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and by his banker's book it was proved before the 

 last Deer Forest Commission that his expenditure 

 had averaged over £ 10,000 a year during the 

 whole period of his tenancy. 



In Balmacaan, which is Gaelic for " The town of the 

 son of Hector," also occurred one of those deplorable 

 tragedies of conqueror's cruelty, common to the history 

 of all nations, as after the battle of Culloden a party 

 of fugitives, having taken refuge in a barn, were 

 surprised by some of the Duke of Cumberland's 

 soldiers, who surrounded their refuge, set fire to it, 

 : and either burned or killed the whole party, with the 

 -exception of one MacLean, who made good his escape 

 and alone lived to tell the tale. 



On the confines of this forest, on the shore of 

 Loch Ness, are the ruins of the celebrated Castle 

 Urquhart or Urchard, and the loch itself, according 

 to traditionary legend, was formed in the following 

 manner : At one period the great glen, which now 

 lies under the waters of Loch Ness, was a beautiful 

 and fertile valley, containing a wonderful spring, 



