148 THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



Erlegh, that staunch friend and good sportsman, who 

 early in last October died at Glentromie Lodge, in 

 the country he loved so well, and Gaick is now 

 held by his sons. The other previous tenants have 

 been Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Captain Littledale, Lord 

 Lilford and Mr. Edwards Moss. 



The forest lodge, of which a drawing is given, is 

 quite a unique building of the old days, which, 

 however, is to my mind more in keeping with its 

 wild rugged surroundings than any more modern 

 or prettier style of architecture could be ; while 

 once inside a house of this sort the interior will 

 usually be found more solid, warm, and comfortable 

 than the present-day shooting box, for on entering 

 the hospitable doors of Gaick Lodge the scene 

 quickly changes, and it can be recognized at a 

 glance that the very thick walls must not only keep 

 the lodge warm, but offer sure protection from and 

 resistance to the fierce gales that periodically sweep 

 the valley with such force as to make even this 

 stout building rock, shake and quiver like a ship 



