CASCADE of LOT H- BEG, 
SUTHERLAND. 
T he freeftone cliffs along thefe Ihores have a Angular effeft, the precipices 
being more even and fmooth than thofe of granite rock , and often t e 
Quantity of fand wafhed down by the furge has been fo great as to make the fea 
r< “^’eat from ^ f 0Qt t j ie precipice ; and conftitutes a level beach, with weeps 
, t,le cliffs, forming a noble fpecies of amphitheatre, where one admires the regu~ 
;J rit y of the ftrata, like mafly rows of benches ftretching round. In many places 
e tnore friable parts have been wafhed away, and left the others in columns fup- 
Pcrting lofty arches ; in others, the excavations have formed fpacious caves.— The 
lf hop of OJfory, who delighted to recall to his remembrance the fcenes which he 
vifited in the Holy Land , when he entered the cave, near the bridge at Brora 
vmich is perforated at top, and forms a commodious dwelling, and is often occu- 
P Ie d by the fifhermen), admiring its ftruAure, faid there were fuch caves near 
rfMebem, mPaleJHne j wherein thofe worthy men, who were afterwards called to 
abod Vangelifts and apoftles> had frec l uentl y raade their retired and contemplanve 
^ A-t the opening of Strathleven, there is one, whofe entrance is far up the face 
’•be precipice, and is narrow; but within it forms a pretty large circular apart- 
ent > where the rock is artificially cut into niches, and rows of feats are made to 
^ r °je£t around a level floor. Some deep excavations are made, which muft have 
b een the repofitories of fuch necefiaries as the recltife had occafion for, who had 
f e eri . t he inhabitants of the cave: but in one place there is a gloomy nariow pad age, 
^ttfingiy ’ lnt0 a p econ d apartment, which muft be entirely dark. As Mr. Pennant, 
^ e n he fpecified the cave as a curiofity worthy of examination and remaik, did 
h°^ nientlon this fecond entrance as requiring any particular notice, Mr. Cordiner 
9 not provided any lights to examine it by, and could not then wait their 
riVal > elfe fhould have liked to have looked into the innermoft retreats of the 
f Ve * On advancing a little way, found the pafiage ftrewed with feathers, and 
*‘ e °ther marks of carnage, which were not inviting. The inner chamber is 
0 ° abl y now the fecure abode of foxes ; for the winding pafiage here and there 
thp ‘ nto fuch narrow holes, feemingly penetrating deep and far into the body of 
i r ° c k, as muft render thefe receffes fafe for ravenous befits ; foi tne\ will pro- 
remain for ages inaccefiible to the human race : but the exterior chamber 
w is 
