THE DEER FORESTS OF SCOTLAND. 



Glencalvie, on the south and south-west with Deanich 

 and Corriemullzie, and the Langwell sheep ground 

 on the north and north-west. It contains no 

 sanctuary, but there is a fair quantity of winter- 

 ing woods on some of the lower slopes, while, if it 

 is let on a long lease, no limit is made as to the kill, 

 but on the other hand, if the let is a short one, then 

 the proprietor imposes a limit, which is a reasonable 

 and sensible way of dealing with long and short leases. 

 For many years this ground has been more or less 

 a forest, and the sheep have been cleared from time 

 to time as was deemed expedient. The hills run up 

 to 2,700 ft. The forest will carry three rifles, and 

 yields from sixty to sixty-five stags of from 15 to 16 

 stone clean weight. 



FOREST OF ALINE, STORNOWAY. 



Belongs to Lady Matheson, and is at present 

 rented by Mr. H. Holmes. It has an area of some 

 10,000 acres of chiefly burnt ground with but little 

 heather, and thus the prevailing tint of the ground is 



