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with corn fields; came on to the Tynron road for a mile, followed 

 up a burn, kept upon the ridges till about a mile below Tynron 

 Kirk. Crossed the hills, found the tormentilla in great abund- 

 ance, and came on to near Auchenhessnane. In marshy ground 

 above found the trembling grass in abundance, entered a fir 

 plantation about half-a-mile or less left of Auchenhessnane. 

 Rested about half-an-hour, it being very warm. Eound a hawk 

 nest. Went out at the end of the plantation, and their found 

 violets that were quite new to me. I then inquired at a man, who 

 was ploughing, the road to Glenwhargen Craig. It was then five 

 o'clock, and I now made steadily for Glenwhargen, which was five 

 miles distant ; came to the Four Towns, and then to the Craig. 

 At a distance it is rather insignificant in respect to what I 

 expected, but the nearer it is the more interesting. At the 

 bottom it is covered with hazel bushes, but the more you ascend 

 they become more scrunted and straggling. For a considerable 

 way up the stones fallen from the craig give way with your feet, 

 so that little progress is made. You then come to the first breast 

 of rocks, which I mounted and came on to the green ground. 

 Then ascended another breast of rocks more steep than the 

 former, but with some difficulty. Here out of a clift I saw a 

 blue hawk rise, but was unable to get at the nest without danger 

 of falling headlong from an immense height. Reached the top, 

 and here was the finest scene. The sun was fast setting, and the 

 shades of the hills grew long. On the left was a plain containing 

 four pretty large farm-houses, with the water of Scar winding 

 through the middle, the whole surrounded by high hills, some of 

 them very steep. I now began to set my face for home, and made 

 for it by the straightest way, keeping the public road, if road it 

 can be called. The day began when I was about Auchenhessnane 

 to make way for night, and at last I got home after being away 

 10 hours and travelling upwards of 24 miles. 



14th July. — Got a pair of rabbits — white, with a light brown 

 strip down the back. I put them into the house I made for 

 Keely (the hawk), and after a little put the hawk in beside them. 

 They were not afraid of each other. The rabbits approached 

 cautiously to the hawk as if to examine their new companion. 

 They all ate when I gave them food. 



22nd July. — I got a Merlin hawk from a boy for 2^d. When 

 I ofiered to touch it, it turned upon its back and struck with its 



