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Thirdly, Inverness-shire contains the celebrated Glengarry- 

 Forest, which, from east to west, is about seven miles in ex- 

 tent; also, Glenfeshie, containing 13,704: Scotch acres, but 

 now used as a sheep-walk. Gaick, consisting of 10,777 acres, 

 strictly preserved by Sir Jos. Radcliffe; Drumauchtar, com- 

 prehending 5,782 acres, now used as a deer-forest by the 

 Marquis of Abercorn; Glenavon, containing 22,086 acres, 

 and held by the Duke of Richmond as a deer-forest, in con- 

 nexion with Glenbuily and Glenfiddich, the former in the 

 same shire, and containing 3,396 acres, the latter in Banff, 

 and making up 5,522 acres : these all formerly belonged to 

 the Duke of Gordon. 



Fourthly, Aberdeenshire has within its limits Invercauld, 

 eighteen miles in length by about three miles in width, and con- 

 taining an enormous number of deer, though these fluctuate so 

 much as to be difficult to calculate. They are generally very fine 

 and large, mainly owing to the excellence of the feed in this 

 district, and the strictness with which they are maintained 

 in an undisturbed condition. The Forest of Mar is also in 

 Aberdeen, closely butting upon Invercauld, and consists of 

 the four following glens, viz., Glenquoich, Glenluie, Glen dee, 

 and Glenduildy. Its length is about fifteen miles, and its 

 breadth eight ; and it is supposed to hold 3000 deer. It is 

 the property of the Earl of Fife. 



Fifthly, Argyleshire contains the Forest of Corrichibah, in 

 the district of Glenorchy, the property of the Marquis of 

 Breadalbane, and holding at least 1500 deer. It extends 

 over 35,000 acres, and the nature of the ground is such as to 

 render it one of the best deer-forests in Scotland. 



Sixthly, Perth has also its Forest of Glenartney, the pro- 

 perty of Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, and containing 2800 

 acres, with from 700 to 1000 deer; but its crowning glory, 

 as far as sport is concerned, may be considered to reside in 

 the Forest of Athol, in which 51,708 imperial acres are de- 

 voted exclusively to the red deer, with the exception only of 

 Glen Tilt, where sheep are sometimes admitted; 7000 deer 

 are now supposed to be at large in Athol, but, at the lowest 

 computation, there must be from 4000 to 6000. This noble 

 property is strictly preserved by the Duke of Athol, and deer 

 stalking is here carried to that degree of perfection which has 

 been so well described by Mr. Scrope. 



