24 THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



FORESTS OF KINGAIRLOCH AND GLENSANDA BY ARDGOUR. 



This forest in the Morven district marches on 

 the south-west with that of Ardtornish, the remaining 

 boundaries being sheep ground. It belongs to Mr. 

 J. B. Sherriff and is at present rented by Mr. Henry 

 Piatt of Gorddinog. The total extent is some 32,000 

 acres, Glensanda having been afforested about ten 

 years ago and Kingairloch at two different times since, 

 and except where Glensanda marches with Ardtornish 

 it is mostly low ground. Kingairloch rises abruptly 

 from the sea shore of Loch Linnhe to a considerable 

 height, and on it there are two splendid corries which 

 being kept as a sanctuary hold deer of all sorts the 

 whole year through. Owing to Mr. Piatt's careful 

 nursing, he is reaping his reward in sparing the 

 heaviest stags and best heads by an annually im- 

 proving increase in weight. Up to the present time 

 thirty stags have been the season's total, but Mr. 

 Piatt hopes to make this up to thirty-five, which 

 number he considers will be the maximum. The 



