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" At IX. and X. tlie carriage-way on either side of the burn 

 has been washed away; at X. completely so. 



" At XI. the road has been straightened, and two double 

 villas built since the issue of the map. Here the burn 

 carried off the carriage-way, and completely demolished the 

 wliole front of the upper double villa. It also partially under- 

 mined the corner of the adjoining one. 



"At XII., XIII., XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., and XVIII., 

 considerable slices have been removed from the banks. 



" At XIX., where the railway crosses Dollar Burn on an iron 

 bridge, an innnense deposit of gravel and large stones com- 

 pletely gorging the passage under the bridge, and burying it 

 entirely from sight, was laid down. On making inquiry of the 

 railway official whose duty it was to superintend the removal 

 of this heap as to the probable quantity removed, he informed 

 me that 470 waggon loads were removed to various places 

 along the line, and that he considered a waggon load might be 

 estimated at between five and six tons. Eeckoned at five tons, 

 this would give 2350 tons removed at once, but in addition to 

 this quantity two large heaps were wheeled to a convenient 

 distance at the side, estimated to contain sixty waggon loads. 

 These two taken together would thus amount, at this moderate 

 estimate, to 2650 tons." 



The palpable evidences of the flood shown on the plan are 

 no longer visible. Eoads have been repaired, the conglomer- 

 ate embankments are now removed from the upper glen ; 

 and the twin villa has been rebuilt with a foundation this 

 time on the thick clay below the yielding gTavels. The burn 

 is now confined in a regular causeway of dressed stones, 

 which, though it may add comfort to the dwellers on its 

 banks, has destroyed its once charming sylvan beauty. The 

 municipal repairs consequent on this hour's torrent cost over 

 £2000 sterling. 



The Cowden Burn is the next affluent into the Devon, 

 about two miles north-east of Dollar. The torrent down it 

 swept away the bridge carrying the Kinross road across it, as 

 well as a good part of the neighbouring embankment. It did 

 damage to the extent of £350 to the mansion-house policies 

 of Mr Christie, through which it passes. 



