) DUNGSBAY-HEAD. 477 



left afliftance between Peterhetd and Bclfaft loch, 

 .age of 500 miles. As the fame inconvenience 

 attends the Balric and eaft country trade in general, 

 inneccirary to fpcak further on the fubjofh 



mcludc this furvey of the maritime 

 pans of the Highlands, by oblerving, that the money 

 expended in improving that c : the 



the property of the merchants, 

 >* of the mariners, promote the corn- 

 id facilitate the navigation of all the three 

 kingdoms. 



Miles. 

 Agronomical diftancc from Cape Wrath to) 



S 



mg(bay-hcad to Inverncfs 90 



160 



and what is equally cxtraordi- 

 , for the moft part without a good carriage- road. 

 i v of them large ; but 



-d of convenient i , the traveller mulV 



<it!u. .owever dangerous to 



men and horfe, in i ;en the accu- 



mul.. 1 rufh tov 



the i furious ; . The boats appro- 



rally old and rotten ; 



neither can horfes get in or out without the rilqueof 

 being lamed, owing to t! height of the banks, 



and their want a 



Thefc inconveniencies mely prejudicial to 



the country, by j Irangers lro;ii extending 



nd of gratifying 



their curiofi ;ig the xnontorics*, 



cliffs, 



The foi:them entiar. linei* is fbrcnc : !gc of 



mountains which penetrate dircfHy ioto the fea ; and thus leaving 

 no opening or for a rav : mult 



mount the promon: ord of , before be 



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the 



