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THE FOREST OF GLENARTNEY. 



THE forest of Glenartney, the property of Lord Willoughby 

 d' Eresby, is situated in a mountainous district of the same 

 name in the parish of Comrie, and county of Perth, and 

 contains about two thousand eight hundred Scotch acres. 

 In olden time, and even as late as 1746, it was of very 

 considerable extent ; but since that period it has been 

 greatly reduced, and, indeed, in some measure relinquished 

 as to forest purposes. It is bounded on the north by the 

 Glengoinan burn, which flows eastwards into the glen that 

 derives its name from it; and afterwards taking a northerly 

 course empties itself into the river Earn. On the east it 

 is bounded by the Aultglass burn, which has its source in 

 the mountains above Glengoinan, and is tributary to the 

 Ruchill river. The Strathglen burn bounds it on the 

 west, takes a southerly direction, and empties itself into 

 the Ruchill, which forms the south boundary of the forest. 

 The Ruchill itself rises near the high mountain of Benvoir- 

 lich, about three miles west from the forest of Glenartney, 

 and flows towards the south under the name of the Ducho- 

 ran burn, until it receives many tributaries from the west 

 and other mountain streams from the south, which rise in 

 the hills above Doune, Dumblane, &c. Thus supplied, it 

 becomes a formidable river, and takes the name of Ruchill 

 (as I understand) from its rough and rocky channel. In 

 dry weather its waters are inconsiderable ; but in the 



