LTJMPENUS LAMPETEirOHMIS ON THE COAST OF 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 lioseharty ou the Aberdeenshire 

 coast to near Tarbetness in Eosshire, where it bifurcates, the 



Sketch-Map of Moray Fhitti and region around, indicating 

 the position of the " Witch Ground," 



other point running in the direction of the Cromarty Firth. 

 Eeference 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, 



