04 a voyage to the Hebrides. May 23 
bufs herring fifheries, which can only be remedied 
in parliament, where theifeeble voice of the sufferers 
can scarcely be heard, amidst the din of more inte- 
resting political bustlers. Mr Morison arrived in 
his herring bufs, from Tenera in Lochbroom ; and 
Mr Shaw with his, from Dunvegan in the isle of 
Sky. Their errand was to clear out at the custom- 
house of Stornaway for the fifhery ; a voyage which 
exposes them to great inconveniency, as a foul wind 
may detain them in port till the swarms of herring 
have left their coasts. Mr Morison has to come 
over from the loch most abounding in herrings, to the 
opposite side of the channel, toclear out, and then to 
return to the very spot from whence he came before: 
he can begin to fih. 
July 25. Pafsed the day in walking out and view- 
ing the island. Dr Thorkelin set out a-foot amidst 
bad weather, and walked fifty miles to see the west 
side of the island, which is inaccefsible by any other 
conveyance. His object was to view some large cir- 
cular stones, said to be the next in size to those at 
Stonehenge, and vulgarly called druids temples ; but 
improperly, he says, for Sweden and Norway have 
many such, where there never was a druid: He says 
they are the places of the meeting of the kings, or 
public afsemblies for making laws ; that Stonehenge 
was probably so written for Stone King. 
Opposite side of the island, Roch Rag is situated ; 
said to be a fine entrance from the western ocean, and 
a good station for the exterior fifhery ; here Seaforth 
offered the society a site for a town gratis. It were 
to be wifhed the society would accept of all gratis 
