AND STIELINGSHmE HUNT 



craig, may also be deemed a part of this range, 

 and rise to a considerable elevation. The second 

 class of hills, which are more worthy of notice, 

 is variously distributed, throughout the northern 

 parts of the county, along the Forth. Of those 

 the most conspicuous are, Mons Hill, Craigie Hill, 

 and Dundas Hill, in Dalmenie parish ; Craigton 

 Hill and Binns Hill, in Abercorn parish — from 

 whence the beauty and grandeur of the prospect 

 are unrivalled, — and Irongarth, in Linlithgow 

 parish. The middle and western districts of the 

 county are the most hilly ; the east and north 

 are the most plain. The southern divisions of 

 this shire consist mostly of moor, moss, and 

 morass, with few heights of any elevation. . . . 

 In Linlithgowshire there are not many waters 

 of great extent. The only lakes are, the loch 

 at Linlithgow town, and Lochcoat,^ in Torphichen 

 parish. . . . Of large rivers this county cannot 

 boast ; yet it is well watered by several streams 

 for every domestic purpose, while the Amon on 

 the east, and the Avon on the west, are the 

 only considerable rivulets." 



When the district was first crossed by hounds — 

 and there is evidence ^ to show that at least a part 

 of it was hunted as early as the year 1762 — its 

 surface must have presented an aspect differing 

 considerably from that which it now bears. It 



^ Now only a marsh. 



* 'Morison's Dictionary of Decisions of the Court of Session,' voce 

 " Game," vol. vi. p. 4991 : vide p. 24. 



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