404 BOUNDARIES, STREAMS, ETC. 



THE FOREST OF MARK. 



THE forest of Marr, in the county of Aberdeen, consists 

 of four contiguous glens on the north bank of the Dee, 

 with their various branches and ramifications, viz., Glen- 

 quoich, Glenluie, Glendee, and Glenguildy. 



The extent must, in a great measure, be guessed at, it 

 never having been regularly surveyed ; but as far as can 

 be ascertained from the opinion of those who know the 

 ground well, and have had the best opportunity of judging, 

 it is thought the length of the forest may average fifteen 

 miles, and the breadth eight, which would give an area of 

 about 60,000 acres. The bearing of the extreme length 

 runs nearly east and west. It is bounded on the north by 

 Glenavon in Banffshire, and the hills of Rothiemurcus and 

 Glenfeshie in Inverness-shire ; on the west by part of the 

 forest of Atholl and the glen of Baynock ; on the south 

 by the river Dee ; and on the east by part of the forest of 

 Invercauld. The whole is in the county of Aberdeen. 

 The principal rivers and streams are the Dee, the Quoich, 

 the Luie, and the Guildy. The Quoich branches at the 

 top and runs into the Bechan and Duglin burns ; the Luie 

 into the Dery and Luibeg; the Dee into the Garchery 

 and Guirachan ; and the Guildy into the Davie and the 

 burn of the Cuirn. The only lakes worth mentioning are 



