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shallow, rarely exceeding 12 fathoms in depth; how- 

 ever, in a few places it is 13, and in one spot, east 

 of Inchmurrin, a hole 14 fathoms deep is recorded. 

 North of the islands the lake gradually deepens to 

 Boss Point ; it then shallows for a short distance, 

 being only four or six fathoms deep on Hunter's 

 Bank, which lies a little north-east of the inver of 

 Douglas Water ; but on the north of this bank it 

 immediately deepens to over 25 fathoms, and north- 

 ward it gradually gets deeper and deeper, till it 

 attains the maximum depth of 105 fathoms due 

 west of the hamlet of Culness. North of this place a 

 deep portion (over 100 fathoms) extends for nearly a 

 mile; after which the basin gradually shallows to 

 Whitepoint, between which and the end of the lake 

 there is another deep portion, about 34 fathoms. 



From an examination of the country in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the south part of the lake, we learn that 

 there are features connected with breaks running 

 about N. 30 E., while the deeps in the adjoining 

 portion of the lake-basin have similar bearings. Im- 

 mediately north of the islands the direction of the 

 deeps is not so regular, they in part running N. 30 E., 

 and in part nearly N. and S. ; but in the rest of the 

 lake the deeps extend nearly N. and S. It may be 

 observed, that although the general bearing of the 

 lake is N. and S., yet the deep portions in the north 

 part have not an exactly similar lie; as in places 



