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THE SAND HILLS OF CULBIN. 



On Saturday the 9th July, 1884, the Association visited 

 the Sand Hills of Culbin. Mr. Pirie, who acted as guide, 

 read the following paper : — 



THE SAND HILLS AND BARONY OF CULBIN. 



The Sand Hills of Culbin have been so often described 

 that it is scarcely possible for any one to speak or write on 

 the subject without falling into old ruts. My paper on 

 this occasion is not to contain an exhaustive description of 

 the Sand Hills, or to give a full history of the estate and 

 barony of Culbin. I am simply to mention some special 

 features or peculiarities in connection with the Sand Hills, 

 and give a short account of the ancient barony. 



SAND HILLS. 



On viewing the Sand Hills from a distance they seem 

 to extend over a small area of ground. The full extent 

 of them can only be realized on walking over the ground. 

 They are situated in the parish of Dyke and county of 

 Elgin, and consist of a series of small hills and hillocks 

 extending along the sea shore for four or five miles, and 

 for three miles of this distance they extend inland about 

 two miles. They rise occasionally to the height of a 

 hundred feet above the sea. Mr. Patrick Duff, writing in 

 1842, gave the height as 118, and Mr. Martin, writing at 



