RECORDS OF EXCURSIONS) IN 
ARGYLLSHIRE. 
By ALEXANDER Ross. 
GLEN MASSON AND PUCK’S GLEN. 
Tue first visit of the Society to Argyllshire was made on 
3rd August, 1889, when a large party of members and friends 
landed at Kilmun. Just beyond the straggling village lies the old 
churchyard, which contains a burying-place of the Argyll family, 
and the tower of a collegiate church which once existed there. 
It is said that a triple row of trees formerly led up to the gateway 
of the churchyard. Now all that remains is an avenue formed 
of limes on one side, and on the other, great maples extending for 
about half the distance of the limes. The explanation of the 
shortening of the middle row and the disappearance of the outer 
one seems to be that the present shore road has been cut through 
the sloping bank on which the trees grew. The great maple 
nearest the churchyard gate was measured and found to have a 
girth of 9 feet 74 inches. Passing Rashfield—a favourite haunt 
of artists—the party entered Puck’s Glen, the Fairy Glen, as it 
is sometimes called, and, before proceeding far, these apparently 
fanciful names were found to be fully justified by its romantic 
character. The glen is of considerable extent, and follows the 
windings of the stream for about two miles, the rock through 
which it is cut consisting of highly-contorted and crystalline 
mica-schists of Silurian formation. At every turn sudden surprises 
and charming views meet the eye. The natural beauty of the little 
glen has been much enhanced by the judicious planting of 
numerous trees and shrubs, among which cotoneasters and 
conifers were conspicuous. The ascent has been rendered easy 
by the construction of rustic bridges, and a good footpath which 
follows the winding of the burn. Ferns grow in abundance, and 
among those noted were the beech fern (Polypodium Phegopierts, 
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