54 THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



day last spring. On the mainland of Argyll there 

 are likewise many grounds on which, although not 

 afforested, a good few stags are annually got. Of 

 these, the chief are Strontian, at present rented by 

 Colonel Henry, Belsgrove, let to Sir R. M. Brooke, 

 and Ardshellach, let to Lord Howard of Glossop ; 

 the yield of these three grounds, which march with 

 each other and belong to Sir Rodney S. Riddell, 

 being some thirty to forty stags annually. Also on 

 the shootings of Ardgour, Achdalieu, Acharacle, and 

 Craig by Dalmally, a fair number of stags are 

 killed each season. 



