THE COUNTIES OF FOPtFAR AND KINCARDINE. 61 



of the lochs, too, lovers of the piscatorial art find capital sport. 

 The nortliern and western slopes of Kincardineshire are drained 

 respectively by the Dee and the North Esk and their tribu- 

 taries, the interior being drained by the waters of Bejvie, 

 Carron, Cowie, Einella, aud other smaller streams. The Bervie 

 rises in the parish of Fordoun, and after a course of about 14 

 miles, falls into the sea a little north of Inverbervie. The 

 Einella, with a course of 7 miles, rises at Garvock, and falls 

 into the sea near Johnshaven. The Carron and the Cowie, each 

 about 9 or 10 miles long, rise respectively in Glenbervie and 

 Wodder Hill, and fall into the German Ocean at Stonehaven. 

 The Luther, rising at the head of the Glen of Drumtochty, is 

 the chief tributary of the North Esk in Kincardineshire ; that 

 of the Dee being the Eeugh. The latter stream, with a course 

 of 15 miles, rises near Mount Battock, and falls into the Dee at 

 Banchory. The scenery at the junction of the Eeugh and the 

 Dee is very beautiful, the Falls of Eeugh being greatly admired. 

 The Water of Dye rises at the top of Glendye, and after a 

 course of 10 miles, joins the Eeugh a little above the village of 

 Strachan. The Sheeoch vvater rises on the east of Kerloch, and 

 after a run of about 8 miles, joins the Dee near the Church of 

 Durris. 



The counties have long enjoyed the advantages of active com- 

 munication with the outer world. They can boast of several 

 moderately-sized harbours, and for more than thirty years have 

 had a pretty good railway system. The main line of the Cale- 

 donian I-iailway, which enters Forfarshire at Coupar-Angus, and 

 passes through about the richest parts of both counties, was 

 opened to Aberdeen in 1850. Since then, the local system in 

 Forfarshire has been extending gradually, and is now exception- 

 ally complete. Coupar-Angus and Blairgowrie are united l>y a 

 branch line of 4|- miles ; Meigle and Alyth by a line of 2 miles ; 

 Forfar and Kirriemuir by a line of 6 miles ; Bridge of Dun and 

 Brechin by a line of 4 miles ; Dubton and Montrose by a line 

 of 3 miles ; Guthrie Junction and Dundee by a line of 24| 

 miles ; Forfar and Dundee by a line of 21^- miles ; and Meigle 

 and Dundee by a line of 18 miles. Coupar-Angus, Meigle, 

 Forfar, Bridge of Dun, Dubton, and Guthrie Junction are all 

 stations on the main line, and thus, it will at once be seen that 

 the leading districts of the county have been brought into won- 

 derfully close connection with the highways of commerce, an 

 advantage not easily overestimated. It is interesting to note 

 that the railway between ^leigle and Dundee is one of the 

 oldest in Scotland. Opened in 1831, its original route was by 

 the Balbeuchly and llatton inclines, worked by stationary 

 Qngines. It was afterwards altered to easier gradients, making 

 the route longer by G miles. From ^leigle it runs over tlie 



