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the Dochart ; the glen of that name is certainly very 

 beautiful, but without the expanse and great diver- 

 sity displayed by Glendochart. The Falls of Lochay, 

 however, which are divided into three cascades, 

 about two and a half miles from Killin, are well 

 worthy of a visit, especially in the time of flood, 

 when an irresistible volume of water flows over in 

 a solid, imposing mass, most fascinating to watch. 

 As a salmon river it is no good — for the fish can- 

 not surmount the falls, which causes the greater 

 number to ascend the Dochart ; but for trout, the 

 lower reaches often afford excellent sport. 



Killin is a typical Highland village, delightfully 

 situated amid surroundings of great natural beauty^ 

 but much spoilt of late years. What a wonderful 

 place it must have been a hundred, or even fifty 

 years ago. None of those modern villas or ugly 

 shops to offend the eye — only the primitive thatched 

 cottages scattered along the river banks. Here is 

 the celebrated Bridge of Dochart, with its three 

 arches resting on masses of rock ; while imme- 

 diately above it stands the wonderful Black Island 

 — once a mass of magnificent Scotch firs, now, 

 alas! bereft of much of its ancient glory by the 

 gales of recent years. 



