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FOREST OF APPLECROSS. 



THE forest of Applecross lies in Ross-shire, and is com- 

 prehended in a circuit of great extent ; its boundaries may 

 be traced passing from the north to the east, and so on to 

 the south and south-west, from Inverbain round by Loch 

 Loundy, Beinn Vaan, Cairn-Derg, Coir-nan-a-rog, Coir- 

 na-ba, Coir Scammadale, to Solchmore, or Red River, a 

 distance of fifty miles : then again completing the circle, 

 by proceeding from the south-west towards the north and 

 east, and passing from Red River, Beninhorronaid (or 

 Fairy Bridge), Avy Broch Coir, Bhuo-chroch, Garry 

 Vaul, Coir Glass, Craikvein, to Loch Gannich, a further 

 distance of forty miles. 



The Sanctuary, Coir-Attadale, from north-west to 

 south-east, is six miles long, and there are various warm 

 and fertile corries in all directions, which the deer delight 

 in. Ault-More, or the Big Burn, is picturesquely wooded; 

 and, as well as Ault-Beg, or the Little Burn, is a favourite 

 retreat of the denizens of the forest. The mosses are 

 everywhere remarkably fertile, and contain innumerable 

 lochs ; even the highest hills afford good pasture, and are 

 scattered over with the sea-daisy and other plants. The 

 corries and burn sides are still more rich and verdant. 



The numerous lochs in this forest are not only orna- 

 mental, but valuable for their produce. Loch Coir-Atta- 



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