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Voirlich, The Cobbler, andBen-Yim are the most conspicuous, 

 the last, farthest to the north-west, of an elongated form like 

 Ben-Lomond, but higher, and with two tops. Still farther 

 round to the north-west is the lofty group of Tyndrum, and 

 Breadalbane forest, among which, perhaps, Ben-Lui may be 

 recognized, with a deep corrie on its south-east side filled 

 with snow till far on in the summer. The wide extent of open 

 undulating countiy, without mountains, between Loch Fyne 

 and the sound of Kerrera, and bounded north by Loch Etive, 

 renders it easy to identify Ben-Cruachan on the east side, 

 with its double summit, and Ben-More in Mull on the west. 

 Ben-Nevis is less easily found; but having seen Goatfellfrom 

 it on a very favourable day, we are quite sure it can be seen 

 from Goatfell. It lies due north, far out on the horizon, and 

 a little to the west of Ben-Cruachan. The high group north- 

 east of Mull is that which lies between Corran Ferry and 

 Strontian ; north of this are three conical mountains belong- 

 ing to the district west of the " Great Glen of Scotland," 

 somewhere near Loch Lochy. Carrying the eye southward, 

 we see the south promontories of Mull, with some low-lying 

 isles, perhaps Staffa or Coll, across the north end of Jm'a, 

 whose three paps are conspicuous and close at hand. South 

 of Jura is Islay, well seen across Cantire, whose two depend- 

 ent islands, Davar at the mouth of the Campbelton harbour, 

 and Sanda off the Mull, are under our feet. Across the top 

 of Ben-Ghnuis is seen Rathlin Island, south of which rises 

 the lofty ridge of Antrim, of which the most conspicuous 

 summits are Knoeklayde, Aura, and Trostan, nearly 2000 

 feet in height; in the centre of Antrim Slemish is remark- 

 able by its isolated position, and its form, a truncated cone. 

 The bold promontories of the north coast come out in succes- 

 sion towards the west, Bengore, Macgilligan, and Malin 

 Head; the top of the chain of Londonderry bounds the view 

 in that direction. Far out southwards the eye may sometimes 

 penetrate as far as the Isle of Man, and the groups of Morne 

 and Skiddaw. In that direction, twenty miles south of 



