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single man. The amount of displacement is, however, very small. 

 All along the left side of the road, and within 30 or 40 feet of it, 

 we see the old sea-cliff of red sandstone, with its caves and rocks, 

 covered with ferns and flowers. We now pass the small hamlet of 

 Sannox, then over the burn which comes down Glen Sannox, and 

 which has deposited at its mouth thousands of tons of granite sand. 

 This sand is also sent to Glasgow. The road then rises 200 feet, 

 giving us a glance up Glen Sannox, with its granite ridges sur- 

 mounted by Cioch nah Oighe (2168 feet) on the left, and the Siiidhe 

 Fhearghas (1500 to 1750 feet) and the three sharp points of 

 Caisteal Abhail (2735 feet) on the right, and closed by the grand 

 and precipitous height of the Chior Mhor (2618 feet). The road 

 then passes into North Glen Saimox, the burn of which it crosses 

 by a bridge, and then gradually rises once more. A short distance 

 farther on we look up North Glen Sannox, one of those favoured 

 spots which have not yet been " run on" by tourists. This glen has 

 scenery unlike any other part of the island, whilst its rocks and 

 cliffs are as good as the veritable Glen Sannox. The flora is un- 

 usually rich, especially in the Alpines and bog-loving plants, for 

 the spade of the ditcher has not yet reached it, and robbed it of its 

 treasures. Everywhere along the road one sees the ruined walls 

 of the old crofters' habitations, who, until the year 1832, inhabited 

 this glen. In that year the crofters, to the number of somewhere 

 between 500 and 600, were deprived of their homes and compelled 

 to leave the island. Near the bridge the conglomerate passes into 

 slates, which are at places striated. The conglomerate is extremely 

 coarse, containing pebbles sometimes as large as from 8 to 10 inches 

 in diameter. Further up Gleann Dubh, and near the 500 contour 

 line, there is a most interesting junction between the slates and 

 the granite. It is well exposed in the bed of the burn. The 

 granite is coarse, and abuts on the slate, which is changed into a 

 hard mass, and much laminated. One hundred feet higher (600 

 feet) and we reach the summit, from which we have one of the 

 finest views of the Caisteal Abhail and Suidhe Fhearghas : this 

 time, however, we see the north-west flank. We have now entered 

 Glen Chalmadale, and a rapid descent of between two and a half and 

 three miles brings us in sight of Loch Eanza. The road is cut out 

 of the side of the hill, and at some points is about 100 feet above the 

 burn. The flora is not unusual, all the ordinary flowers and ferns 

 being obtainable, but, so far as I have seen, nothing rare. The glen 

 is shut in by a sudden turn near the foot, so that we have descended 

 to the 300 contour line before we get even a glimpse of the sea. 



At Loch Ranza there is a most comfortable cottage hotel, where 



one can get refreshment if they so indulge ; but as we have still 



the heavier part of our walk to do, we must be careful. Meantime, 



a short stroll on the beach will repay the trouble in salt-marsh 



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