Forres. 
FOR 
FORRES) a'town ‘of, Scotland, in the province of 
Moray, is situated on a rising ground, about a mile 
to the east of the river Findhorn, and two miles from 
are well built, but the town con 
tains no public buildings of importance. On the sum- 
mit of Cluny-hill, a quarter of a mile to the east of the 
town, a monument has been recently erected to the me- 
mory of Lord Nelson. It is a lofty octagonal tower, 
about 70 feet high, and having a base 24 feet in dia- 
meter, 1¢ ix eueniounted byw battlashetit'and a flag- 
staff. The castle of Forres was situated at the west end 
of the town. About a quarter of a mile to the north- 
east of Cluny-hill, on the road to Findhorn, stands the 
celebrated obelisk called Sweno’s Stone, which is com- 
posed wholly of sand stone, though it is said that 
there is no of the same stone nearer than fif= 
teen miles. It is about 23 feet high, 3 feet 10 inches 
and 1 foot 3 inches thick, and is said tobe 12 or 
below the « On itseast side,” says 
the author of the. ities of the Province of Moray, 
“are several divisions, each occupied by variously sculp- 
tured ornaments. At the top are a number of beauti- 
ful Gothic ornaments ; and in the first division under-~ 
neath; are nine horses, with riders, marching in order. 
In the next, is a line of warriors brandishing their wea- 
. The of the third are now much defaced. 
bee tee Boiach caoreea? leh, armed with spears, seem to 
eee elenuadte aekanes si Bho 
jes ap ing to be piled upon the t ivi- 
sion. ‘A body of horse in the fifth division, and 
these are followed by men on foot ; the first line having 
is 
horses seized, their riders beheaded, and their heads 
© 
broad, 
15 feet 
down, 
steps were lately built round its base, 
The Rey. Mr Cordiner, who has published an engraving 
of this monument, it to have been erected in 
of England, in 1002. Others have imagined, that it 
was erected in memory of the assassination of Ki 
DeGifeid tlle Gpinion id eobcelved to be strengthened 
by the discovery of eight human skeletons laid along a 
trench, in a little green mount close by the obelisk, 
to be the assassins of the king. On the decli- 
Hill, looking towards Sweno’s stone, 
of Forres is governed by a provost, 
elected 
nats ciate , who are an- 
nually ; it enj privilege, conjointly- with 
Inverness, Naim, and F , of unites 
ee wa me ~ a subscription 
now contains a considerable number of volumes.—The 
ty tecearara from the vi- 
cinity of Forres for nearly 20 miles upwards, is remark 
able for its fait tebuty; \ Fhehicihewad the 
the most rocky, and richly wooded, with every va- 
Gens, and height, and inclination Son #6 oF 
481 . 
FOR 
three miles below, the rock is sandstone on each side, 
and to this succeeds above gneiss and granite. The 
forest of Darnaway forms the chief part of this scenery 
on the left bank of the river ;*and opposite to it, on 
the right, are the properties of Relugas; and Logie, and 
Altyre. The first of these is matchless for its natural 
beauties, and has been adorned with sin taste.- 
Three miles north of Forres, close to the shore ai the’ 
nang 
Moray Frith, there is one of the best examples 
inundation of sand which is to be seen in the island. 
The sand drifted from the shores of the Frith above, 
by the’ strong west winds, is accumulated in hills of 
considerable size; forming a chain about a mile, ora 
mile and a half in length, and at some ee 
quarter of a mile The hills are often undergo- 
ing of form and height, but have not for many 
years exhibited any tendency to general diminution. 
About 60 or 70 years ago their increase was very great, 
and very sudden, the inundation burying completely, 
in the course of a few days, the estate of Cubin. 
Five miles east of Forres, is the heath which Shake- 
is sw to have intended as the scene of 
Fortaven- 
t first interview between Macbeth’ and the weird. 
sisters. 
There are few places in Scotland better adapted for’ 
a cheap and pleasant residence than this small town. 
Its climate is excellent; its markets are 3 it is 
abundantly supplied with a variety of fish, from the 
neighbouring sea’ of Findhorn, which is only five 
miles distant, and the surrounding country is rich and 
luxurious, and abounds in game. ~ ; 
The following is the population of the burgh and pa-- 
rish in 1811: ; 
Number of inhabited houses. ........ 672 
RAURITIAE 9 dfuge aie) hetinte thats <i = Wks ot eke SE 
Ditto employed in agriculture. ....... 108 
Ditto employed in trades, &c. -....... 295. 
PMN I 8 ohn ance nds0ce) ote . chy. ndi..¢7euncb eer A 
MONEE, Cis kina 4, 6th; tur adie ts oth aL 
Total population ..... 4.624054» 2925 
See Account of the Antiquities, §c. of the Province of 
Moray, p. 83. ° (j 
FORT. See Fortirtcation, and Forts, Vitrified. 
FORT-AUGUSTUS. See Inverness-sHirE, 
' FORT-WILLIAM. See Inverness-suireE. 
FORT-GEORGE. See InveRness-sHIRE. 
FORTAVENTURA, or Fuerre-Ventura, is the 
name of one of the Canary Islands. It is about fifty 
miles long, and from eight to twenty-four broad. The 
island is very low, and narrow in the middle, and is- 
almost cut in two by the sea. The ion south of the 
isthmus is mountainous, sandy, barren, ‘The por- 
tion to the north of the isthmus is: also mountainous, 
but contains several fertile and populous districts. The 
vil are here so numerous, t the traveller no 
sooner loses sight of one than he discovers another, 
incipal towns in the island are, La Villa, the « 
is situated to the north of the isthmus, 
and contains 100 houses ; Oliva, situated in the middle 
of a fertile plain, and containing fifty houses; and 
Tunche, which contains about 100 houses. On the 
east coast there are three small sea ports, called Langla, 
Torrefata, and Pozzo Negro. A great quantity of goat 
milk cheese is made in the island, which 50,000 
kids, each of which weighs between forty and fifty 
For an account of the history, > Rey commerce, 
and productions, of the Canary Islands, see Canar¥ 
Istanvs. The position of the western point of Forta: - 
