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  entered 
  by 
  boat 
  through 
  a 
  narrow 
  opening 
  on 
  the 
  seaward 
  

   side. 
  Through 
  this 
  opening, 
  which 
  is 
  of 
  no 
  great 
  height, 
  

   the 
  sea, 
  during 
  storms, 
  rushes 
  with 
  terrific 
  force, 
  sending 
  

   its 
  spray 
  streaming 
  upwards, 
  far 
  beyond 
  the 
  rocky 
  heights. 
  

   Seen 
  under 
  such 
  conditions, 
  the 
  Bullers 
  present 
  a 
  scene 
  

   of 
  extreme 
  grandeur. 
  Beside 
  the 
  Bullers 
  is 
  another 
  series 
  

   of 
  rocks, 
  also 
  of 
  great 
  beauty, 
  known 
  as 
  Hell's 
  Lum. 
  

   Beyond 
  this, 
  the 
  coast 
  is 
  composed 
  of 
  high 
  granite 
  rocks, 
  

   bordered 
  by 
  a 
  belt 
  of 
  moory 
  wind-swept 
  ground, 
  which 
  

   extends 
  landward 
  for 
  some 
  distance, 
  and 
  coastwise 
  until 
  

   the 
  village 
  of 
  Boddam 
  is 
  reached. 
  Near 
  this 
  village 
  is 
  

   Stirling 
  Hill, 
  a 
  high 
  mass 
  of 
  red 
  granite, 
  from 
  which 
  fine 
  

   monuments 
  and 
  material 
  for 
  many 
  a 
  stately 
  mansion 
  and 
  

   public 
  building 
  have 
  been 
  cut. 
  L 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  famous 
  Peter- 
  

   head 
  Granite, 
  now 
  known 
  over 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  civilised 
  world. 
  

   The 
  country 
  around 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  hummocky 
  nature, 
  and 
  nearly 
  

   all 
  under 
  cultivation. 
  

  

  Within 
  the 
  South 
  Bay 
  of 
  Peterhead 
  is 
  an 
  extensive 
  

   deposit 
  of 
  clay, 
  which 
  is 
  dug 
  for 
  brick-making. 
  In 
  this 
  

   clay 
  shells 
  are 
  frequently 
  found; 
  and 
  once, 
  many 
  feet 
  

   below 
  the 
  surface, 
  the 
  skeleton 
  of 
  a 
  duck 
  was 
  obtained. 
  

   The 
  Statistical 
  Account 
  adds: 
  "About 
  two 
  years 
  ago 
  (1793) 
  on 
  

   digging 
  for 
  a 
  well 
  for 
  the 
  accommodation 
  of 
  the 
  family 
  at 
  

   the 
  manse, 
  at 
  the 
  depth 
  of 
  about 
  eight 
  or 
  ten 
  feet, 
  a 
  com- 
  

   plete 
  skeleton 
  of 
  a 
  deer 
  was 
  found." 
  The 
  bay, 
  from 
  the 
  

   brickworks 
  round 
  to 
  Peterhead, 
  is 
  formed 
  of 
  sand, 
  shingle, 
  

   and 
  a 
  low 
  reef 
  of 
  rock 
  known 
  as 
  Salties 
  Point. 
  The 
  rocks 
  

   rise 
  high 
  beside 
  the 
  town, 
  forming 
  a 
  rugged 
  fringe 
  between 
  

   it 
  and 
  the 
  sea. 
  

  

  The 
  coast 
  line 
  from 
  Peterhead 
  to 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  the 
  river 
  

   Ugie 
  is 
  a 
  high 
  rocky 
  one. 
  Beyond 
  the 
  Ugie, 
  on 
  to 
  Battray 
  

   Head, 
  the 
  land 
  is 
  low 
  and 
  sandy, 
  backed 
  by 
  immense 
  tracks 
  

   of 
  sand 
  dunes 
  covered 
  with 
  bent, 
  etc. 
  This 
  is 
  called 
  the 
  

   Links 
  of 
  St. 
  Fergus. 
  Rattray 
  Head 
  is 
  formed 
  by 
  a 
  low 
  

   reef 
  of 
  rock 
  which 
  runs 
  far 
  out 
  to 
  sea. 
  Beyond 
  this, 
  the 
  

  

  