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the rivers which run westward, as far as Ben Stack and 

 Cape Wrath, and those of the rivers which run northward 

 between Cape Wrath and the eastern confines of the 

 county, and separating both of these from the head waters 

 of the rivers which run into the Moray Firth. We now 

 propose to follow this dividing line with somewhat more 

 minuteness of detail. 



The watershed between the head waters of the Kirkaig 

 river and the Valley of the Oykel is situated between 

 Loch Ellag and the county march at Aultnagealgach ; 

 proceeding northward it runs along the sky-line of Braebag 

 and skirts the ridges and corries of Coinnebheal, being 

 very boldly defined, especially at the pass between Braebag 

 and Ben More, and again at the pass over the shoulder of 

 Ben Chaoran. Thence along the sky-line to Meall-a-chuail, 

 overlooking Loch Griam, and across the high road between 

 Lochs Merkland and More, it mounts the shoulder of 

 Ben Hee, turning abruptly from a hitherto northerly 

 course to one almost south-east. Up to this turning 

 point it had separated the water systems of Moray in the 

 east from West Ross, but if we follow it now in its east- 

 ward progress we find that it separates the water-systems 

 of Moray and Sutherland, or the rivers which run south 

 to the Moray Firth, from those which run north to the 

 Pentland Firth. Before following this line, however, we 

 will notice the spur which separates the water systems of 

 West Ross and Sutherland. From a point on the forest 

 road which leads close past Ben Hee towards Goberneasgach 

 shooting-lodge a sinuous sky-line passes among the great 

 hills of the Reay Forest, skirting the summit range of 

 Sabhal Bheag and Sabhal Mohr, and then keeping down 

 the left of the Dionard Valley crosses the high-road near 

 Guallin shooting-lodge, close to Lochan Tarbhach More, 

 and thence pursues an almost direct and straight line to 

 Cape Wrath, its elevation gradually lessening after passing 

 the summit ridge of Craig Riabhach (1590 feet), until at 

 Cape Wrath it passes out at the cliff edge at an elevation 

 of only 370 feet. 



The south-easterly course of the watershed separating the 



