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miles long, lying amidst magnificent hills, and fed by streams 

 from the Dundonnell Forest. It contains some splendid trout, 

 and the outlines of many monsters taken from it adorn the walls 

 of the fishing lodge which stands at the end of the loch for the 

 temporary accommodation for the Braemore anglers. On the one 

 occasion when I had the opportunity of visiting the spot in wild 

 weather we did not catch any monsters, and I understand they do 

 not compete for the lure of the sportsman with that avidity which 

 so becomes large trout in the angler's eyes. Nevertheless, as will be 

 understood by all who have been privileged to receive Inverbroom 

 hospitality, we contrived to enjoy ourselves immensely. 



No salmon can ascend either head streams of the Broom, for, 

 about a mile above the junction, each stream has an impassable fall 

 where the descent is made from the high mountain-valley tracts of 

 the district to the main lower section. The point at which the 

 Droma falls over is, however, much higher than is the case with 

 the Cuileig. The high road from G-arve passes Loch Droma and 

 descends the line of the stream on the north side, but passing 

 through a thick wood the traveller does not realise that the stream 

 so close makes the sudden drop of some 200 feet into a fearsome 

 gorge. There is a foot-bridge a short way below the position of 

 the fall, and which spans the gorge. From the centre of this, 

 between overhanging branches, a splendid view of these Falls of 

 Measach, or Corrie Halloch Falls, can be obtained. There are very 

 few places in Scotland where a similar sight can be enjoyed. The 

 gorge at the head of Glen Afric is one, and the Falls of Glomach in 

 Kintail is another. The latter is the highest fall in Scotland (350 

 feet, with a total descent to the foot of the ravine of 750 

 feet), but has not the great charm of rich foliage in its surround- 

 ings. I happen to have a rather vivid recollection of one tree 

 which grows out from the end of a crag at Glomach, for by it I was 

 able to extricate myself from a rather tight corner I got into on a 

 solitary climb on one occasion. 



The linn on the Cuileig, the other head stream of the Broom, is 

 by no means so extraordinary in the matter of height, but with its 

 precipitous face and great rock ledges below, it forms a most 

 picturesque fall. Salmon reach the linn-pool freely, and are there 

 fished for. Two beautifully constructed pools were formed in the 

 river below the linn by the late Sir John Fowler, of Braemore, and 

 a long stretch of water, which previously had been valueless for 

 fishing, was made to yield excellent results to the rod, but the 



