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lake at tlic union of the Ken and Dcci five miles long and 

 half a mile wide : — L. Kingsmoor, a lake in the county of 

 Selkirk ; 1 1 miles S.S.W. of Selkirk : — L. La^^^an, a lake 

 of Invernefs, ei^ht miles long and half a mile wide ; lo 

 miles S.E. of Fort Auguftus:— L, Laiverdon, a lake in 

 the county of Kincardine; nine miles N.N.E. of Stone- 

 haven : — L Leadmore, a lake in the county of Rofs ; 24 

 miles W.N. W. of Dornoch : -L. Lie, a lake in the county 

 of Angus; II milts N N.W. of Brechin : — L. Leven, a 

 bay on the E. coaft of Scotland, in Invernefs, 10 miles 

 long and half a mile wide; nine miles S of F-.Tt William, 

 its mouth being in N. lat. 56' 40'. W. long. 5° 20' : — 

 Alfo, a lake of the fame name, lituated in the county of 

 Kinrofs. Though inferior to loch Lomond, not only in 

 extent but in beauty of fcenery, fliU it mull be allowed to 

 prcfeiit to the eye a noble expanfe of water, intcrfperfed 

 with .a variety of fruitful and plfafaiit iflands. This lake 

 varies in fize confiierably at different feafons. It is bounded 

 on the call by the Lomond-hills, on the fouth by the hill of 

 Balneanie, and on the weft by the plain of Kinrofs. The 

 trou^ of loch Leven are of a large fize, and bear a ftrong 

 refemblance, both in tafte and appearance, to the falmon. 

 They are regularly brought to the Edinburgh markets, 

 where they find a ready fale, being confidered extremely de- 

 licate. The red colour of their flefh undoubtedly arlfes 

 from their feeding chiefly on a fmall fhell fifh of a very 

 deep tinge, which abounds in the bottom of the loch. A 

 variety of other fi(h are likewife caught here. Eels are par- 

 ticularly plentiful. Thcfe, in the month of September, gene- 

 rally migrate towards the fea in great numbers by the chan- 

 nel of the Leven river, which takes its rife from the lake. 

 It is remarkable that they never proceed in their migration 

 except during tiie night. 



Loch Leven defervcs particular attention on account of 

 the many dillin^uifhed remains of antiquity which either 

 adorn its idands or its banks. The ri'ins of the caftle of 

 loch Leven are placed upon an ifland nearly in the centre of 

 the loeh. Its original toundatinn is unknown, for though 

 tradition fays it was built by Congal, fon of Dongart, king 

 of the Pifts, yet very little credit can be given to this ac- 

 count. The firll notice taken of it in hillory occurs in the year 

 1334, when it wasbefieged by lir Jol\n de Sterling, an Englifh 

 officer, commanding a party of Scots who had joined the 

 Englifh army. But what principally renders this caftle 

 famous in Scottifh hiftory, is the confinement here of the 

 unfortunate queen Mary, by the confederate lords to whom 

 fhe furrendered herfelf prifoncr, after having parted with 

 Bothwell at Carberry. Being placed in the cultody of the 

 wife of Douglas of loch Leven, a woman of rude manners, 

 and an inveterate enemy to the queen, fhe fuffcred all the 

 miferies of a rigorous captivity. In this callle fhe remained 

 for feveral months almoll forgotten, till the haughty con- 

 duft of the regent having ellranged the minds of many of 

 the confederates, they rcfolved to rcfcue her and themfelvcs 

 from his tyranny and opprefTion. With this view feveral 

 attempts were made to cfieft her releafe, but all of them 

 v/ere rendered abortive by the vigilance of her keeper. 

 Love, however, at la(t prevailed over every obftacle, Mary, 

 confcicus of poffeffing thofe bewitching charms which fcl- 

 ylom fail in fecuring a deep interefl in the breaft of ambitious 

 youth, refolved to employ them in captivating the heart of 

 George Douglas, her keeper's brother. She treated him 

 with the niotl marked diflindion, and even allowed him to 

 entertain the moll daring h. pes. The temptation was too 

 great to be refilled. Having engaged fome accomplices, 

 they contrived to fecure the keys one evening, when the 

 family were at their devotions; and openiog the gates, al- 



lowed the queen and her lover io cfcape by a boat wliich 

 lay ready to receive them. As foon as they reached the fhore 

 the queen was met with the utmoft joy by lord Seaton and 

 fir James Hamilton, with whom file immediately fled to Nid- 

 dric, in Eaft Lothian. 



On another, and the largeft ifland in the lake, the priory 

 founded by Brudo, the lall but one of the Pi£lifli kings, 

 formerly ftood. Its ruins are flill vilible. Portm.eak-mo- 

 naflcry was fituated on the eaftern bank of the loch ; only a 

 few fragments of it remain. To the eaft are the ruins of 

 the ancient tower cr cafllc of Arnot, which was pofTefTed 

 by a family of that name for upwards of 600 years. For- 

 fyth's Beauties of Scotland : — L. Leys, a lake in the county 

 of Kincardine; 11 miles N.W. of Stonehaven : — L. Leehy, a 

 lake of Invernef?, between Fort Wil'iam and Fort Augullus, 

 10 miles long, and more than one wide, communicating with 

 loch Eil, loch Linnhe, and loch Arclieig : — L. Lomond, a lake 

 in the county of Argyle, 17 miles long, and from one to four 

 wide, wi'..h feveral fmall illands on the broadeft part, which 

 are fuppofed to form part of the Grampian chain, that termi- 

 nates here on the W. communicating with the Clyde, by a 

 river which joins the Clyde at Dun.barton ; 24 miles W. of 

 Stirling ; its S. extremity being in N. lat. 56^ 3'. W. long. 

 4 ' 30'. . At the time of the earthquake in Lilhon in fhe 

 year 1755, ''"^ waters of this lake were agitated in a fin- 

 gnlar manner (fee Lomond): — I^. Loyal, a lake in the 

 county of Sutherland, five miles long ; two miles S. of 

 Tongue : — L. Luichart, a lake in the county of Rofs ; 1 1 

 miles W. of Dingwall : — L. Lydoch, 2l lake of Perth ; five 

 miles W. of Geor^ge's town : — L. Lyon, a lake of Perth; 10 

 miles S.W. of George's town : — L. Maddy, a lake of Inver- 

 n'Ts ; five miles long, and half a mile wide; 17 miles 

 N.N.W. of Fort AugLiftus:— L. Mahaale, a lake of Perth ; 

 five miles N.W. of Dumblane : — L. Montciih, a lake in the 

 vicinity of L. Lomond, about five miles in circumference, 

 with two woody ifles, one prefenting the ruins of a mo- 

 naftery, the other thofe of a callle of die old carls of Mon- 

 teith :— L. Merh, a lake of Perth ; feven miles N. of 

 Blair Athol : — L. Michly, a lake of Invernefs ;. 13 miles 

 N.N.E. of Fort Augultus:— L. Milford, or Melfoil, a fafe' 

 road or harbour, on the W. coaft of Sc<!tland, much fre- 

 quented by herrings. N. lat. 56^ 16'. W. long. ^' 32' : — 

 L. Moan, a lake in the N.W. part of the county of Kir- 

 cudbright ; 18 miles N.W. of New Galloway : — 1^. Mo- 

 chrum, a lake in the county of Wigton ; feven miles W. of" 

 Wigton : — L. Monar, a lake in the county of Rofs ; fix 

 miles long and half a mile wide : — L. Moorn, a lake in the 

 N.W. part of the county of Rofs ; nine miles N of Ding- 

 wall :—L. May, a lake of Invernefs, near a town of the 

 fame name; nine miles S.E. of Invernefs: — L. Naver, a 

 lake in the N. part of Scotland, 12 miles in circumference ; 

 28 miles N.N.AV. of Dornech : — L. Nel/, a lake of Ar- 

 gyle ; 17 miles N.W. of Inverary : — L. Nefs, a lake of 

 Invernefs ; 22 miles long and one broad, between Fort Au- 

 guftus and the Frith of Murray, into which its waters are 

 difcharged. This lake was aiTedted at the time of the 

 earthquake at Lift)on : on account of its great depth, from 

 60 to- 135 fathoms, it never freezes : — L. Oicb, a lake of 

 Invernefs ; four miles lopg, and a quarter of a mile wide, 

 communicating with loch Nefs ; four miles S.W. of Fort 

 Auguftus: — L. Oochan, a lake of Invernefs; nine miles 

 W.iSl.W. of George's town : — I^. Orr, a lake in the county 

 of Fife; fix miles N E. of Dumfermline : — L. Orent, a 

 lake in the county of Caithnefs ; fix miles S. of Thurfo: — 

 L. Paatoch, a lake of Invernefs; 12 miles N. of George's 

 town:— L. Qiikli, a lake of Invernefs; 16 miks N. of 

 Fort William :— L. Rannoch, a lake of Perth j about eight 

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