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back, for the path becomes bad, and they are 

 very weary ; but I continue the walk. On the 

 right is the shoulder of Goatfell ; on the left Ben- 

 Cliabhain ; and in front Cior-Mhor and the Col, 

 which separates Glen Eosa from Glen Sannox. 



The Kosa Glen is a fine piece of scenery, no 

 doubt, but it is not equal to its rival at Sannox. 

 It is larger, but it is neither so wild nor so 

 grandly symmetrical in the lines of its compo- 

 sition. It is always a surprise when one hears 

 for the first time that the col or saddle is all 

 that separates the two glens. Both start from 

 the sea ; but, instead of running directly inland, 

 they sweep round, and would join each other if 

 it were not for the apparently inaccessible ram- 

 part of rock which divides them, by crossing 

 from the base of Goatfell to that of Cior-Mhor. 

 It is said that the practicability of passing from 

 Eosa into Sannox was not known until recent 

 years, except by a few shepherds who had 

 occasionally tried it. 



