The town, formerly called Maryfburgh, 

 now called Gordonfburgh, lies to the weft- 

 ward of the fort, along the loch fide, which 

 is an arm of the fea, running above twenty 

 miles up the country. 



It is faid to be warm in winter, the fnow 

 not lying long there, furrounded on the weft, 

 fouth, and north, with very high hills. 



Benevifs, lying a little to the fouth-eaft, is 

 faid to be the higheft hill in Scotland, being 

 fourteen hundred and twenty-four yards a- 

 bove the level of the fea. 



Gordonfburgh is a neat country town^ 

 having many good houfes, and feveral mer- 

 chants in a thriving way. 



If the fifheries increafe, it may be of great 

 fervice, as the herrings come up as far as the 

 town. There is likewife plenty of falmon, 

 and fome fea fifli, with great plenty of wild 

 fowl, 



This may come to be a place of trade in 

 time, and would be very much fo, if the cut 

 between Invernefs and this- place was made 

 navigable, as propofed by Mr Knox, which 

 he particularly defcribes in one of his tour 

 I think it might be eafily done. 



a. informed, that there have been pieces 



