fthiftus 5. w ot&es wsosds, in jpfejjj of ooaiffe ftate„ moftly .ye.rtjiqa^ apd
jnterfperfed with.-veins spf quart?,. , Kettetin,. fiCjCatheiPj i%^J&ke*,of
eoufiderahlA-e^eht and bearttty, with/ fo$pe ^bj^ky-tfljesy asdtoiisMlAd'- by
6kt6 mountain of* Ban Vj^iey: the fifh. affe ^bUTs | ^Snafcjjpr
has falmon and trout; but Achray only pike, tyrants witfej^tj-fri^i^s«
The .e&®,nthe And,’ andyh-utoa^j^have n#t been ;c#ebrated“rbi> ®wr8fi: ■
In the vicinity is the lake o f Menteith, a beautiful fina l lake, about
five miles'in circumference, with two -woody ifles, b a e ^ i p c ^ b i i ^ ^ e
a monaftery, th&-otferf «'thofe ^o f a caftfe'.IfeEheJSjS&i^^Earls
©fiMenteith,
= Having thus briefly defcribfed th* principal dike, 'ao>dToJrrmJ<©fi«r<|iu
Its vicinity; it ®ia«y>be~proper t© qbfesve,>bef3r'e?pioGb<SS‘ik^^'iit>®©rfti?n
-a »©remortherly -fituatiorg' thatrthei S. 'Wf.{ tegrfcih’%fl^ji0tlajady-.aia eietfly
called 'G alloway, rfeenfedns fpveral phauxefque l a k e ^ '» ^ h i^ 't ^ rS ^ ^ a t
Britain and Ireland), deem always. to ia c e oM p a ^ ^ rq d p d ^ ^m th lila ils ,•)
though' hot pricquai extent and 'Celebrity with tljm ^ ip them&rth. ^ftlPh'e
mdft confiderable is the lake o f Ken, im the'Atftaaby o f K irl^dfeight,
©n wMch ftan d sa ^Sage, called New Galloways 'This lajte is decorated
with. three, finaH Hies. Next is that bifCrey,"pn the,b©rdersp>f
Wigtonfhire'. In th e eouofcy o f Ayr there is. a TnaaJi lake; %dalted'
Loch Bolen.
Returning towards the north, Loch Leven, in l«'ifef<lire-, . at trafts 1 obr-
fervation from its rhiftorical fame. The lakes in the fouth of Pertli-
£hire, have been already mentioned, and to the eaft^hK^bSfjaddfed;
ifcocfi fife^ Jio eL Tay, and thofe of Rannoch, Lydaoh,,)ah,4 nEfi£'ht.
That of Tay, in. particular, is a grand, and beautiful expanfe o f wafer,;
of fuch lengthy as rather to referable a noble river ; and at its 'caftern.;
extremity, ire-placed the capital manfioit and plantations of the Earl, Of
Braidalbin. Thofe more to the north' o f this coiinty, may prefent-many
yet unfeen and unknown beauties.
Loch Nefs rivals- Loch Tay in extent and reputation. This lake was-
alfo affeftcd at the time of the■ earthquake at Lilbon. The depth is
from fixty to 13.5 fa thom sth e ’fifh, excellent trout3. Its,great depth
is the caufe why it never freezes. It-is remarkable, that the bed pf this
3 Bennant’a Tour..
lake,.
lake, arid in,, g en eral of .thq|waf&ry cfiaijp .which .extends to Loclx
L'hip^y,i'/#.;fjP<sjd vdth(farcilite, - o;S‘pud4i<ng-!|on&, th^llsr, ©£ which occur
ap,fly d^uo^fftiagg-,', ©p, the <y/eftjE» ftpres .1©f Ajrgyje.
rf '^ |e t ^ n p e s fc5^ jf§^tPej:Lanj4 ''^ ^ |P a it^ g fs ,^ c© n ta rn many fmall lakes.
Tj^b£e'hlef'#S£. Lq<% Loily w » |ii® % fe p dA re ^m iptn/thep fe y of’-Ear ;
and E l g b ^ ® i% ^ f ^ f i i ^ r ^ l ^ i l ^ ||^ j ^ 1|s^p |r^ .lit^ e,'k n ow p or vifited.
tp1 is-^eparmipcipiecpr
e®water,''Sp great .Extent, w i iA f e a^tpp^glpe^lqflis; ydth,.woods,, often,
j^etc^ipg^yp^n^^feher {honest | Itv^mwr^'b.e.. t(wep({y; iru^ls1 inxlength,
l^A^e ;e^paiif&V>'cpmnjamdi^:| ^ ^Hes.at>^, time#' I r a i i% fo u 5 lh
eift»e4lfe,|®#ty .iffiaes. th.ee.idMea’A ilh.i im ftiycn proad eafkacfes,, the
fi^es^gf dfl^^iil^nid*, .Mr. Cordingr,ad^j;tfet A y fin g p k r eA@ r ip,
DoMct’s;. amp;t the, fr i^ 'L a rg . cbprcfi,, ©o’ thp S. E. o r k i c k
Shm, to/Mpafdale, .Nasfer, gieafures only $ye miles,
.wjule^hy c()nijmiati^l^p.i3travellin-gj> thjero,are'^t' ^eafl .eighteen’. Rife
Dotr^||,J’|pap,j|h,OUgh yatuahl^m^,ihef, tipip;, is,*ftained! -wM^iuiEfterppsi
,a l^churpRAgrpifs y,y^i.diLpph ^jayei; lies,almftfl;,dtie .npjth, p f Shigginfeart,
pfidue eaft.
Many ^ vthe; lakes iq:,the w^ftern divifipp o f Scotland., feaye, begri
already rg^ppjmpjSKi 1 j^|er their prope^^d^foripliontofii^ syeeks |Oj$ feys^s
Among a few others, which defervg notice, may be named Lo^.Lainifh’„
a cpsGde^^Mejyrn In Rojshi^e y the -lakes Locpjy^ and l^aggen, in thp;
cpuii£j^©f Iny|pneCs.. L 1©eh.,Awe) id ^rg.ylffliire^is tf^e..nypff,uepnfi'd©r~i
alMeifSfei1; ip tfie weft pf, the Highlands,; MM aboul; thirty miles in,
"« ■ P I and from one to two in breadth; and is ftudded with many
fmall, woodj ifles,‘ one ■ o f which bears the rnins' of a monaftei'y, an4
another thofe/pf: an ancient.Tort-refs, the refideuce o f the Campbells of
Lochawe, ..Afterwards pukes of Argyle. „ This lake, empties itfelf, by
'a, confiderable fiyeam, near its northern end, into the Creek, C%(J|u, Loch
But the chief diflipjEtivc feature of Scotland, cqnfifls in its numerous
mountains; which interfedt the country in various diredtions. In the
fouth-weft, the ancient province, of GAUpway.,nii®fem;^ _an> extenfcve
affepjbl^ge-of hills, which feldorp defcri.be ahy uniiorrp ofiain, from the
' 4 Letters, th Mr, PcBnautj.LpjKjoD,. %$Q>e Quarto, p . 11.7. ,
bay
L a k e s.
Loch L01L.
Mountains.»