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FOREST OF FARLEY AND URCHANY BY BEAULY. 



This small forest of Lord Lovat's is let to Major 

 Paynter, and contains some 4,500 acres of open 

 moor and planted ground. It marches with Erchless 

 deer ground on the west, while in all other directions 

 a deer fence divides it from the low-lying grounds 

 adjoining. The kill is limited to 35 stags, which 

 average 16 stone clean. 



FOREST OF FASNAKYLE OR FASNAKOIL BY BEAULY. 



This is another of the Chisholm properties and 

 is let to Sir John Edwardes Moss. It covers about 

 31,000 acres of ground admirably suited to deer, 

 and marches with the forests of Glencannich, Affaric 

 and Knockfin. There is no regular sanctuary, but it 

 is usual to avoid one of the favourite hills for deer early 

 in the season, and in addition to this many of them 

 being fringed with birch wood for miles, also afford 

 good wintering ; it was in these very woods Prince 

 Charles Edward hid for three days when hard 



