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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Vol. XVII.] JULY, 1884. [No. 254 



RAN NO OH. 



By John T. Cakrington, F.L.S. 

 (with map.) 



During the last few weeks I have had no less than a dozen 

 enquiries from lepidopterists — some young and some old hands 

 — as to the best way to get to Kannoch, and what to do on 

 arriving there. As the demands upon my time are only too 

 numerous, I have promised to answer them — and possibly at the 

 same time interest others of our readers — by giving a description 

 in these pages of that most charming entomological locality. I 

 must, however, apologise for any shortcomings, as it is now 

 nearly ten years since I visited Kannoch ; but with the help of 

 the accompanying map, and of my notes taken at the time, 

 I have no doubt I can give intending collectors sufficient 

 information to form a basis for good work on their part. 



It will be found of the first importance by visitors from the 

 south to travel by the right train to Scotland, so as to arrive at 

 Struan Station by the mail train from Perth. Struan is on the 

 Highland Kailway, is some forty miles north of Perth, and 

 is the station for Kinloch Kannoch, which is about twelve 

 miles distant by road. The importance of reaching Struan by 

 the mail train, which should get there at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, 

 lies in the fact that it is met by a post-car, on which seats for 

 Kinloch may be secured for two or three shillings ; whereas if 

 one arrives at any other time of the day one must hire specially 

 at post-horse rates, or remain the whole day and night, which 

 would be comparatively wasted at Struan. The visitor should not 



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