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York, when he resided at Pinkie House in that 

 neighbourhood, used to take the amusement of 

 golf ; but now these extensive grounds are almost 

 entirely swept away. The Earl of Wemyss's 

 lands of Gosford, Gullenness, and all the shores 

 extending from Dirleton Common to North Ber- 

 wick, the Earl of Haddington's lands of Tyning- 

 ham, Dunbar, Broxmouth, Dunglass, to St Abb's 

 Head, Eyemouth, and the River Tweed, all bear 

 the marks of wasting. To enter into particulars 

 as to the appearances upon these shores, would be 

 prolix, and perhaps uninteresting : But at all of 

 them, I have been eye-witness to the rapid waste 

 of the land, and the progressive encroachment of 

 the sea. 



If we turn our attention to the northern shores 

 of the Frith of Forth, we shall find instances of 

 the same kind no less remarkable. Of these may 

 be mentioned the shores at the estates of the Earls 

 of Moray and Morton, and Mr Ferguson pf Raith, 

 the damage done to numerous properties bounded 

 by the sea, at the towns of Kirkcaldy and Dysart, 

 and the very remarkable and fantastic appearance 

 of the rocks, produced by the wasting effects of 

 the sea, along the shores in the neighbourhood 

 of Wemyss Castle ; indeed, all the towns from 

 Methil to Fifeness, particularly the Elie, Wester- 

 Anstruther and Crail, have st^ffered by the en- 

 croachments of the sea, which, in some instances 

 in this quarter, has also taken away parts of the 

 public roads, thrown dowp the inclosures of gar- 



