80 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Mr Watson defined vice-county 95, Elgin, as "including 

 the detached portion of Inverness-shire which separates the 

 two portions of Elginshire." By the change of 1870 the 

 two lower areas were transposed as regards their comital 

 status, the southern portion being transferred from Elgin- 

 shire to Inverness-shire and the intervening or middle one 

 from Inverness-shire to Elginshire. 



As modern maps do not show this, and older maps may 

 be considered as now inaccessible, it will be convenient for 

 me to state the boundaries of the vice-county as traceable 

 on Sheets 74 and 75 of the One-Inch Ordnance Survey Map. 



The western boundary, beginning on the coast, is that of 

 Nairnshire as far as its southernmost angle at Cam Glas- 

 choire (2162 feet). From this point the dotted parish 

 boundary, equivalent to the watershed, is followed. 

 Proceeding south-west it passes over Cam Loisgte, and 

 leaving Lochan Odhar (Easterness) on its west, it ascends 

 to the summit of Cam nam Bain-Tighearna, and then 

 descends the slope to cross at Slochd Mor (1189 feet) the 

 road and the Highland Railway. It then ascends the 

 opposite slope to the summit of Cam na Lair (1957 feet), 

 and thence over that of Cam Phris Mhoir (2021 feet), and 

 as far as an angle where it turns sharply to the east to 

 follow the ridge of Cam Coire na Caorach (2071 feet). 

 Thence it goes south-east over Sguman Mor (2037 feet), 

 and then descends the slope of Creag Shoilleir to the 

 Dulnan River at the point marked 1161 feet. It then 

 follows that stream and its tributary Allt nam Moircach 

 for about half a mile ; thence up the slope to the summit of 

 Geal-charn Beag (2425 feet), and over the 2250 feet height 

 to the summit of Cam Dearg M6r ; thence down the slope 

 and up again to Creag na h-Iolaire ; thence across the 

 northern end of Lochan Dubh, and thence first up and then 

 down the slope of Craigellachie. It then crosses first the 

 road and then the railway to the River Spey at the small 

 island opposite Corrour. Here the dotted parish boundary 

 is left, and our boundary becomes the Spey River itself 

 down to the point where it is bridged for the Great North 

 of Scotland Railway. It then follows the railway and 



