LTJMPENUS LAMPETPIPOPMIS ON THE COAST OE SCOTLAND. 43 
The only locality where Lumpenus has yet been found on 
the north-east of Scotland is in a deep hollow in the Moray 
Firth, which runs almost parallel to the land, and extends 
from opposite the village of Roseharty on the Aberdeenshire 
coast to near Tarbetness in Rosshire, where it bifurcates, the 
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Sketch-Map op Moray Firth and region around, indicating 
the position of the “ Witch Ground.” 
other point running in the direction of the Cromarty Firth. 
Reference to the sketch-map above will show the “lie” of 
this ground. This hollow slopes gradually from the shore, 
but rises abruptly on the north-east or seaward side. It is 
from six to ten miles off shore, and 35 to 110 fathoms deep, 
