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cluce luch a vail quantity of afties, as would 

 raife eight or ten bolls of barley or oats per 

 acre, or perhaps more when the feafon was 

 favourable. 



Secondly, That the moft of the grounds 

 having fuch a declivity, might be very eafily 

 drained by ditches made for inclofing, or by 

 covered drains. This is the firft thing that 

 ought to be done, before any other improve- 

 ment is attempted. 



" A little to the eaftward of Fort William 

 is the remains of the caftle of Inverlochy. 

 It appears from hiftory, that it was antient- 

 ly a place of confiderable note, a refort of 

 " French and Spaniards, probably to pur- 

 " chafe fifh, for which it was a kind of em- 

 poreum, patricularly for faknon. (I hope 

 it may be fo ftill.) But the place is flill 

 more noted for its being a refidence of 

 kings, and where the memorable league, 

 " offenfive and defensive, is recorded to have 

 " been figned between Charlemain and A- 

 " chains King of Scotland in 791." 



When, upon the firft fight of this muir, I 

 conceived fiich a good opinion of the foil, I 

 did not, at that time know what is faid a- 

 boye, until I read it iu Mr Knox's Tour 



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