20 A VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE MORAY BASIN. 



ridge, the slopes of which are very green over Glen Dessary, go 

 through Fraoch Bheinn (2808 feet) to Sgor Mhurlagain (2885 feet) ; 

 beyond this it broadens out into wide moorlands which terminate 

 over Loch Lochy in the mountainous group of the Glen Garry 

 Forest, including Beinn Tee (2956 feet), a fine conical top ; Sron a' 

 Choire Ghairbh (3066 feet), with a deep corrie to the north con- 

 taining a loch; and Meall Coire Lochain (2971 feet) which also 

 has its corrie and loch to the north. These hills are a marked 

 contrast to the ridges on the other side of Loch Lochy, which are 

 excessively tame and uninteresting.^ 



III. BOUNDAKIES— Continued. 



After leaving the Highland line at the pass between Garry 

 (of Tay) and Truim (of Spey), and between Truim and Loch 

 Errochd, or the Pass of Drumouchter, the dividing ridge runs up 

 the shoulder and haunch of the AthoU Sow, and rounds the head 

 waters of the river Tromie, which river, rising among the hills of 

 the Gaick Deer-forest, runs then nearly north to Spey. Passing 

 then the Col, or Pass of Stob Corrie, it again mounts the tops of 

 Cam Ealar, by the head- waters of the Feshie, and sweeps the whole 

 range from Cairn Toul to Braeriach, circling round the cliffs of the 

 Garrachory and passing the wells of Dee before it plunges down to 

 the highest point of the Learg Ghrumach (The Larig Ghru). 

 Eising again to 3448 feet as it passes over the north top of Creag 

 na Leacainn, it leaves Cairngorm to the west, about a mile off, and 

 turning southwards along the ridge, the dividing skyline reaches 

 Ben MacDhui (4296 feet), and deep below is seen the dark corrie 

 of Loch Avon, and the chaos of ' rocks confusedly hurled ' which 

 surround and render the ' Shelter stone ' so hard to find. And so 



^ Note. — The above pages, 4 to 20, were contributed by Mr. Colin Phillip for 

 the purposes of this volume. For us to attempt to carry out such admirable and 

 minute details, over the remainder of our skyline and watershed of Moray, could 

 only result in signal failure : yet we must endeavour to define in some degree the 

 further watershed commencing at the Lochs of Laggan on the Caledonian Canal. 



