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largely on the place, as is the wont with most pur- 

 chasers of new properties. In 1888 New Kelso 

 was bought by the Earl from Sir Kenneth Matheson, 

 of Ardross, while as it joined Ben Damph on 

 the east side, it was added to that forest, which 

 marches on the north with Torridon, on the east 

 with Coulin, Achnashellach, and New Kelso sheep- 

 ground, while on the west Loch Torridon forms 

 a water boundary, on which are the woods of Ard- 

 more, which cover, together with the other woods 

 on the shore of Loch Damph, the deer frequent in 

 numbers during hard weather. The greater part 

 (4,000 acres) of the hill of Ben Damph (3,000 feet) is 

 devoted to a sanctuary. The ground carries two 

 rifles until the end of September, and will then take 

 a third in suitable winds. A cloth the colour of 

 Aberdeen granite, in fact, a " Black Mount mixture," 

 harmonises best with the prevailing tint of the 

 surroundings ; from thirty to forty stags are got 

 each season, weighing, one with the other, 14 stone, 

 heart and liver included. Some royals are killed 



