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sea, on summit of a hill. Another, larger, between Loch Shiel and 
Loch Askaig [First Eeport, p. 38). 
16. Fort Augustus. — About 2 miles to S.W. of the town, on 
Corryarrick road, a boulder of grey gneiss, on a steep bank of 
gravel at base of a buff-coloured felspathic rock. As the hill-slope 
faces [N'.W., boulder seemed to have come from that quarter. It 
happens to be exactly at same height above Loch ISTess (207 feet) 
as boulder seen to the east of Urquhart [Fifth Report, p. 64). 
17. Strathglass and Glen Urguhart (north of Loch Ness).* — 
(1) On hill above Affric Hotel, on east side of river Cannich, at 
height of about 720 feet above sea, rock planed and striated, the 
striae running N. by W. coinciding with direction of valley. 
At height of 970 feet above sea, a granite boulder lying on up- 
turned edges of gneiss rock — its position indicating that it had 
come from W. by N. [Fifth Report, p. 63). 
At summit of hill, about 1170 feet above sea, numerous boulders 
found, chiefly on slopes facing N.W. 
(2) On public road to Urquhart, a few miles from Affric Hotel, 
rocks on south side of road ground down and striated, in a line 
about E. and W., i.e., parallel with axis of main valley. 
At top of hill, about 660 feet above sea, several boulders found, 
resting on a bed of sandy clay, and on a slope of hill facing W. by 
S. The west sides of boulders chiefly rounded, as if worn by 
friction of bodies passing over them from west. 
All the rocks exposed show smoothings on sides facing west, as 
far up as hill reaches, viz., 927 feet above sea. 
(3) Whole of Glen Urquhart indicates, by quantity of gravel and 
sand on both sides, that it has formerly been choked by drift, which 
cut through and scoured out by the river. 
(4) On north bank of Loch Ness, half a mile east of Urquhart, 
many conglomerate boulders lie on hill sloping towards Loch Ness, 
from 200 feet up to 800 feet above Loch Ness. Eocks of hill here 
are gneiss ; Mealfourvonie hill, situated some miles to west, consists 
of Conglomerate rock. 
* Convener made this excursion accompanied by Mr Jolly (Inverness), to 
ascend Maum Saul, a mountain reaching a height of 3880 above sea, in order 
to investigate the truth of a report by Ordnance surveyors, that on the west 
side of this mountain, at a height of 3800 feet, horizontal beds of sand and 
gravel had been seen by them. After the foot of the mountain was reached, 
bad weather prevented the ascent. 
