn. Onwards twelve miles to Brechin; within three miles and a-half of which pass Strickathrow, (Cruickshanks, Esq.) where Baliol surrendered the crown to Edward I. of England. Two miles farther Keithock, (Knox, Esq.): adjoining are the remains of a Roman station. Three miles north, on the Hill of Caterthun, are the remains of a remarkable camp, supposed to be of Danish origin. One mile and a half on, enter Brechin. The scenery in the neighbourhood, and along the banks of the Esk, is beautiful. This is a royal burgh, and joins other four in sending a member to Parliament. The population is about 6000. Here is a cathedral founded by David I. a Gothic pile, supported by twelve pillars; it is 166 feet long, 61 feet broad, and ornamented with a handsome square steeple, 120 feet high. Near the church is one of those round towers, of which there is only another in Scotland; its height is 30 feet, and the octagonal spire that covers it is 23 feet, making 103 feet from the base, which is 16 feet diameter. The Castle, the residence of the Hon. William Maule, M.P. stands on an eminence a little to the south of the town. The old castle was famous for the resistance it made to Edward I. in 1303. Sir Thomas Maule, ancestor of the present proprietor, baffled all the efforts of that potent prince for twenty days, nor did the place surrender until after he was slain. The seats in the vicinity of the town are Maulsden, (Binny, Esq.) Eskmount, (Hunter, Esq.) &c.-seven miles towards Forfar, Tannadice-House, (Ogilvie, Esq.) Cross the Esk. On the left Finhaven Castle in ruins, (Earl of Aboyne.) To this castle Lindsay, Earl of Crawford, retired in disgrace after the battle of Brechin in 1452. One mile to the south, on the top of a hill, are the ruins of a curious fort, worthy of a visit. Five miles farther on enter Forfar, the county town; it contains about 5000 inhabitants, principally employed in the manufacture of coarse linen and shoes. Here Malcolm Canmore had a castle in which he occasionally resided, and here in 1061 he convoked his nobles; on an island in the loch once stood a favourite residence of Malcolm Canmore's queen; remains of the causeway are still visible. Six miles farther is Glammis. The village contains about 700 inhabitants, chiefly engaged in the linen manufacture. A little to the north of the town stands the castle, the seat of the Earl of Strathmore, giving the title of Lord Glammis to his eldest son. It is celebrated in history for its for

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TOUR III.

FROM GLASGOW TO INVERARY,*—109 Miles.

HAVING in our Second Tour described the various remarkable objects to be seen along the banks of the lower

mer magnificence, the remains of which are still shown. In 1372 Robert II. bestowed it on John Lyon, the ancestor of the present family. Here is, according to tradition, the bed-stead on which King Duncan was murdered by Macbeth, and many other relics of antiquity. In visiting this gloomy vaulted apartment, called "the King's Room," a feeling of superstition “comes o'er us like a summer cloud," awful rather than painful. The whole place well deserves the attention of the Tourist. In the church-yard is an obelisk to the memory of Malcolm II. who died here 1034, after a long reign of thirty years. The neighbouring scenery is peculiarly fine. One mile and a half beyond Glammis, Essie Kirk; on right, Dunkenny, (L'Amy, Esq.) Two miles on right, Islabank, (Ogilvie, Esq.) One mile and a half on left, Drumkilbo, (Nairne, Esq.) About one mile farther enter Meigle. Near the village is Belmont Castle, (Lord Wharncliffe,) surrounded by fine plantations. At a distance of two miles Dunsinnan hill, where Macbeth was besieged by Malcolm III. 1057. In the church-yard are the remains of Pictish monuments and other interesting objects of antiquity. In the vicinity is Meigle House, (Murray, Esq.) Kinloch House, (Kinloch, Esq.) Here the Tourist has a fine view of the fertile and extensive valley of Strathmore eastward as far as the eye can reach, and bounded on the north, west, and south, by lofty mountains. Proceed onward by Newhall, (Allison, Esq.) Halyburton and Pitcur, (Hon. D. G. Halyburton,) to Cupar Angus, six miles. The town is well paved and lighted, and contains about 3000 inhabitants. The remains of a Roman camp formed by Agricola in his seventh expedition are still visible. An abbey was founded here 1164 by Mal. colm IV. and richly endowed. The ruins are of considerable extent. Proceed onwards by Kidston, (Gib, Esq.) Dunsinnan House, (Nairne, Esq.) St Martins, (Macdonald, Esq.) and so on to Perth, thirteen miles, through a rich and varied country. There are also coaches that run daily from Aberdeen to Edinburgh by the coast through Montrose, Arbroath, to Dundee, and across the ferry and through Fife, which is considerably shorter than by Perth.

• There is no fixed period for steam-boats sailing betwixt Glasgow

division of the Clyde, we shall commence this Tour by supposing the steam-boat to have arrived at Greenock from the Broomielaw.

Upon leaving Greenock, a number of villas are passed, as also a small battery erected for the protection of the town. Two miles from Greenock is the village of Gourock, and above it Gourock House, (Darroch, Esq.) On the same side of the bay is a whin-dike running into the sea, from which copper and fluor spar were formerly obtained. On the right is Roseneath House, a superb seat of the Duke of Argyll, and beyond Roseneath Point is the opening of Loch Long, the Skipafiord of the Norwegians. In 1263, Haco, King of Norway, detached sixty ships to this lake with a part of his army under some of his officers, who ravaged all the country round Loch Lomond. Next, upon the same side, is the Point of Strone, where the land is again divided by Holy Loch; on its north shore is Kilmun, once the seat of a collegiate church, founded by Sir Duncan Campbell in 1442, and since that time the burial-place of the Argyll family. Farther on, upon the left, is the old tower of Leven, seated upon a lofty eminence. Near to it is Leven Temple, (M'Inroy, Esq.) and Leven Castle, (Crooks, Esq.) A mile farther is the Cloach Lighthouse upon the point of that name; and on the Argyll coast is the village of Dunoon, near the ruins of the ancient royal castle of Dunoon, of which the family of Argyll are hereditary constables. Here they lived at one period, and the bishops of Argyll came latterly to reside here instead of the island of Lismore. Near the castle is Tom-a-mhard, or " the Hill or Court

and Inverary, or between Glasgow and any of the towns upon the west coast. Still the communication may be considered constant, as scarce a day passes in which steam-vessels do not sail between the different towns.

of Justice," and Cuspars, or the butts for shooting with bows. *

Proceeding now in a southerly direction, Ardgowan, (Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart.) is seen upon the left; and close to it, the village of Innerkip. Looking to the left, we have a distant view of the Ayrshire coast, with the village of Largs, the two Cumbrays, &c. On the right are the hills of Cowal, rising from the shore, variegated with woods and corn fields. Almost in front is the island of Bute; on the east side of it is distinctly seen Mount Stuart House, the elegant seat of the Marquis of Bute.

The Island of Bute is about fifteen miles in length, and from four to five in breadth. The northern part is rocky and mountainous; but the southern part is fertile and tolerably well cultivated. Along with the Isle of Arran, the Cumbrays and Inchmarnoch, it forms a county under the name of the shire of Bute. There are several remains of antiquity upon the island, particularly a vitrified fort, and the ruins of a Catholic chapel. The population amounts to 14,000.

On nearing the Island of Bute, the point of Toward is passed upon the right, on it is a light-house; near to which are the ruins of Toward Castle, once the residence of the chief of the Lamonts; and also the elegant mansion of Castle Toward, (Kirkman Finlay, Esq.) On the opposite coast of Bute is the fine Bay of Rothesay,

Passengers are landed at Dunoon, from which there is a road to the ferry of Otter, on the east shore of Loch Fine, opposite to Lochgilphead. There is also a road from Dunoon to Inverary by Strachur, to which place gigs may be had. The road for a considerable way runs along the bank of Loch Eck, a fresh water lake about seven miles long, and half a mile broad, closed in on all sides by those wild and stupendous mountains which compose the region called Argyll's Bowling-Green. In the neighbourhood of Strachur are some remarkable caves. From Strachur there is a regular ferry across Loch Fine to Creggans, five miles below Inverary.

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where stands the ancient royal burgh of Rothesay, containing a population of 5700. It has of late become a fashionable watering-place, and is rapidly improving. The remains of the ancient royal castle are so completely covered with ivy, that little of its walls can be seen. is of unknown antiquity, but it was a favourite residence of the first kings of the Stewart dynasty; there are still pointed out the bed-chamber and banqueting-rooms of Robert II. and III., the last who inhabited this venerable pile. Rothesay gave the title of Dukes to the eldest sons of the Scottish kings, which is continued to the heir-apparent of the British throne.*

The channel leaves the Clyde, and, taking a northwesterly course, half encircles the island, and bears the name of the Kyles, or Straits of Bute. Opposite Rothesay Bay is Achinwillan, (Kirkman Finlay, Esq.) and two miles north, upon the coast of Bute, is Port Bannatyne bay, and village. At the head of the bay is Kames Castle, (Hamilton, Esq.) and near it an old tower, the ancient seat of the Bannatynes. On the right is Ardin, where there are many tumuli, erected over some roving Norwegians, who were slain here by the natives. Two miles farther on, to the right, is the mouth of Loch Straven, and near it South-hall, (Campbell, Esq.) Three miles further on is the ferry of Collintrae; close to this are some rocky islets, called the Burnt isles; on the most northerly of them are the remains of one of those remarkable vitrified forts, lately discovered by James Smith, Esq. of Jordanhill, and described in the 10th vol. of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Near these isles is the opening of Loch Ridon. At this opening is the small island of Ellen-Greig, memorable in the annals of the seventeenth century. In 1685, the gallant Archibald, Earl of Argyll, having, in concert

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A steam-boat leaves Glasgow every day for Rothesay.