INTRODUCTORY. XI, 



Strath, laying many a monarch of the forest 

 low, almost stripping the high hill of Turleum r 

 and causing great destruction to the surrounding 

 woods. 



Situated between the Ochil and Grampian 

 ranges, on the fringes of which we rest, the district 

 is rich in animal and bird life. Field and marsh, 

 moor and fell, with cultivated land coming close 

 up to the hillside, provide a rich field for the 

 naturalist and plenty of food for the different 

 animals of ferce naturce. Looking down on 

 the valley from any of the surrounding hills, 

 the landscape with its flowing river, cultivated 

 fields surrounded with hedges and woods, with 

 the rugged mountains in the distance, is a scene 

 of rare beauty, on which the eye rests pleasurably r 

 while the mind feasts on its rich variety. 



The northern part of the valley touches the 

 edge of the Grampians, and there the croak of 

 the Corbie and the cry of the Moorfowl may 

 be heard ; but the king of the air, the Golden 

 Eagle, is a very rare visitor. The late Dr 



