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each year, and the walls of Invermoriston House 

 show heads running up to seventeen points. 



It was mainly owing to the true aim of a Glen- 

 moriston man that the Highlanders charged with 

 such confident fury at Killiecrankie ; for just before 

 the battle began Lochiel, who was supposed to have 

 the gift of foretelling events, was questioned as to what 

 he thought of their chances. " That side will win 

 who first spills blood," answered he ; and on hearing 

 that prophecy Iain a Chragain turned to a noted 

 Glenmoriston deerstalker, shouting to him, " Do 

 you hear that ? Do you hear that ? " while pointing 

 out an officer of General Mackay's, who, mounted 

 on a white horse, had rashly galloped out of his 

 lines to survey the scene of the forthcoming battle. 

 The stalker instantly firing, the gentleman fell 

 from his horse shot through the heart, while on 

 seeing this happy omen the hillmen with exulting 

 shouts rushed to the fray. 



There have always been deer in Invermoriston, 

 as is proved by the name of the mountain stretch 



