52 ANGLING & ART IN SCOTLAND 



the dogs that hunted the Forest of Buchan ; — 

 still testified to by the name of a lonely farm, 

 Castlemaddy, or the Castle of the Dogs. The 

 ruins of an olden-time mill may yet be traced, 

 where the corn was ground ; for in the days of 

 James V. this was an important hunting forest, 

 where the wild boar and wolf roamed at large 

 — a forest not only in name, as is clearly shown 

 by the many roots of ancient trees to be traced 

 amongst the bogs. 



Not far below Polmaddy, on the estate of 

 Glenhowl, the Deugh is joined by the Ken ; but 

 so inconspicuous is the junction with this slow- 

 flowing, narrow stream, issuing from a deep and 

 densely-wooded gorge, and so much more im- 

 portant does the Deugh appear to be, that it 

 bids one pause and wonder why the main river 

 should take its name from this inconsiderable 

 stream. From the junction of these two rivers 

 down to the Earlston Linn, a distance of two or 

 three miles, may be considered the most prolific 

 portion of the Ken for trout. In this reach the 

 water forms an abundance of charming pools, 

 open stretches alternating with fine rocky ravines 

 of great beauty. Indeed the angler casting his 



