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Chapter VI. 

 FORFARSHIRE. 



FOREST OF CAENLOCHAN BY ALYTH. 



This forest, formerly the property of " the gracious 

 gude Lord Ogilvie," so styled in the ballad of the 

 battle of Harlow, fought in 141 1, now belongs to 

 his descendant, the present Earl of Airlie, and is 

 now let to Mr. G. W. Henderson. It extends to 

 a little over 9,000 acres, and was first cleared of 

 sheep about sixty years ago, while as it marches 

 with the forests of Glencally, Glendoll, and Inver- 

 cauld, the deer can wander from one to the other 

 as they choose, and thus the interchange of blood 

 is continuous. A striking feature of the ground is 

 the large glen running north, through the centre, 

 which, on nearing the head of the forest, divides 



