the borders fertile in fpots. The bear almoft ripe. Crofs a ferry
at Cornel or Conf hull, or the raging flood, from a furious cataradt o f F A t l 0F C o n h e l .
fait water, at the ebb of fpring tides. This place is the difcharge of
the waters of Loch-etive into the fea ; where it fuddenly contradts to
afmall breadth; and immediately above; certain rocks jut out, which
more immediately diredt thewaft pent-up waters to this little ftrait,
where they guih out with amazing violence, and form a fall of near
ten feet.
Loch-etive runs far up the country, and receives the waters of L o c h - E t i v e .
Loch-aw at Bunaw. Here is at times a confiderable falmon filh-
ery; but at prefent very poor. See at a diftance, on the northern
bank, the fite of Ard-chattan, a priory of monks o f Vallis Caulium
founded A. D. 1230, by Duncan Mac-coul, anceftor of the Mac-
dougals of Lorn. Here Robert Bruce is faid to have held a par-
lement; but more probably -a council, for he remained long
mafter of this country, before he got entire pofleflion o f
■Scotland.
A mile from Cornel, near the Ihore, is Dun-mac-Sniochain, the B e r e c o n i u m .
antient Beregonium, or Berogomum. The foundation o f this city,
as it is called, is attributed, by Apocryphal hiftory, to Fergus II. and
Was called the Chief in Scotland for many ages : It was at beft fuch a
city as Cafar found in our ifland at the time o f his invafion; an
Oppidum, or fortified town, placed in a thick wood, furrounded with
a rampart and fofs, a place'of retreat from invaders *. Along the"
top o f the beach is a raifed mound, the defence againft a fudden
landing. This, from the idea of here having been a city, is ftyled,
• De Bello Gallico, lib. v. c. 21.
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