of Edinburgh , Session 1877 - 78 . 
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There was at first some difficulty in making the gamekeepers com- 
prehend the spot wished to he reached; and it was not till the 
party had gone some miles up the valley of the Doe, that the 
gamekeepers began to see what was sought for at the head of 
the glen. This was brought about by the Convener drawing atten- 
tion, as he proceeded up the valley, to two lines of a terrace or flat 
noticed by him on a hill on the opposite side of the river. On his 
asking the keepers, whether there were similar lines at the head of 
the glen, — still about 6 miles distant, as they alleged, — the answer 
was, that there were such terraces, and so remarkable, that on one 
occasion, when accompanying a shooting party, some of the gentle- 
men remarked, that marks were there of Noah’s flood ! 
The Convener was encouraged by this information, and in spite of 
snow and wind continued his progress up the glen. 
The keepers stated that the marks to which they referred were on 
“ English Hill; ” and that though this hill was rocky on some parts, 
there was a great deal of sand and gravel near the top. 
Following up the river Doe, a point was reached where the river 
divided into two branches, and called by a Celtic word meaning 
“Tongue of the Burns.” The portion of the stream towards the right 
has the name of “ Carriscreuch,” or “ Middle Corry ; ” and it was 
along that stream, flowing through what the keepers called “ The 
Long Glen,” that “ English Hill ” could best be reached. But the 
snow was here so deep, that no track was visible, and walking be- 
came dangerous, at least to a stranger. 
At this point a consultation was held. The height above the sea 
reached was only about 850 feet, whereas the highest terrace marked 
by the Ordnance Surveyors was 1280 feet, and apparently still about 
2 miles further up the glen. 
The gamekeepers’ advice was to abandon any hope of reaching the 
terrace, and to be satisfied with a distant view of the place, which 
could be obtained from a low hill in front. 
This low hill accordingly was ascended, and with satisfactory re- 
sults. The hill itself was found to consist, as shown by numerous 
scaurs, of fine gravel and sand ; and on its flat top, the aneroid 
showed a height above the sea of 1190 feet. 
This gravel knoll was as it were in an amphitheatre of hills, on 
several of which, towards the west, horizontal terraces were observed, 
