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and east, cut into by deep corries. The highest part of the range 

 terminates here, the country beyond this consisting of vast stretches 

 of moorland, and terminating above Loch Ness in the dome-shaped 

 Meall Fuar-monadh (2284 feet), a well-known landmark. 



South of Glen Moriston a similar range of moorlands divides 

 it from Glen Garry; the highest point is Meall Dubh (2581 feet). 

 This range may be said to terminate at the road from Tomdown to 

 Clunie, where the country again becomes mountainous in character. 

 It is occupied by the groups forming the Clunie and Glen Quoich 

 deer-forests ; and the rugged peaks of Glenelg and the north shores 

 of Loch Hourn. Immediately to the west of Tomdown rise the 

 picturesque peaks and ridges of Spidean Mialach (3268 feet) and 

 Gleourach (3395 feet), divided by Glen Loyne from the main 

 chain on the north, and by Glen Quoich from the almost equally 

 lofty group of Sgurr a' Mhoraire (3365 feet) on the west. The 

 last mentioned rises at the head of Loch Hourn, and its shoulders 

 and ridges, like the surrounding country, are excessively rugged 

 and wild. The main chain to the north of these two groups runs 

 along the whole south side of Glen Shiel as far as the Corrie 

 Malafjain Bridge. 



The ridge which commences on the east in the fine peak of 

 Creag a' Mhaim (3102 feet) continues through several rugged 

 summits to Aonach air Chrith (3342 feet), a very sharp-ridged 

 mountain ; from thence westward by a number of other summits 

 more or less rough to the corrie Malagain Pass. The principal 

 tops are Sgurr an Lochain (3282 feet), a sharp cone; and Sgiirr na 

 Sgine (3098 feet), with its extraordinary northern buttress, tlie 

 Fraochag (3000 feet). Seen from Glen Shiel, this is one of the 

 most peculiar objects in the Highlands, rising in a steep smooth 

 green cone of excessive sharpness resembling a candle extinguisher. 

 West of this is the picturesque group of The Saddle, a sharp peak 

 with three narrow edges stretching north, east, and west. Tlie 

 easterly one (sometimes called 'The Devil's Acres ') looked dark 

 and jagged from Glen Shiel, a great contrast to * The Fraochag.' 

 Between the north and west ridges lies the grand hollow of Coir' 

 Uaine with its deep green tarn. Above Shiel Inn is the rugged 

 hill Sgiirr Mhic Bharraich (2553 feet), which deserves mention 



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