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group. This runs roughly parallel with the 

 west coast, and is divided from the other two 

 by the long and deep valleys called Glen lorsa 

 and Glen Eas-an-Bhiarach. On the eastern 

 side of these glens there is first the Cior-Mhor 

 group; and further east again fronting, in 

 fact, the eastern shore there is the Goatfell 

 group. It is in these two last that the pecu- 

 liarity to which I wish to draw attention is most 

 clearly evident. The map shows it in a moment. 

 All the numerous peaks are connected, we 

 observe, by singularly continuous ridges, and 

 the two groups are also united by a low ridge or 

 col. You do not, therefore, need to descend 

 from one summit into a valley and then to 

 climb again ; but once on the heights you 

 might, as it seems to me, travel about for days 

 and visit every peak without once coming back 

 to the valleys. Of these two eastern ranges, 

 Cior-Mhor is the pivot or centre ; and from it 

 irregular curving or angular lines radiate to 



