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New Creative Relevant Search filters Bookidblackspictur Stock Photos and Images  (119) Page 1 of 2 Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . line of the track wliich we occupiedand wliich was overhung with rocks, from which we might have been destroyedmerely by rolling down stones, without much possibility of offering resistance.—RobRny, vol. ii. pp. 202,208. A road has now been formed along the northern margin of tliclake. * From Bucklyvic, a station on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, an omnibusruns twice a day during summer to Aberfoyle. The distance is five miles. FromAberfoyle tliere is a liill road to the Trosachs passable for dioskies. The distance isfive miles. 216 PERTHSHIRE—L Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . line of the track wliich we occupiedand wliich was overhung with rocks, from which we might have been destroyedmerely by rolling down stones, without much possibility of offering resistance.—RobRny, vol. ii. pp. 202,208. A road has now been formed along the northern margin of tliclake. * From Bucklyvic, a station on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, an omnibusruns twice a day during summer to Aberfoyle. The distance is five miles. FromAberfoyle tliere is a liill road to the Trosachs passable for dioskies. The distance isfive miles. 216 PERTHSHIRE—Lhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-line-of-the-track-wliich-we-occupiedand-wliich-was-overhung-with-rocks-from-which-we-might-have-been-destroyedmerely-by-rolling-down-stones-without-much-possibility-of-offering-resistancerobrny-vol-ii-pp-202208-a-road-has-now-been-formed-along-the-northern-margin-of-tliclake-from-bucklyvic-a-station-on-the-forth-and-clyde-junction-railway-an-omnibusruns-twice-a-day-during-summer-to-aberfoyle-the-distance-is-five-miles-fromaberfoyle-tliere-is-a-liill-road-to-the-trosachs-passable-for-dioskies-the-distance-isfive-miles-216-perthshirel-image339124161.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ^.?^<^ Or seemd fantastically set With cupola or minaret, WOd crests as pattod ever deekd, Or mosque of Eastern arcliitect. Nor were these earth-born castles bare, Nor lackd they many a banner fair ; lor, from their shivered brows displayd, Tar oer the unfathomable glade, All twinkling with the dewdi-ops slieen, The briar-rose fell in streamers green. And creeping shrubs, of thousand dyes. Waved in the west winds summer sighs. Winding westwards between those verdure-clad rocks wecome to the first portion of Loch Katrine characterised bythe poet as A Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ^.?^<^ Or seemd fantastically set With cupola or minaret, WOd crests as pattod ever deekd, Or mosque of Eastern arcliitect. Nor were these earth-born castles bare, Nor lackd they many a banner fair ; lor, from their shivered brows displayd, Tar oer the unfathomable glade, All twinkling with the dewdi-ops slieen, The briar-rose fell in streamers green. And creeping shrubs, of thousand dyes. Waved in the west winds summer sighs. Winding westwards between those verdure-clad rocks wecome to the first portion of Loch Katrine characterised bythe poet as Ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-lt-or-seemd-fantastically-set-with-cupola-or-minaret-wod-crests-as-pattod-ever-deekd-or-mosque-of-eastern-arcliitect-nor-were-these-earth-born-castles-bare-nor-lackd-they-many-a-banner-fair-lor-from-their-shivered-brows-displayd-tar-oer-the-unfathomable-glade-all-twinkling-with-the-dewdi-ops-slieen-the-briar-rose-fell-in-streamers-green-and-creeping-shrubs-of-thousand-dyes-waved-in-the-west-winds-summer-sighs-winding-westwards-between-those-verdure-clad-rocks-wecome-to-the-first-portion-of-loch-katrine-characterised-bythe-poet-as-a-image339120372.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hows it to have beena place of magnificence, as well as strength. Edward I.resided there when he was created umpire of the dispute con-cerning the Scottish succession. It was repeatedly taken andretaken during the hostilities between England and Scotland ;and, indeed, it figured in most of the wars between these twocountries. The repeated sieges which the castle sustained ren-dered frequent repairs necess^ary. About four miles from Berwick is Paxton House, the propertyof D. Milne Home, Esq., containing a fine collection of pictures.In the immediate nei Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hows it to have beena place of magnificence, as well as strength. Edward I.resided there when he was created umpire of the dispute con-cerning the Scottish succession. It was repeatedly taken andretaken during the hostilities between England and Scotland ;and, indeed, it figured in most of the wars between these twocountries. The repeated sieges which the castle sustained ren-dered frequent repairs necess^ary. About four miles from Berwick is Paxton House, the propertyof D. Milne Home, Esq., containing a fine collection of pictures.In the immediate neihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-hows-it-to-have-beena-place-of-magnificence-as-well-as-strength-edward-iresided-there-when-he-was-created-umpire-of-the-dispute-con-cerning-the-scottish-succession-it-was-repeatedly-taken-andretaken-during-the-hostilities-between-england-and-scotland-and-indeed-it-figured-in-most-of-the-wars-between-these-twocountries-the-repeated-sieges-which-the-castle-sustained-ren-dered-frequent-repairs-necessary-about-four-miles-from-berwick-is-paxton-house-the-propertyof-d-milne-home-esq-containing-a-fine-collection-of-picturesin-the-immediate-nei-image339130900.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . es up the Teviot, is Chesters (W.Ogilvie, Esq.) (9-^-) Bonjedward. Half a mile to the east isthe celebrated Koman causeway which crossed the Jed, and isstill in a state of preservation, from the Jed to the Border hills.On the right is seen Tympandean, with the ruins of an ancienttower. On left is Bonjedward Bank (Major Pringle). Twomiles east of Bonjedward is Crailing, the ancient seat of theCranstouns, the border family that figures in the Lay of theLast .Minstrel, situated on the retired and romantic stream ofOxnam, which here falls into the Teviot. Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . es up the Teviot, is Chesters (W.Ogilvie, Esq.) (9-^-) Bonjedward. Half a mile to the east isthe celebrated Koman causeway which crossed the Jed, and isstill in a state of preservation, from the Jed to the Border hills.On the right is seen Tympandean, with the ruins of an ancienttower. On left is Bonjedward Bank (Major Pringle). Twomiles east of Bonjedward is Crailing, the ancient seat of theCranstouns, the border family that figures in the Lay of theLast .Minstrel, situated on the retired and romantic stream ofOxnam, which here falls into the Teviot.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-es-up-the-teviot-is-chesters-wogilvie-esq-9-bonjedward-half-a-mile-to-the-east-isthe-celebrated-koman-causeway-which-crossed-the-jed-and-isstill-in-a-state-of-preservation-from-the-jed-to-the-border-hillson-the-right-is-seen-tympandean-with-the-ruins-of-an-ancienttower-on-left-is-bonjedward-bank-major-pringle-twomiles-east-of-bonjedward-is-crailing-the-ancient-seat-of-thecranstouns-the-border-family-that-figures-in-the-lay-of-thelast-minstrel-situated-on-the-retired-and-romantic-stream-ofoxnam-which-here-falls-into-the-teviot-image339133283.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . body of old men in the garb of soldiers, entitledthe City Guard, which constituted the remains of a civicdefensive force originally raised in 1514, after the battle ofFlodden. In 1805 a regular police establishment was formed,and the city guard was finally dissolved in 1817. The spot where the City Cross formerly stood is now indi-cated by a radiated pavement opposite the Police Officedoor. It was demolished in 1756. On the morning of the daywhen the workmen began their labours, some gentlemen whohad spent the night over a social bottle, caused wine an Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . body of old men in the garb of soldiers, entitledthe City Guard, which constituted the remains of a civicdefensive force originally raised in 1514, after the battle ofFlodden. In 1805 a regular police establishment was formed,and the city guard was finally dissolved in 1817. The spot where the City Cross formerly stood is now indi-cated by a radiated pavement opposite the Police Officedoor. It was demolished in 1756. On the morning of the daywhen the workmen began their labours, some gentlemen whohad spent the night over a social bottle, caused wine anhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-body-of-old-men-in-the-garb-of-soldiers-entitledthe-city-guard-which-constituted-the-remains-of-a-civicdefensive-force-originally-raised-in-1514-after-the-battle-offlodden-in-1805-a-regular-police-establishment-was-formedand-the-city-guard-was-finally-dissolved-in-1817-the-spot-where-the-city-cross-formerly-stood-is-now-indi-cated-by-a-radiated-pavement-opposite-the-police-officedoor-it-was-demolished-in-1756-on-the-morning-of-the-daywhen-the-workmen-began-their-labours-some-gentlemen-whohad-spent-the-night-over-a-social-bottle-caused-wine-an-image339140952.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . d the reverse way. During summer, a coach leaves 4 Princes Street for Eoslin in themorning, returning in the afternoon, and the Peebles Railway has stationswithin a mile of either place. For time of trains, see Time Tables. If the Roslin coach should be full, there is another to Loanhead, whichis within a mile and a half of Roslin. Another way is to go by rail toDalkeith, and, after seeing the park, walk or take a car to Lasswade,about 2 mQes, and thence to Hawthornden, about Ih miles, and walkthrough the grounds to Roslin, other IJ miles. The best pla Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . d the reverse way. During summer, a coach leaves 4 Princes Street for Eoslin in themorning, returning in the afternoon, and the Peebles Railway has stationswithin a mile of either place. For time of trains, see Time Tables. If the Roslin coach should be full, there is another to Loanhead, whichis within a mile and a half of Roslin. Another way is to go by rail toDalkeith, and, after seeing the park, walk or take a car to Lasswade,about 2 mQes, and thence to Hawthornden, about Ih miles, and walkthrough the grounds to Roslin, other IJ miles. The best plahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-d-the-reverse-way-during-summer-a-coach-leaves-4-princes-street-for-eoslin-in-themorning-returning-in-the-afternoon-and-the-peebles-railway-has-stationswithin-a-mile-of-either-place-for-time-of-trains-see-time-tables-if-the-roslin-coach-should-be-full-there-is-another-to-loanhead-whichis-within-a-mile-and-a-half-of-roslin-another-way-is-to-go-by-rail-todalkeith-and-after-seeing-the-park-walk-or-take-a-car-to-lasswadeabout-2-mqes-and-thence-to-hawthornden-about-ih-miles-and-walkthrough-the-grounds-to-roslin-other-ij-miles-the-best-pla-image339136549.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . m might have beenfound engaged on Humphrey Clinker. Moray House, on the south side of the street, was the ancientmansion of the Earls of Moray, and was erected in 1618, or1628, by Mary, Countess of Home, then a widow. OliverCromwell, on his first visit to Edinburgh, in 1648, took up hisresidence here, and established friendly relations with theleaders of the Covenanters. From the balcony in front of thebuilding, the Marquis of Argyle and his family saw the Marquisof Montrose conducted to prison, whence he was shortly after-wards led to execution. In th Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . m might have beenfound engaged on Humphrey Clinker. Moray House, on the south side of the street, was the ancientmansion of the Earls of Moray, and was erected in 1618, or1628, by Mary, Countess of Home, then a widow. OliverCromwell, on his first visit to Edinburgh, in 1648, took up hisresidence here, and established friendly relations with theleaders of the Covenanters. From the balcony in front of thebuilding, the Marquis of Argyle and his family saw the Marquisof Montrose conducted to prison, whence he was shortly after-wards led to execution. In thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-m-might-have-beenfound-engaged-on-humphrey-clinker-moray-house-on-the-south-side-of-the-street-was-the-ancientmansion-of-the-earls-of-moray-and-was-erected-in-1618-or1628-by-mary-countess-of-home-then-a-widow-olivercromwell-on-his-first-visit-to-edinburgh-in-1648-took-up-hisresidence-here-and-established-friendly-relations-with-theleaders-of-the-covenanters-from-the-balcony-in-front-of-thebuilding-the-marquis-of-argyle-and-his-family-saw-the-marquisof-montrose-conducted-to-prison-whence-he-was-shortly-after-wards-led-to-execution-in-th-image339139985.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BORDER TOWERS. 145 her appearance, and not expecting to see her in that place,rode on without recognizing her, or even slackening his pace.The lady was unable to support the shock, and, after a shortstruggle, died in the arms of her attendants. The vale of the Tweed, both above and below Peebles, con-tained a chain of strong castles to serve as a defence againstthe incursions of English marauders. These castles were builtin the shape of square towers, and usually consisted of threestoreys—the lower one on the ground-floor being vaulted, and. appropriat Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BORDER TOWERS. 145 her appearance, and not expecting to see her in that place,rode on without recognizing her, or even slackening his pace.The lady was unable to support the shock, and, after a shortstruggle, died in the arms of her attendants. The vale of the Tweed, both above and below Peebles, con-tained a chain of strong castles to serve as a defence againstthe incursions of English marauders. These castles were builtin the shape of square towers, and usually consisted of threestoreys—the lower one on the ground-floor being vaulted, and. appropriathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-border-towers-145-her-appearance-and-not-expecting-to-see-her-in-that-placerode-on-without-recognizing-her-or-even-slackening-his-pacethe-lady-was-unable-to-support-the-shock-and-after-a-shortstruggle-died-in-the-arms-of-her-attendants-the-vale-of-the-tweed-both-above-and-below-peebles-con-tained-a-chain-of-strong-castles-to-serve-as-a-defence-againstthe-incursions-of-english-marauders-these-castles-were-builtin-the-shape-of-square-towers-and-usually-consisted-of-threestoreysthe-lower-one-on-the-ground-floor-being-vaulted-and-appropriat-image339130055.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . , .Jr./,.,.//,. --, t^/w^l: Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . , .Jr./,.,.//,. --, t^/w^l:https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-jr-twl-image339118328.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ncient, and contains the roomwhere the unfortunate Queen Mary was born. Her father, who then lay<m his deathbed at Falkland, on bi ing told of her birth, replied Is it so? reflecting on the alliance which had placed the Stuart family on the throne, then Gods will be done! It came with a lass, and it will go with a lass.With these words he turned his face to the wall, and died of a brokenheart. In one of the vaults below, James III. found shelter when he was indanger of assas ination from some of his rebellious nobles. The northside of the qua rangle Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ncient, and contains the roomwhere the unfortunate Queen Mary was born. Her father, who then lay<m his deathbed at Falkland, on bi ing told of her birth, replied Is it so? reflecting on the alliance which had placed the Stuart family on the throne, then Gods will be done! It came with a lass, and it will go with a lass.With these words he turned his face to the wall, and died of a brokenheart. In one of the vaults below, James III. found shelter when he was indanger of assas ination from some of his rebellious nobles. The northside of the qua ranglehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ncient-and-contains-the-roomwhere-the-unfortunate-queen-mary-was-born-her-father-who-then-layltm-his-deathbed-at-falkland-on-bi-ing-told-of-her-birth-replied-is-it-so-reflecting-on-the-alliance-which-had-placed-the-stuart-family-on-the-throne-then-gods-will-be-done!-it-came-with-a-lass-and-it-will-go-with-a-lasswith-these-words-he-turned-his-face-to-the-wall-and-died-of-a-brokenheart-in-one-of-the-vaults-below-james-iii-found-shelter-when-he-was-indanger-of-assas-ination-from-some-of-his-rebellious-nobles-the-northside-of-the-qua-rangle-image339128177.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . owith it. He received many other blows. They dragged him throughthe bedroom and antechamber, and despatched him at the head^of the stair-case, with no less than fifty-six wounds. Ruthven, after all was over,fatigued with his exertions, sate down in the (Jueens presence, and, beg-ging her pardon for the liberty, called for a drink to refresh him, as if hehad been doing the most harmless thing in the world. The Queen con-tinued to beg his life with prajers and tears; but when she learned thathe was dead, she dried her tears, and said, I will now study re Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . owith it. He received many other blows. They dragged him throughthe bedroom and antechamber, and despatched him at the head^of the stair-case, with no less than fifty-six wounds. Ruthven, after all was over,fatigued with his exertions, sate down in the (Jueens presence, and, beg-ging her pardon for the liberty, called for a drink to refresh him, as if hehad been doing the most harmless thing in the world. The Queen con-tinued to beg his life with prajers and tears; but when she learned thathe was dead, she dried her tears, and said, I will now study rehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-owith-it-he-received-many-other-blows-they-dragged-him-throughthe-bedroom-and-antechamber-and-despatched-him-at-the-headof-the-stair-case-with-no-less-than-fifty-six-wounds-ruthven-after-all-was-overfatigued-with-his-exertions-sate-down-in-the-jueens-presence-and-beg-ging-her-pardon-for-the-liberty-called-for-a-drink-to-refresh-him-as-if-hehad-been-doing-the-most-harmless-thing-in-the-world-the-queen-con-tinued-to-beg-his-life-with-prajers-and-tears-but-when-she-learned-thathe-was-dead-she-dried-her-tears-and-said-i-will-now-study-re-image339138097.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . TANTALLON CASTLE. Upon the top of the rock gushes out a spring of clear water, and there is ver-dure enough to support a few sheep. The Bass was long the stronghold of afamily of the name of Lauder, one of whom distinguished himself as a com-patriot of Wallace. The castle, situated on the south side of theisland, is nowruinous. In 1()71 it was sold by the Lauder family, for £4000, to Charlesn., by whom it was converted into a royal fortress aud state prison.Many of the most eminent of the Covenanters were confined here. Atthe Revolution, it Avas the la Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . TANTALLON CASTLE. Upon the top of the rock gushes out a spring of clear water, and there is ver-dure enough to support a few sheep. The Bass was long the stronghold of afamily of the name of Lauder, one of whom distinguished himself as a com-patriot of Wallace. The castle, situated on the south side of theisland, is nowruinous. In 1()71 it was sold by the Lauder family, for £4000, to Charlesn., by whom it was converted into a royal fortress aud state prison.Many of the most eminent of the Covenanters were confined here. Atthe Revolution, it Avas the lahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-tantallon-castle-upon-the-top-of-the-rock-gushes-out-a-spring-of-clear-water-and-there-is-ver-dure-enough-to-support-a-few-sheep-the-bass-was-long-the-stronghold-of-afamily-of-the-name-of-lauder-one-of-whom-distinguished-himself-as-a-com-patriot-of-wallace-the-castle-situated-on-the-south-side-of-theisland-is-nowruinous-in-171-it-was-sold-by-the-lauder-family-for-4000-to-charlesn-by-whom-it-was-converted-into-a-royal-fortress-aud-state-prisonmany-of-the-most-eminent-of-the-covenanters-were-confined-here-atthe-revolution-it-avas-the-la-image339129346.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BLACKSPICTUKESQUE TOURIST or SCOTLAND, PART FIRST. EDINBURGH—ROSLIS AXn H AWTHORNDEN — HOPETOUN UOUSE — DU>rF,RJI- I.INE, KTC.ifELEOSE—ABBOTSFORD—DEYBURGH—JEDBUEGU—HAWICK—THK ETTBICK AM) Y ARROW. KELSO—COLDSTREAM—NOEHAII—BERWICK-ON-TWEED. PEEBLES — INNEELEITUEX— NORTH BERWICK—TANTALLON —FAST CASTLE —ST. ANDREWS—LINLITHGOW—LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. STIRLING—CALLANDER—THE TROSACHS—LOCH KATRINE—LOCH LOMOND.PERTH—DUNKELD—BLAIR-ATHOLL—LOCH TUMMEL—LOCH EAN^?OCH—KKNMORE—TATSIOUIH—LOCH TAT—KILLIN—LOCH EARN—CRIEFF. EDINBURGH:ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, G NORTH BRIDGE. M Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BLACKSPICTUKESQUE TOURIST or SCOTLAND, PART FIRST. EDINBURGH—ROSLIS AXn H AWTHORNDEN — HOPETOUN UOUSE — DU>rF,RJI- I.INE, KTC.ifELEOSE—ABBOTSFORD—DEYBURGH—JEDBUEGU—HAWICK—THK ETTBICK AM) Y ARROW. KELSO—COLDSTREAM—NOEHAII—BERWICK-ON-TWEED. PEEBLES — INNEELEITUEX— NORTH BERWICK—TANTALLON —FAST CASTLE —ST. ANDREWS—LINLITHGOW—LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. STIRLING—CALLANDER—THE TROSACHS—LOCH KATRINE—LOCH LOMOND.PERTH—DUNKELD—BLAIR-ATHOLL—LOCH TUMMEL—LOCH EAN^?OCH—KKNMORE—TATSIOUIH—LOCH TAT—KILLIN—LOCH EARN—CRIEFF. EDINBURGH:ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, G NORTH BRIDGE. Mhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-blackspictukesque-tourist-or-scotland-part-first-edinburghroslis-axn-h-awthornden-hopetoun-uouse-dugtrfrji-iine-ktcifeleoseabbotsforddeyburghjedbueguhawickthk-ettbick-am-y-arrow-kelsocoldstreamnoehaiiberwick-on-tweed-peebles-inneeleituex-north-berwicktantallon-fast-castle-st-andrewslinlithgowlochleven-castle-stirlingcallanderthe-trosachsloch-katrineloch-lomondperthdunkeldblair-athollloch-tummelloch-eanochkknmoretatsiouihloch-tatkillinloch-earncrieff-edinburghadam-and-charles-black-g-north-bridge-m-image339145348.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . turbed on his well-known rock, in sight of hisnest on the top of Benvenue ; the heron stalks among the reedsin search of his prey, and the sportive ducks gambol in the * For many interesting particulars in the history of the MGrcgor clan, see theIntroduction to the novel of Rob Roy. f An abortive attempt was made to establish a steamer on Loch Katrine in 1843.Tlic enterprise naturally met with the strenuous opposition of the boatmen who rowthe boats on the lake—the proud spirit of Clan Alpine bad not departed—andthe steamer had plied only a few days wl Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . turbed on his well-known rock, in sight of hisnest on the top of Benvenue ; the heron stalks among the reedsin search of his prey, and the sportive ducks gambol in the * For many interesting particulars in the history of the MGrcgor clan, see theIntroduction to the novel of Rob Roy. f An abortive attempt was made to establish a steamer on Loch Katrine in 1843.Tlic enterprise naturally met with the strenuous opposition of the boatmen who rowthe boats on the lake—the proud spirit of Clan Alpine bad not departed—andthe steamer had plied only a few days wlhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-turbed-on-his-well-known-rock-in-sight-of-hisnest-on-the-top-of-benvenue-the-heron-stalks-among-the-reedsin-search-of-his-prey-and-the-sportive-ducks-gambol-in-the-for-many-interesting-particulars-in-the-history-of-the-mgrcgor-clan-see-theintroduction-to-the-novel-of-rob-roy-f-an-abortive-attempt-was-made-to-establish-a-steamer-on-loch-katrine-in-1843tlic-enterprise-naturally-met-with-the-strenuous-opposition-of-the-boatmen-who-rowthe-boats-on-the-lakethe-proud-spirit-of-clan-alpine-bad-not-departedandthe-steamer-had-plied-only-a-few-days-wl-image339119131.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ked by the turret at the corner,is the old palace of Cardinal Beaton. The house opposite theCardinals was originally the town mansion of the St. Clairs,Earls of Roslin, and afterwards became a Roman Catholic Chapel.If the tourist wishes to witness the change of a century on themanners and customs of Edinburgh society, let him visit thisclose. On the same (the south) side, a little further down, are SouthGrays and Hyndfords Closes. Half-way down the former, oneof the old tenements on the right side is converted into theUnited Industrial School. At the f Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ked by the turret at the corner,is the old palace of Cardinal Beaton. The house opposite theCardinals was originally the town mansion of the St. Clairs,Earls of Roslin, and afterwards became a Roman Catholic Chapel.If the tourist wishes to witness the change of a century on themanners and customs of Edinburgh society, let him visit thisclose. On the same (the south) side, a little further down, are SouthGrays and Hyndfords Closes. Half-way down the former, oneof the old tenements on the right side is converted into theUnited Industrial School. At the fhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ked-by-the-turret-at-the-corneris-the-old-palace-of-cardinal-beaton-the-house-opposite-thecardinals-was-originally-the-town-mansion-of-the-st-clairsearls-of-roslin-and-afterwards-became-a-roman-catholic-chapelif-the-tourist-wishes-to-witness-the-change-of-a-century-on-themanners-and-customs-of-edinburgh-society-let-him-visit-thisclose-on-the-same-the-south-side-a-little-further-down-are-southgrays-and-hyndfords-closes-half-way-down-the-former-oneof-the-old-tenements-on-the-right-side-is-converted-into-theunited-industrial-school-at-the-f-image339140686.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . al architecture, in theblending of the Palladian with the Gothic, and the stunted baronialarchitecture of Scotland, will find much to enjoy in this fragment. Thewestern front has two round towers, which are a diminutive imitation ofthose of Holyrood, and stretching southwards is a range of building withniches and statues, which perhaps bears as close a resemblance to thedepressed or perpendicular style of the English semi-ecclesiastical arclii-tecture as any other building existing in Scotland. Tlie east side againis diversified by the renovations of c Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . al architecture, in theblending of the Palladian with the Gothic, and the stunted baronialarchitecture of Scotland, will find much to enjoy in this fragment. Thewestern front has two round towers, which are a diminutive imitation ofthose of Holyrood, and stretching southwards is a range of building withniches and statues, which perhaps bears as close a resemblance to thedepressed or perpendicular style of the English semi-ecclesiastical arclii-tecture as any other building existing in Scotland. Tlie east side againis diversified by the renovations of chttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-al-architecture-in-theblending-of-the-palladian-with-the-gothic-and-the-stunted-baronialarchitecture-of-scotland-will-find-much-to-enjoy-in-this-fragment-thewestern-front-has-two-round-towers-which-are-a-diminutive-imitation-ofthose-of-holyrood-and-stretching-southwards-is-a-range-of-building-withniches-and-statues-which-perhaps-bears-as-close-a-resemblance-to-thedepressed-or-perpendicular-style-of-the-english-semi-ecclesiastical-arclii-tecture-as-any-other-building-existing-in-scotland-tlie-east-side-againis-diversified-by-the-renovations-of-c-image339116986.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . nnerleithenPlaces of Interest that may be -vnsited from Edinburgh one dav ...... Description of Perthshire .... Edinburgh to Stirling by steamei- Description of Stirling .... Stirling to Dollar, Castle Campbell, and the Cauldron Linn Stirling to Dunblane and Ardoch Camp Stirling to Callander and the Scenery of the Lady of the Lake Callander to Loch Lubnaig, Loch Toil, Balquhidder, amKob Koys Country .... Callander to Lake Menteith, Aberfoyle, and Loch Ard Callander to the Trosachs, Loch Katrine, and Loch Lomond Glasgow to Loch Lomond and the Highlands Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . nnerleithenPlaces of Interest that may be -vnsited from Edinburgh one dav ...... Description of Perthshire .... Edinburgh to Stirling by steamei- Description of Stirling .... Stirling to Dollar, Castle Campbell, and the Cauldron Linn Stirling to Dunblane and Ardoch Camp Stirling to Callander and the Scenery of the Lady of the Lake Callander to Loch Lubnaig, Loch Toil, Balquhidder, amKob Koys Country .... Callander to Lake Menteith, Aberfoyle, and Loch Ard Callander to the Trosachs, Loch Katrine, and Loch Lomond Glasgow to Loch Lomond and the Highlandshttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-nnerleithenplaces-of-interest-that-may-be-vnsited-from-edinburgh-one-dav-description-of-perthshire-edinburgh-to-stirling-by-steamei-description-of-stirling-stirling-to-dollar-castle-campbell-and-the-cauldron-linn-stirling-to-dunblane-and-ardoch-camp-stirling-to-callander-and-the-scenery-of-the-lady-of-the-lake-callander-to-loch-lubnaig-loch-toil-balquhidder-amkob-koys-country-callander-to-lake-menteith-aberfoyle-and-loch-ard-callander-to-the-trosachs-loch-katrine-and-loch-lomond-glasgow-to-loch-lomond-and-the-highlands-image339144943.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . m t &rif ./Iv,/T.i^.7.r.K. /./t YUif. T K U :S A r II S 235. LOCH LOMOND,* The lake full of islands is unquestionably the pride ofScottish lakes. Boasting innumerable beautiful islands of everyvarying form and outline which fancy can frame—its northernextremity narrowing until it is lost among dusky and retreat-ing mountains, while, gradually widening as it extends to thesouthward, it spreads its base around the indentures and pro-montories of a fair and fertile land, this lake affords one of themost surprising, beautiful, and sublime spectacles in na Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . m t &rif ./Iv,/T.i^.7.r.K. /./t YUif. T K U :S A r II S 235. LOCH LOMOND,* The lake full of islands is unquestionably the pride ofScottish lakes. Boasting innumerable beautiful islands of everyvarying form and outline which fancy can frame—its northernextremity narrowing until it is lost among dusky and retreat-ing mountains, while, gradually widening as it extends to thesouthward, it spreads its base around the indentures and pro-montories of a fair and fertile land, this lake affords one of themost surprising, beautiful, and sublime spectacles in nahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-m-t-rif-ivti7rk-t-yuif-t-k-u-s-a-r-ii-s-235-loch-lomond-the-lake-full-of-islands-is-unquestionably-the-pride-ofscottish-lakes-boasting-innumerable-beautiful-islands-of-everyvarying-form-and-outline-which-fancy-can-frameits-northernextremity-narrowing-until-it-is-lost-among-dusky-and-retreat-ing-mountains-while-gradually-widening-as-it-extends-to-thesouthward-it-spreads-its-base-around-the-indentures-and-pro-montories-of-a-fair-and-fertile-land-this-lake-affords-one-of-themost-surprising-beautiful-and-sublime-spectacles-in-na-image339117865.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . prin-cipal railways in Scotland and England. There are five graving LEITH. 75 docks, and the construction of another of a still larger size, andcalculated to accommodate vessels of the largest class, with acommodious building slip alongside, is in contemplation. Gene-rally, it is believed, that as regards access, safety, the facilitiesfor loading and discharging vessels afloat, the convenience ofimmediate railway connection, and other internal accommoda-tion, the harbour of Leith is not now surpassed by any sea-portin the United Kingdom. Neil-haven is Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . prin-cipal railways in Scotland and England. There are five graving LEITH. 75 docks, and the construction of another of a still larger size, andcalculated to accommodate vessels of the largest class, with acommodious building slip alongside, is in contemplation. Gene-rally, it is believed, that as regards access, safety, the facilitiesfor loading and discharging vessels afloat, the convenience ofimmediate railway connection, and other internal accommoda-tion, the harbour of Leith is not now surpassed by any sea-portin the United Kingdom. Neil-haven ishttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-prin-cipal-railways-in-scotland-and-england-there-are-five-graving-leith-75-docks-and-the-construction-of-another-of-a-still-larger-size-andcalculated-to-accommodate-vessels-of-the-largest-class-with-acommodious-building-slip-alongside-is-in-contemplation-gene-rally-it-is-believed-that-as-regards-access-safety-the-facilitiesfor-loading-and-discharging-vessels-afloat-the-convenience-ofimmediate-railway-connection-and-other-internal-accommoda-tion-the-harbour-of-leith-is-not-now-surpassed-by-any-sea-portin-the-united-kingdom-neil-haven-is-image339136729.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 7. Weigh House, Edinljurgh, 30. Weir, Major, House of, 32. Well of Seven Heads, 516. WeUington Statue, Edinburgh, 17; Glas-gow, 356. Wemyss Bay, 426; Castle, 311. West Bow, Edinburgh, 30. Western Cemetery, 69. Western Islands, 504. Whin Hill, 422. Whitadder River, 141. Whitecorn, 407. Whiteford House, Edinburgh, 49. WTiithom, 415. ?White Horse Close, Edinburgh, 49. Wliiting Bay, 432. Wbitten Head, 567. Wick 557 Wicks of Baiglie, 254. Wideford HUl, 576. WidesweU Bay, 576. Wigtown, 415. William III., Statue of, 358. Wishaw House, 368. Witches Bridle, 303 Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 7. Weigh House, Edinljurgh, 30. Weir, Major, House of, 32. Well of Seven Heads, 516. WeUington Statue, Edinburgh, 17; Glas-gow, 356. Wemyss Bay, 426; Castle, 311. West Bow, Edinburgh, 30. Western Cemetery, 69. Western Islands, 504. Whin Hill, 422. Whitadder River, 141. Whitecorn, 407. Whiteford House, Edinburgh, 49. WTiithom, 415. ?White Horse Close, Edinburgh, 49. Wliiting Bay, 432. Wbitten Head, 567. Wick 557 Wicks of Baiglie, 254. Wideford HUl, 576. WidesweU Bay, 576. Wigtown, 415. William III., Statue of, 358. Wishaw House, 368. Witches Bridle, 303https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-7-weigh-house-edinljurgh-30-weir-major-house-of-32-well-of-seven-heads-516-weuington-statue-edinburgh-17-glas-gow-356-wemyss-bay-426-castle-311-west-bow-edinburgh-30-western-cemetery-69-western-islands-504-whin-hill-422-whitadder-river-141-whitecorn-407-whiteford-house-edinburgh-49-wtiithom-415-white-horse-close-edinburgh-49-wliiting-bay-432-wbitten-head-567-wick-557-wicks-of-baiglie-254-wideford-hul-576-widesweu-bay-576-wigtown-415-william-iii-statue-of-358-wishaw-house-368-witches-bridle-303-image339112415.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . he pathway from Hawthornden, is accessibleonly by a bridge of great height, thrown over a deep cut in thesolid rock, which separates it from the adjacent ground. ThisCastle, the origin of which is involved in obscurity, was longthe abode of the proud family of the St. Clairs, Earls of Caith-ness and Orkney. In 1544, it was burned down by the Earl ofHertford ; and, in 1650, it surrendered to General Monk.About sixty or seventy years ago, the comparatively modemmansion, which has been erected amidst the ruins of the oldcastle, was inhabited by a genuine Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . he pathway from Hawthornden, is accessibleonly by a bridge of great height, thrown over a deep cut in thesolid rock, which separates it from the adjacent ground. ThisCastle, the origin of which is involved in obscurity, was longthe abode of the proud family of the St. Clairs, Earls of Caith-ness and Orkney. In 1544, it was burned down by the Earl ofHertford ; and, in 1650, it surrendered to General Monk.About sixty or seventy years ago, the comparatively modemmansion, which has been erected amidst the ruins of the oldcastle, was inhabited by a genuinehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-he-pathway-from-hawthornden-is-accessibleonly-by-a-bridge-of-great-height-thrown-over-a-deep-cut-in-thesolid-rock-which-separates-it-from-the-adjacent-ground-thiscastle-the-origin-of-which-is-involved-in-obscurity-was-longthe-abode-of-the-proud-family-of-the-st-clairs-earls-of-caith-ness-and-orkney-in-1544-it-was-burned-down-by-the-earl-ofhertford-and-in-1650-it-surrendered-to-general-monkabout-sixty-or-seventy-years-ago-the-comparatively-modemmansion-which-has-been-erected-amidst-the-ruins-of-the-oldcastle-was-inhabited-by-a-genuine-image339135733.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . t of £2 : 10s., and another part on a leasefor 319 years from Candlemas 1822 at a rent of £17 Icr annum—in all, £19 :10s.(3.) The Castle banks, held under a contract with the Hoard of Ordnance, dated 8thDecember 1818, until the grounds should be wanted for the public senice, for pay-ment of a quit rent of Is. and for payment, formerly to the Governor of the Castle,now to the Board of Ordnance, of an annuiil sum of £32 — in all £32 : Is. (4.) Aportion of ground, originally part of St. Cuthherts glebe, purchased by the proprietorsfrom the ministers of th Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . t of £2 : 10s., and another part on a leasefor 319 years from Candlemas 1822 at a rent of £17 Icr annum—in all, £19 :10s.(3.) The Castle banks, held under a contract with the Hoard of Ordnance, dated 8thDecember 1818, until the grounds should be wanted for the public senice, for pay-ment of a quit rent of Is. and for payment, formerly to the Governor of the Castle,now to the Board of Ordnance, of an annuiil sum of £32 — in all £32 : Is. (4.) Aportion of ground, originally part of St. Cuthherts glebe, purchased by the proprietorsfrom the ministers of thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-t-of-2-10s-and-another-part-on-a-leasefor-319-years-from-candlemas-1822-at-a-rent-of-17-icr-annumin-all-19-10s3-the-castle-banks-held-under-a-contract-with-the-hoard-of-ordnance-dated-8thdecember-1818-until-the-grounds-should-be-wanted-for-the-public-senice-for-pay-ment-of-a-quit-rent-of-is-and-for-payment-formerly-to-the-governor-of-the-castlenow-to-the-board-of-ordnance-of-an-annuiil-sum-of-32-in-all-32-is-4-aportion-of-ground-originally-part-of-st-cuthherts-glebe-purchased-by-the-proprietorsfrom-the-ministers-of-th-image339144002.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . smoke—a circumstance from which the town acquired the 18 EDINBURGH. popular soubriquet of Auld Reekie. Beyond this, ArthursSeat and Salisbury Crags rise majestically, like guardians ofthe place, while the distant Lammermoor and picturesque Pent-land Hills close the prospect. To the north are the more regularand elegant streets of the New Town, broken here and therewith a church steeple or other prominent structure, and termi-nated by the seaport of Leith, with its long pier, and theestuary of the Frith of Forth. The distant view to the northand north-w Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . smoke—a circumstance from which the town acquired the 18 EDINBURGH. popular soubriquet of Auld Reekie. Beyond this, ArthursSeat and Salisbury Crags rise majestically, like guardians ofthe place, while the distant Lammermoor and picturesque Pent-land Hills close the prospect. To the north are the more regularand elegant streets of the New Town, broken here and therewith a church steeple or other prominent structure, and termi-nated by the seaport of Leith, with its long pier, and theestuary of the Frith of Forth. The distant view to the northand north-whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-smokea-circumstance-from-which-the-town-acquired-the-18-edinburgh-popular-soubriquet-of-auld-reekie-beyond-this-arthursseat-and-salisbury-crags-rise-majestically-like-guardians-ofthe-place-while-the-distant-lammermoor-and-picturesque-pent-land-hills-close-the-prospect-to-the-north-are-the-more-regularand-elegant-streets-of-the-new-town-broken-here-and-therewith-a-church-steeple-or-other-prominent-structure-and-termi-nated-by-the-seaport-of-leith-with-its-long-pier-and-theestuary-of-the-frith-of-forth-the-distant-view-to-the-northand-north-w-image339143107.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . s, on the whole, one large square pile, enclosing an interiorcourt-yard. The eastern side is the most modern, and offersan example of splendid architecture very unusual in Scottish CRICHTOX CASTLE. 93 castles, and the interior corresponds with the external eleganceof the structure. Crichton was the patrimonial estate andresidence of the celebrated Sir William Crichton, Chancellor ofScotland, whose influence during the minority of James II.,contributed so much to destroy the formidable power of theDouglas family.* Tlie towers in differeut ages rose;Thei Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . s, on the whole, one large square pile, enclosing an interiorcourt-yard. The eastern side is the most modern, and offersan example of splendid architecture very unusual in Scottish CRICHTOX CASTLE. 93 castles, and the interior corresponds with the external eleganceof the structure. Crichton was the patrimonial estate andresidence of the celebrated Sir William Crichton, Chancellor ofScotland, whose influence during the minority of James II.,contributed so much to destroy the formidable power of theDouglas family.* Tlie towers in differeut ages rose;Theihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-s-on-the-whole-one-large-square-pile-enclosing-an-interiorcourt-yard-the-eastern-side-is-the-most-modern-and-offersan-example-of-splendid-architecture-very-unusual-in-scottish-crichtox-castle-93-castles-and-the-interior-corresponds-with-the-external-eleganceof-the-structure-crichton-was-the-patrimonial-estate-andresidence-of-the-celebrated-sir-william-crichton-chancellor-ofscotland-whose-influence-during-the-minority-of-james-iicontributed-so-much-to-destroy-the-formidable-power-of-thedouglas-family-tlie-towers-in-differeut-ages-rosethei-image339135294.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . nducementsto many who have no desire to penetrate into the remote dis-tricts of the Highlands. The wholesale method of conveyanceadopted is apt to create dissatisfaction in the minds of thoseto whom solitude and the undisturbed indulgence of fancy arenecessary adjuncts in the enjoyment of the scenery. For such,however, a plentiful relay of private vehicles and the use ofrowing boats on the lochs supply the means of accomplishingthe journey in the way most congenial to their tastes andfeelings. The road at first follows the northern border of Loch Vena- Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . nducementsto many who have no desire to penetrate into the remote dis-tricts of the Highlands. The wholesale method of conveyanceadopted is apt to create dissatisfaction in the minds of thoseto whom solitude and the undisturbed indulgence of fancy arenecessary adjuncts in the enjoyment of the scenery. For such,however, a plentiful relay of private vehicles and the use ofrowing boats on the lochs supply the means of accomplishingthe journey in the way most congenial to their tastes andfeelings. The road at first follows the northern border of Loch Vena-https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-nducementsto-many-who-have-no-desire-to-penetrate-into-the-remote-dis-tricts-of-the-highlands-the-wholesale-method-of-conveyanceadopted-is-apt-to-create-dissatisfaction-in-the-minds-of-thoseto-whom-solitude-and-the-undisturbed-indulgence-of-fancy-arenecessary-adjuncts-in-the-enjoyment-of-the-scenery-for-suchhowever-a-plentiful-relay-of-private-vehicles-and-the-use-ofrowing-boats-on-the-lochs-supply-the-means-of-accomplishingthe-journey-in-the-way-most-congenial-to-their-tastes-andfeelings-the-road-at-first-follows-the-northern-border-of-loch-vena-image339123759.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... -..h^iSfillilfliiiffllllk ,1.. quEEN Marys buudoib. bedchamber is said to remain nearly in the same state as whenlast occupied by the unhappy Princess. The c<ibinet where the 54 EDINBURGH. murderers of Riccio surprised their victim, is little if anythingaltered ; and the floor near the head of the stair bears visiblemarks of blood. The witnesses, the actors, and the s Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... -..h^iSfillilfliiiffllllk ,1.. quEEN Marys buudoib. bedchamber is said to remain nearly in the same state as whenlast occupied by the unhappy Princess. The c<ibinet where the 54 EDINBURGH. murderers of Riccio surprised their victim, is little if anythingaltered ; and the floor near the head of the stair bears visiblemarks of blood. The witnesses, the actors, and the shttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-iioiarood-palace-53-tary-keeper-of-the-palace-and-both-he-and-the-marquis-ofbreadalbane-retain-apartments-within-it-queen-2-arys-apartments-are-the-most-interesting-the-hisfillilfliiiffllllk-1-queen-marys-buudoib-bedchamber-is-said-to-remain-nearly-in-the-same-state-as-whenlast-occupied-by-the-unhappy-princess-the-cltibinet-where-the-54-edinburgh-murderers-of-riccio-surprised-their-victim-is-little-if-anythingaltered-and-the-floor-near-the-head-of-the-stair-bears-visiblemarks-of-blood-the-witnesses-the-actors-and-the-s-image339138300.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . PbUiiJiiid W A-A; U BliiCii.EdiDljiirgl!. 250 PERTH. Hill, is visible from the line on the left, immediately after leaving Kings-kettle Station (2(3 miles). Ladybank Junction (27 miles), the line to Cupar-Fife, St. Andrews,and Dundee, branches off to the right, that for Perth to the left. Onthe right of CoUessie Station (29f miles), and immediately after passingInchrye, the valley of the Tay expands to view, and a beautiful pro-spect is afforded of the fertile Carse of Gowrie. Across the Firth, Castleliuntlv, Errol, and Kinfauns, successively present t Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . PbUiiJiiid W A-A; U BliiCii.EdiDljiirgl!. 250 PERTH. Hill, is visible from the line on the left, immediately after leaving Kings-kettle Station (2(3 miles). Ladybank Junction (27 miles), the line to Cupar-Fife, St. Andrews,and Dundee, branches off to the right, that for Perth to the left. Onthe right of CoUessie Station (29f miles), and immediately after passingInchrye, the valley of the Tay expands to view, and a beautiful pro-spect is afforded of the fertile Carse of Gowrie. Across the Firth, Castleliuntlv, Errol, and Kinfauns, successively present thttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-pbuiijiiid-w-a-a-u-bliiciiedidljiirgl!-250-perth-hill-is-visible-from-the-line-on-the-left-immediately-after-leaving-kings-kettle-station-23-miles-ladybank-junction-27-miles-the-line-to-cupar-fife-st-andrewsand-dundee-branches-off-to-the-right-that-for-perth-to-the-left-onthe-right-of-couessie-station-29f-miles-and-immediately-after-passinginchrye-the-valley-of-the-tay-expands-to-view-and-a-beautiful-pro-spect-is-afforded-of-the-fertile-carse-of-gowrie-across-the-firth-castleliuntlv-errol-and-kinfauns-successively-present-t-image339116644.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . reatest possible degree of accuracy. Tosecure this object, all the principal touring districts havebeen specially and frequently traversed, in order that the via PREFACE. information given might be the direct result of a personaldisinterested inspection, and that all local opinions, whichare so apt to be tinged by an exaggerated appreciation,and a disregard for the merits of other places, might becarefully avoided. The improvements made upon every edition since thework first appeared have been numerous and important.The present edition has undergone a Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . reatest possible degree of accuracy. Tosecure this object, all the principal touring districts havebeen specially and frequently traversed, in order that the via PREFACE. information given might be the direct result of a personaldisinterested inspection, and that all local opinions, whichare so apt to be tinged by an exaggerated appreciation,and a disregard for the merits of other places, might becarefully avoided. The improvements made upon every edition since thework first appeared have been numerous and important.The present edition has undergone ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-reatest-possible-degree-of-accuracy-tosecure-this-object-all-the-principal-touring-districts-havebeen-specially-and-frequently-traversed-in-order-that-the-via-preface-information-given-might-be-the-direct-result-of-a-personaldisinterested-inspection-and-that-all-local-opinions-whichare-so-apt-to-be-tinged-by-an-exaggerated-appreciationand-a-disregard-for-the-merits-of-other-places-might-becarefully-avoided-the-improvements-made-upon-every-edition-since-thework-first-appeared-have-been-numerous-and-importantthe-present-edition-has-undergone-a-image339145178.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the Uni-versity Library. The Prisons are situated ou the Calton Hill, fronting theroad which sweeps round that eminence. The centre divisionof the range, formerly called the city bridewell, from having beenbuilt on the same principle as the St. Brideswell prison inLondon, was constructed in 1791, in the Panopticon form, aftera plan by Robert Adam. The west wing of the prison waserected in 1817, after a plan by Archibald Elliot, in lieu ofthe Old Tolbooth ; and the east wing was erected in 1847,after a plan by Robert Brown. The buildings are in thecaste Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the Uni-versity Library. The Prisons are situated ou the Calton Hill, fronting theroad which sweeps round that eminence. The centre divisionof the range, formerly called the city bridewell, from having beenbuilt on the same principle as the St. Brideswell prison inLondon, was constructed in 1791, in the Panopticon form, aftera plan by Robert Adam. The west wing of the prison waserected in 1817, after a plan by Archibald Elliot, in lieu ofthe Old Tolbooth ; and the east wing was erected in 1847,after a plan by Robert Brown. The buildings are in thecastehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-the-uni-versity-library-the-prisons-are-situated-ou-the-calton-hill-fronting-theroad-which-sweeps-round-that-eminence-the-centre-divisionof-the-range-formerly-called-the-city-bridewell-from-having-beenbuilt-on-the-same-principle-as-the-st-brideswell-prison-inlondon-was-constructed-in-1791-in-the-panopticon-form-aftera-plan-by-robert-adam-the-west-wing-of-the-prison-waserected-in-1817-after-a-plan-by-archibald-elliot-in-lieu-ofthe-old-tolbooth-and-the-east-wing-was-erected-in-1847after-a-plan-by-robert-brown-the-buildings-are-in-thecaste-image339142735.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . DOORWAY OF KOSLIN CHAPEL. dells, abounding with all the romantic varieties of cliff, copse-wood, and waterfall. Its Gothic Chapel is an exquisitelydecorated specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, foimded in144G by William St. Clair, Earl of Orkney, and Lord of Roslin. 79 At the Revolution of 1688, part of it was defaced by a mob fromEdinburgh, but it was repaired in the following century byGeneral St. Clair ; and a restoration of its more dilapidated. INTEEIOE OF BOSLIN CHAPEL. parts has recently been made by the present Earl. Thisbuilding, says Mr. Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . DOORWAY OF KOSLIN CHAPEL. dells, abounding with all the romantic varieties of cliff, copse-wood, and waterfall. Its Gothic Chapel is an exquisitelydecorated specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, foimded in144G by William St. Clair, Earl of Orkney, and Lord of Roslin. 79 At the Revolution of 1688, part of it was defaced by a mob fromEdinburgh, but it was repaired in the following century byGeneral St. Clair ; and a restoration of its more dilapidated. INTEEIOE OF BOSLIN CHAPEL. parts has recently been made by the present Earl. Thisbuilding, says Mr.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-doorway-of-koslin-chapel-dells-abounding-with-all-the-romantic-varieties-of-cliff-copse-wood-and-waterfall-its-gothic-chapel-is-an-exquisitelydecorated-specimen-of-ecclesiastical-architecture-foimded-in144g-by-william-st-clair-earl-of-orkney-and-lord-of-roslin-79-at-the-revolution-of-1688-part-of-it-was-defaced-by-a-mob-fromedinburgh-but-it-was-repaired-in-the-following-century-bygeneral-st-clair-and-a-restoration-of-its-more-dilapidated-inteeioe-of-boslin-chapel-parts-has-recently-been-made-by-the-present-earl-thisbuilding-says-mr-image339136095.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hyndfobds close. John Hope over the doorway marks the original mansion of thefounder of the family of the Earls of Ilopetoun. Returning tothe High Street, we come to the lion of the place, Joh7i Knoxs House, Netherbow.—The interior of the houseis open on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 10 A.M. to4. P.M., admission sixpence. In this house Knox resided, withsome interruptions, from 1560 till his death in 1572. The house JOHN KNOxs HOUSE. 43 as now shown consists of three rooms—the sitting room, bedroom,and study. The old oak panelling is not the w Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hyndfobds close. John Hope over the doorway marks the original mansion of thefounder of the family of the Earls of Ilopetoun. Returning tothe High Street, we come to the lion of the place, Joh7i Knoxs House, Netherbow.—The interior of the houseis open on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 10 A.M. to4. P.M., admission sixpence. In this house Knox resided, withsome interruptions, from 1560 till his death in 1572. The house JOHN KNOxs HOUSE. 43 as now shown consists of three rooms—the sitting room, bedroom,and study. The old oak panelling is not the whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-hyndfobds-close-john-hope-over-the-doorway-marks-the-original-mansion-of-thefounder-of-the-family-of-the-earls-of-ilopetoun-returning-tothe-high-street-we-come-to-the-lion-of-the-place-joh7i-knoxs-house-netherbowthe-interior-of-the-houseis-open-on-tuesdays-fridays-and-saturdays-from-10-am-to4-pm-admission-sixpence-in-this-house-knox-resided-withsome-interruptions-from-1560-till-his-death-in-1572-the-house-john-knoxs-house-43-as-now-shown-consists-of-three-roomsthe-sitting-room-bedroomand-study-the-old-oak-panelling-is-not-the-w-image339140502.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . es of ebbing dayRolled oer the glen their level way ;Each purple peak, each flinty spire,Was bathed in floods of hving fire.But not a setting beam could glowWithin the dark ravines below.Where twined the path in shadow hid,Kound many a rocky pyramid,Shooting abruptly from the deUIts thunder-splinterd pinnacle;Round many an insulated mass,Tlie native bulwarks of the pass.Huge as the tower which buUders vainPresumptuous piled on Sliinars plain.The rocky summits, split and rent.Formed turret, dome, or battlement, * Ardcheanochrochan Hotel. A few years ago Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . es of ebbing dayRolled oer the glen their level way ;Each purple peak, each flinty spire,Was bathed in floods of hving fire.But not a setting beam could glowWithin the dark ravines below.Where twined the path in shadow hid,Kound many a rocky pyramid,Shooting abruptly from the deUIts thunder-splinterd pinnacle;Round many an insulated mass,Tlie native bulwarks of the pass.Huge as the tower which buUders vainPresumptuous piled on Sliinars plain.The rocky summits, split and rent.Formed turret, dome, or battlement, * Ardcheanochrochan Hotel. A few years agohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-es-of-ebbing-dayrolled-oer-the-glen-their-level-way-each-purple-peak-each-flinty-spirewas-bathed-in-floods-of-hving-firebut-not-a-setting-beam-could-glowwithin-the-dark-ravines-belowwhere-twined-the-path-in-shadow-hidkound-many-a-rocky-pyramidshooting-abruptly-from-the-deuits-thunder-splinterd-pinnacleround-many-an-insulated-masstlie-native-bulwarks-of-the-passhuge-as-the-tower-which-buuders-vainpresumptuous-piled-on-sliinars-plainthe-rocky-summits-split-and-rentformed-turret-dome-or-battlement-ardcheanochrochan-hotel-a-few-years-ago-image339120978.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . terraces, and on the other in a steep acclivity, surmounted byperpendicular precipices. On emerging from this we soonan-ive at Lochearnhead, where there is a village ajid a goodhotel (Walkers).t Loch Earn is about seven miles long ; and from its depth,which is said to be 100 fathoms, it has never been known tofreeze. A road traverses each side of the lake ; and on boththe chief characteristic of the scenery is simplicity. To thetraveller on its northern shore this quality seems to prevailin a degree almost monotonous, until he arrives about halfway, wh Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . terraces, and on the other in a steep acclivity, surmounted byperpendicular precipices. On emerging from this we soonan-ive at Lochearnhead, where there is a village ajid a goodhotel (Walkers).t Loch Earn is about seven miles long ; and from its depth,which is said to be 100 fathoms, it has never been known tofreeze. A road traverses each side of the lake ; and on boththe chief characteristic of the scenery is simplicity. To thetraveller on its northern shore this quality seems to prevailin a degree almost monotonous, until he arrives about halfway, whhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-terraces-and-on-the-other-in-a-steep-acclivity-surmounted-byperpendicular-precipices-on-emerging-from-this-we-soonan-ive-at-lochearnhead-where-there-is-a-village-ajid-a-goodhotel-walkerst-loch-earn-is-about-seven-miles-long-and-from-its-depthwhich-is-said-to-be-100-fathoms-it-has-never-been-known-tofreeze-a-road-traverses-each-side-of-the-lake-and-on-boththe-chief-characteristic-of-the-scenery-is-simplicity-to-thetraveller-on-its-northern-shore-this-quality-seems-to-prevailin-a-degree-almost-monotonous-until-he-arrives-about-halfway-wh-image339113918.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . dlytell whether she was alive or dead. Eobin was selected as the bridegroom, his brother James holding thebride while a clergj^man of some kind was got to perform the marriageceremony. It does not appear that the Established clergyman wouldhave gone quite so far in assisting the outrage; but, under the influenceof the lawless set he was among, he was compelled to give it his counte-nance. The bride and bridegroom came formally to the church of Bal-quhidder, where the clergyman received them as married persons of histlock, the poor woman not daring to s Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . dlytell whether she was alive or dead. Eobin was selected as the bridegroom, his brother James holding thebride while a clergj^man of some kind was got to perform the marriageceremony. It does not appear that the Established clergyman wouldhave gone quite so far in assisting the outrage; but, under the influenceof the lawless set he was among, he was compelled to give it his counte-nance. The bride and bridegroom came formally to the church of Bal-quhidder, where the clergyman received them as married persons of histlock, the poor woman not daring to shttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-dlytell-whether-she-was-alive-or-dead-eobin-was-selected-as-the-bridegroom-his-brother-james-holding-thebride-while-a-clergjman-of-some-kind-was-got-to-perform-the-marriageceremony-it-does-not-appear-that-the-established-clergyman-wouldhave-gone-quite-so-far-in-assisting-the-outrage-but-under-the-influenceof-the-lawless-set-he-was-among-he-was-compelled-to-give-it-his-counte-nance-the-bride-and-bridegroom-came-formally-to-the-church-of-bal-quhidder-where-the-clergyman-received-them-as-married-persons-of-histlock-the-poor-woman-not-daring-to-s-image339124959.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ostapproaching to yellow, should always be avoided ; these mossycoverings, which look soft and enticing as velvet, oftencover treacherous hidden springs. Black peaty ground hasalso to be avoided, unless a dry summer has hardened ic ; andthe eye should become familiar with the wild hyacinths, thecotton grass, and the other scanty herbage which indicates notonly a damp footing, but a bewildering interruption to thejourney, sometimes danger. There may be much danger to theunguided wanderer if he do not look well to the ground he isgoing over, or if he is Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ostapproaching to yellow, should always be avoided ; these mossycoverings, which look soft and enticing as velvet, oftencover treacherous hidden springs. Black peaty ground hasalso to be avoided, unless a dry summer has hardened ic ; andthe eye should become familiar with the wild hyacinths, thecotton grass, and the other scanty herbage which indicates notonly a damp footing, but a bewildering interruption to thejourney, sometimes danger. There may be much danger to theunguided wanderer if he do not look well to the ground he isgoing over, or if he ishttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ostapproaching-to-yellow-should-always-be-avoided-these-mossycoverings-which-look-soft-and-enticing-as-velvet-oftencover-treacherous-hidden-springs-black-peaty-ground-hasalso-to-be-avoided-unless-a-dry-summer-has-hardened-ic-andthe-eye-should-become-familiar-with-the-wild-hyacinths-thecotton-grass-and-the-other-scanty-herbage-which-indicates-notonly-a-damp-footing-but-a-bewildering-interruption-to-thejourney-sometimes-danger-there-may-be-much-danger-to-theunguided-wanderer-if-he-do-not-look-well-to-the-ground-he-isgoing-over-or-if-he-is-image339125385.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . on right, or 7 Head of Loch—two roads meet; keep 26 Inversnaid, Locli Lomond, westwards,road to riglit. From this point to the left. there is a beautiful view of tlie Lake. The district of Menteith, only a few miles to the south ofthe Trosachs, comprehends a range of scenery little inferior inbeauty. It contains the lakes of Menteith, Loch Ard, amiLoch Chon. The lake of Menteith is a circular sheet of water, aboutfive miles in circumference, adorned with ancient woods. Itpossesses an aspect of placid beauty rather than of grandeur,and the forms of the Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . on right, or 7 Head of Loch—two roads meet; keep 26 Inversnaid, Locli Lomond, westwards,road to riglit. From this point to the left. there is a beautiful view of tlie Lake. The district of Menteith, only a few miles to the south ofthe Trosachs, comprehends a range of scenery little inferior inbeauty. It contains the lakes of Menteith, Loch Ard, amiLoch Chon. The lake of Menteith is a circular sheet of water, aboutfive miles in circumference, adorned with ancient woods. Itpossesses an aspect of placid beauty rather than of grandeur,and the forms of thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-on-right-or-7-head-of-lochtwo-roads-meet-keep-26-inversnaid-locli-lomond-westwardsroad-to-riglit-from-this-point-to-the-left-there-is-a-beautiful-view-of-tlie-lake-the-district-of-menteith-only-a-few-miles-to-the-south-ofthe-trosachs-comprehends-a-range-of-scenery-little-inferior-inbeauty-it-contains-the-lakes-of-menteith-loch-ard-amiloch-chon-the-lake-of-menteith-is-a-circular-sheet-of-water-aboutfive-miles-in-circumference-adorned-with-ancient-woods-itpossesses-an-aspect-of-placid-beauty-rather-than-of-grandeurand-the-forms-of-the-image339124704.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . alling a sacrilice to the cigarof a careless tourist. Tlie steamer sails at such times as enables passengers to meet the steamer at LochLomond. From June to the end of September it generally makes three trips a day(Sunday excepted) from each cud of the loch, but as the hours of sailing, and thenumber of trips are subject to changes, we think it better to leave the tourist toobtain local information on tlie subject. Small boats may be hired to go up or downthe loch,—the charge is 10s., besides 2s. Gd. for the man that rows. Q 228 PEllTHSHIRE—LOCn KATRIN Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . alling a sacrilice to the cigarof a careless tourist. Tlie steamer sails at such times as enables passengers to meet the steamer at LochLomond. From June to the end of September it generally makes three trips a day(Sunday excepted) from each cud of the loch, but as the hours of sailing, and thenumber of trips are subject to changes, we think it better to leave the tourist toobtain local information on tlie subject. Small boats may be hired to go up or downthe loch,—the charge is 10s., besides 2s. Gd. for the man that rows. Q 228 PEllTHSHIRE—LOCn KATRINhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-alling-a-sacrilice-to-the-cigarof-a-careless-tourist-tlie-steamer-sails-at-such-times-as-enables-passengers-to-meet-the-steamer-at-lochlomond-from-june-to-the-end-of-september-it-generally-makes-three-trips-a-daysunday-excepted-from-each-cud-of-the-loch-but-as-the-hours-of-sailing-and-thenumber-of-trips-are-subject-to-changes-we-think-it-better-to-leave-the-tourist-toobtain-local-information-on-tlie-subject-small-boats-may-be-hired-to-go-up-or-downthe-lochthe-charge-is-10s-besides-2s-gd-for-the-man-that-rows-q-228-pellthshirelocn-katrin-image339119670.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . between the Highlandsand the Lowlands. It was an old saying that The Forthbridles the wild Highlander ; and when there was a partystationed at the Ford of Frew, near Aberfoyle, the passage fromthe mountain districts to the Lowlands was completely closed,unless to those following circuitous routes above the sources ofthe river. It will be observed that no part of the craggy hillis fortified save the little rocky crest which so beautifully sur-mounts the whole ; but were a fortification actually needed tostop the communication between the north and south Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . between the Highlandsand the Lowlands. It was an old saying that The Forthbridles the wild Highlander ; and when there was a partystationed at the Ford of Frew, near Aberfoyle, the passage fromthe mountain districts to the Lowlands was completely closed,unless to those following circuitous routes above the sources ofthe river. It will be observed that no part of the craggy hillis fortified save the little rocky crest which so beautifully sur-mounts the whole ; but were a fortification actually needed tostop the communication between the north and southhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-between-the-highlandsand-the-lowlands-it-was-an-old-saying-that-the-forthbridles-the-wild-highlander-and-when-there-was-a-partystationed-at-the-ford-of-frew-near-aberfoyle-the-passage-fromthe-mountain-districts-to-the-lowlands-was-completely-closedunless-to-those-following-circuitous-routes-above-the-sources-ofthe-river-it-will-be-observed-that-no-part-of-the-craggy-hillis-fortified-save-the-little-rocky-crest-which-so-beautifully-sur-mounts-the-whole-but-were-a-fortification-actually-needed-tostop-the-communication-between-the-north-and-south-image339126738.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . locks each ribbed aisle.Is afleur-de-lys or a quatre-feniUe;The corbells are carved grotesque and grim.And the pillars with clusterd shafts so trim.With base and with capital flourishd around.Seem bundles of lances which garlands have bound. The outside of the fabric is everywhere profusely embellishedwith niches, having canopies of an elegant design beautifullycarved, and some of them still containing statues. The cloisters formed a quadrangle on the north-west side ofthe church. The door of entrance from the cloisters to thechurch is on the north sid Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . locks each ribbed aisle.Is afleur-de-lys or a quatre-feniUe;The corbells are carved grotesque and grim.And the pillars with clusterd shafts so trim.With base and with capital flourishd around.Seem bundles of lances which garlands have bound. The outside of the fabric is everywhere profusely embellishedwith niches, having canopies of an elegant design beautifullycarved, and some of them still containing statues. The cloisters formed a quadrangle on the north-west side ofthe church. The door of entrance from the cloisters to thechurch is on the north sidhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-locks-each-ribbed-aisleis-afleur-de-lys-or-a-quatre-feniuethe-corbells-are-carved-grotesque-and-grimand-the-pillars-with-clusterd-shafts-so-trimwith-base-and-with-capital-flourishd-aroundseem-bundles-of-lances-which-garlands-have-bound-the-outside-of-the-fabric-is-everywhere-profusely-embellishedwith-niches-having-canopies-of-an-elegant-design-beautifullycarved-and-some-of-them-still-containing-statues-the-cloisters-formed-a-quadrangle-on-the-north-west-side-ofthe-church-the-door-of-entrance-from-the-cloisters-to-thechurch-is-on-the-north-sid-image339135047.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e, is Ben Lawers, 3984 feet above the level of the sea, being thethird highest mountain in Scotland, and the loftiest in the countyof Perth. It is composed mostly of micaceous schist, but itssurface is remarkably verdant, and perhaps no mountain in theHighlands produces more alpine plants. Unlike most of theother mountains of the Grampian range, it does not consist ofa single mass, but is divided into several eminences, each ofwhich is distinguished among the people of the country byappropriate names. These eminences are united in theirlower regions, a Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e, is Ben Lawers, 3984 feet above the level of the sea, being thethird highest mountain in Scotland, and the loftiest in the countyof Perth. It is composed mostly of micaceous schist, but itssurface is remarkably verdant, and perhaps no mountain in theHighlands produces more alpine plants. Unlike most of theother mountains of the Grampian range, it does not consist ofa single mass, but is divided into several eminences, each ofwhich is distinguished among the people of the country byappropriate names. These eminences are united in theirlower regions, ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-e-is-ben-lawers-3984-feet-above-the-level-of-the-sea-being-thethird-highest-mountain-in-scotland-and-the-loftiest-in-the-countyof-perth-it-is-composed-mostly-of-micaceous-schist-but-itssurface-is-remarkably-verdant-and-perhaps-no-mountain-in-thehighlands-produces-more-alpine-plants-unlike-most-of-theother-mountains-of-the-grampian-range-it-does-not-consist-ofa-single-mass-but-is-divided-into-several-eminences-each-ofwhich-is-distinguished-among-the-people-of-the-country-byappropriate-names-these-eminences-are-united-in-theirlower-regions-a-image339114392.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BEIGG or TURK. Continuing our course from Duncraggan and the Brigg ofTurk, Up the margin of the lake. Between the precipice and brake, we cannot but be pleased with the picture that Loch Achraypresents to the eye. Its gentle character, as described by thepoet; is still preserved :— The rocks—the bosky thickets sleep,So stilly in thy bosom deep;Tlie larks blithe carol from the cloud,Seems for the scene too gaily loud. LOCH ACHJIAY. 223 The gently rolling river pursues its serpentine course throughan extensive meadow at the west end of the lake, being pa Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BEIGG or TURK. Continuing our course from Duncraggan and the Brigg ofTurk, Up the margin of the lake. Between the precipice and brake, we cannot but be pleased with the picture that Loch Achraypresents to the eye. Its gentle character, as described by thepoet; is still preserved :— The rocks—the bosky thickets sleep,So stilly in thy bosom deep;Tlie larks blithe carol from the cloud,Seems for the scene too gaily loud. LOCH ACHJIAY. 223 The gently rolling river pursues its serpentine course throughan extensive meadow at the west end of the lake, being pahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-beigg-or-turk-continuing-our-course-from-duncraggan-and-the-brigg-ofturk-up-the-margin-of-the-lake-between-the-precipice-and-brake-we-cannot-but-be-pleased-with-the-picture-that-loch-achraypresents-to-the-eye-its-gentle-character-as-described-by-thepoet-is-still-preserved-the-rocksthe-bosky-thickets-sleepso-stilly-in-thy-bosom-deeptlie-larks-blithe-carol-from-the-cloudseems-for-the-scene-too-gaily-loud-loch-achjiay-223-the-gently-rolling-river-pursues-its-serpentine-course-throughan-extensive-meadow-at-the-west-end-of-the-lake-being-pa-image339121191.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . istical Account of ScotUind. Parish of Logic. 186 THE OCHILS. there be observed in curved beds; and Professor Nicol enumerates amon<;the minerals obtainable, analcime, mesotj-pe, stilbite, prehnite, and konilite.On the metalliferous character of the range, the same writer says— Somemetallic veins are found in these rocks, particularly in the clinkstone.jFrom one in the Wood-hill, near Alva, £50,000 or £60,000 worth of silveris said to have been extracted, and it also contained peach-blossom colouredcobalt ore. In the hills near this, not less than f Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . istical Account of ScotUind. Parish of Logic. 186 THE OCHILS. there be observed in curved beds; and Professor Nicol enumerates amon<;the minerals obtainable, analcime, mesotj-pe, stilbite, prehnite, and konilite.On the metalliferous character of the range, the same writer says— Somemetallic veins are found in these rocks, particularly in the clinkstone.jFrom one in the Wood-hill, near Alva, £50,000 or £60,000 worth of silveris said to have been extracted, and it also contained peach-blossom colouredcobalt ore. In the hills near this, not less than fhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-istical-account-of-scotuind-parish-of-logic-186-the-ochils-there-be-observed-in-curved-beds-and-professor-nicol-enumerates-amonltthe-minerals-obtainable-analcime-mesotj-pe-stilbite-prehnite-and-koniliteon-the-metalliferous-character-of-the-range-the-same-writer-says-somemetallic-veins-are-found-in-these-rocks-particularly-in-the-clinkstonejfrom-one-in-the-wood-hill-near-alva-50000-or-60000-worth-of-silveris-said-to-have-been-extracted-and-it-also-contained-peach-blossom-colouredcobalt-ore-in-the-hills-near-this-not-less-than-f-image339126484.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ickets got within the quadrangle, price Sixpence. At theend of May, wlien occupied by the Queens Commissioner to the General Assemblyof the Chuich of Scotland, there is no admittance. This ancient residence of Scottish Royalty is a building of aquadrangular form, with a central court ninety-four feet square.Its front is flanked with double castellated towers, impartingto the building that military character which the events ofScottish history have so often proved to have been requisite inroyal residences. The changes which from time to time the edifice Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ickets got within the quadrangle, price Sixpence. At theend of May, wlien occupied by the Queens Commissioner to the General Assemblyof the Chuich of Scotland, there is no admittance. This ancient residence of Scottish Royalty is a building of aquadrangular form, with a central court ninety-four feet square.Its front is flanked with double castellated towers, impartingto the building that military character which the events ofScottish history have so often proved to have been requisite inroyal residences. The changes which from time to time the edificehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ickets-got-within-the-quadrangle-price-sixpence-at-theend-of-may-wlien-occupied-by-the-queens-commissioner-to-the-general-assemblyof-the-chuich-of-scotland-there-is-no-admittance-this-ancient-residence-of-scottish-royalty-is-a-building-of-aquadrangular-form-with-a-central-court-ninety-four-feet-squareits-front-is-flanked-with-double-castellated-towers-impartingto-the-building-that-military-character-which-the-events-ofscottish-history-have-so-often-proved-to-have-been-requisite-inroyal-residences-the-changes-which-from-time-to-time-the-edifice-image339138779.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . which was long thought to have been ina hopeless state of decay. The line crosses the Tweed at the village of Bridgend. Tothe right are seen the woods of Abbotsford, and to the left ThePavilion, the mansion of Lord Somerville, situated on thebanks of the Allan Water. The small village of Bridgendreceived its name from a bridge erected over the Tweed byDavid I., to afford a passage to the Abbey of Melrose. It con-sisted of four piers, upon which lay planks of wood ; and in themiddle pillar was a gateway large enough for a carriage to passthrough, and ov Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . which was long thought to have been ina hopeless state of decay. The line crosses the Tweed at the village of Bridgend. Tothe right are seen the woods of Abbotsford, and to the left ThePavilion, the mansion of Lord Somerville, situated on thebanks of the Allan Water. The small village of Bridgendreceived its name from a bridge erected over the Tweed byDavid I., to afford a passage to the Abbey of Melrose. It con-sisted of four piers, upon which lay planks of wood ; and in themiddle pillar was a gateway large enough for a carriage to passthrough, and ovhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-which-was-long-thought-to-have-been-ina-hopeless-state-of-decay-the-line-crosses-the-tweed-at-the-village-of-bridgend-tothe-right-are-seen-the-woods-of-abbotsford-and-to-the-left-thepavilion-the-mansion-of-lord-somerville-situated-on-thebanks-of-the-allan-water-the-small-village-of-bridgendreceived-its-name-from-a-bridge-erected-over-the-tweed-bydavid-i-to-afford-a-passage-to-the-abbey-of-melrose-it-con-sisted-of-four-piers-upon-which-lay-planks-of-wood-and-in-themiddle-pillar-was-a-gateway-large-enough-for-a-carriage-to-passthrough-and-ov-image339135126.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . CHALMEKS CLCSE. houses in Edinburgh, so as to bear as close a resemblance to itas possible. The interior is worth seeing as a specimen of adwelling-house of the sixteenth century. The only object inthe house connected with the reformer, is his chair, which standsin the study. This house or manse was provided for theReformer in 1559, when he was elected minister of Edinburgh.Here he providentially escaped the shot of an assassin ; andhere he died at the age of sixty-seven, not so much oppressed 44 EDINBURGH. with years, as worn out and exhausted by his Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . CHALMEKS CLCSE. houses in Edinburgh, so as to bear as close a resemblance to itas possible. The interior is worth seeing as a specimen of adwelling-house of the sixteenth century. The only object inthe house connected with the reformer, is his chair, which standsin the study. This house or manse was provided for theReformer in 1559, when he was elected minister of Edinburgh.Here he providentially escaped the shot of an assassin ; andhere he died at the age of sixty-seven, not so much oppressed 44 EDINBURGH. with years, as worn out and exhausted by hishttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-chalmeks-clcse-houses-in-edinburgh-so-as-to-bear-as-close-a-resemblance-to-itas-possible-the-interior-is-worth-seeing-as-a-specimen-of-adwelling-house-of-the-sixteenth-century-the-only-object-inthe-house-connected-with-the-reformer-is-his-chair-which-standsin-the-study-this-house-or-manse-was-provided-for-thereformer-in-1559-when-he-was-elected-minister-of-edinburghhere-he-providentially-escaped-the-shot-of-an-assassin-andhere-he-died-at-the-age-of-sixty-seven-not-so-much-oppressed-44-edinburgh-with-years-as-worn-out-and-exhausted-by-his-image339140294.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . F=^r. Nidpath Castle, the strongest and the most entire of thesefortresses, is situated about a mile west from Peebles, on arock projecting over the north bank of the Tweed, which hereruns through a deep narrow glen. It was at one time thechief residence of the powerful family of the Frasers, fromwhom the families of Lovat and Saltoun in the north aredescended. The last of the family in the male line was SirSimon Fraser, the staunch friend of Wallace, who, in 1302,along with Comyn, then guardian of the kingdom, defeatedthree divisions of the English on Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . F=^r. Nidpath Castle, the strongest and the most entire of thesefortresses, is situated about a mile west from Peebles, on arock projecting over the north bank of the Tweed, which hereruns through a deep narrow glen. It was at one time thechief residence of the powerful family of the Frasers, fromwhom the families of Lovat and Saltoun in the north aredescended. The last of the family in the male line was SirSimon Fraser, the staunch friend of Wallace, who, in 1302,along with Comyn, then guardian of the kingdom, defeatedthree divisions of the English onhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-f=r-nidpath-castle-the-strongest-and-the-most-entire-of-thesefortresses-is-situated-about-a-mile-west-from-peebles-on-arock-projecting-over-the-north-bank-of-the-tweed-which-hereruns-through-a-deep-narrow-glen-it-was-at-one-time-thechief-residence-of-the-powerful-family-of-the-frasers-fromwhom-the-families-of-lovat-and-saltoun-in-the-north-aredescended-the-last-of-the-family-in-the-male-line-was-sirsimon-fraser-the-staunch-friend-of-wallace-who-in-1302along-with-comyn-then-guardian-of-the-kingdom-defeatedthree-divisions-of-the-english-on-image339129786.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . and from 4 to 6 p.m. ; gratuity tohousekeeper. 288 PERTHSHIRE—TAYMOUTH. of a lake or glen. The builder being asked why he had placedhis house at the extremity of his estate, replied, Well brizzyonf (press onward), adding, that he intended Balloch shouldin time be in the middle of it. The possessions of the familyhave, however, extended in the opposite direction, and nowreach from Aberfeldy to the Atlantic Ocean, a space upwardsof one hundred miles. The interior is splendidly fitted up,and the paintings include some of t-he most genuine historicalportra Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . and from 4 to 6 p.m. ; gratuity tohousekeeper. 288 PERTHSHIRE—TAYMOUTH. of a lake or glen. The builder being asked why he had placedhis house at the extremity of his estate, replied, Well brizzyonf (press onward), adding, that he intended Balloch shouldin time be in the middle of it. The possessions of the familyhave, however, extended in the opposite direction, and nowreach from Aberfeldy to the Atlantic Ocean, a space upwardsof one hundred miles. The interior is splendidly fitted up,and the paintings include some of t-he most genuine historicalportrahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-and-from-4-to-6-pm-gratuity-tohousekeeper-288-perthshiretaymouth-of-a-lake-or-glen-the-builder-being-asked-why-he-had-placedhis-house-at-the-extremity-of-his-estate-replied-well-brizzyonf-press-onward-adding-that-he-intended-balloch-shouldin-time-be-in-the-middle-of-it-the-possessions-of-the-familyhave-however-extended-in-the-opposite-direction-and-nowreach-from-aberfeldy-to-the-atlantic-ocean-a-space-upwardsof-one-hundred-miles-the-interior-is-splendidly-fitted-upand-the-paintings-include-some-of-t-he-most-genuine-historicalportra-image339115203.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . six highly ornamented silver maceswere discovered, which had been concealed there in times of trouble.Three of these maces are still preserved in the university, and one waspresented to each of the other three Scottish imiversities. The top hasbeen ornamented by a representation of our Sasiour, with angels around,and the instruments of his passion. Along with these interesting relicsare she^^n John Knoxs pulpit, kc.; and with these are shown some silverarrows, with large silver plates affixed to them, on which are inscribedthe arms and names of those w Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . six highly ornamented silver maceswere discovered, which had been concealed there in times of trouble.Three of these maces are still preserved in the university, and one waspresented to each of the other three Scottish imiversities. The top hasbeen ornamented by a representation of our Sasiour, with angels around,and the instruments of his passion. Along with these interesting relicsare she^^n John Knoxs pulpit, kc.; and with these are shown some silverarrows, with large silver plates affixed to them, on which are inscribedthe arms and names of those whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-six-highly-ornamented-silver-maceswere-discovered-which-had-been-concealed-there-in-times-of-troublethree-of-these-maces-are-still-preserved-in-the-university-and-one-waspresented-to-each-of-the-other-three-scottish-imiversities-the-top-hasbeen-ornamented-by-a-representation-of-our-sasiour-with-angels-aroundand-the-instruments-of-his-passion-along-with-these-interesting-relicsare-shen-john-knoxs-pulpit-kc-and-with-these-are-shown-some-silverarrows-with-large-silver-plates-affixed-to-them-on-which-are-inscribedthe-arms-and-names-of-those-w-image339128330.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . rimageto the glen through which the stream passes, he will looktowards its dark opening with interest as the scene of Sir and feebler ajjpeals had failed to rouse the clan to anus, this was soiuetinics hadrecourse to. It was repeatedly employed in 1689 and the 45, but probably nevtrsince. Tlius, according to the rapid narrative of the poem, Fast as the fatal symbol flics,In arms the huts and liandcts rise;From winding glen—from upland brown,They pourd each liardy tenant down. 222 PERTHSHIRE—CALLANDER TO TROSACHS. Walter Scotts wild ballad of Glenfinlas Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . rimageto the glen through which the stream passes, he will looktowards its dark opening with interest as the scene of Sir and feebler ajjpeals had failed to rouse the clan to anus, this was soiuetinics hadrecourse to. It was repeatedly employed in 1689 and the 45, but probably nevtrsince. Tlius, according to the rapid narrative of the poem, Fast as the fatal symbol flics,In arms the huts and liandcts rise;From winding glen—from upland brown,They pourd each liardy tenant down. 222 PERTHSHIRE—CALLANDER TO TROSACHS. Walter Scotts wild ballad of Glenfinlashttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-rimageto-the-glen-through-which-the-stream-passes-he-will-looktowards-its-dark-opening-with-interest-as-the-scene-of-sir-and-feebler-ajjpeals-had-failed-to-rouse-the-clan-to-anus-this-was-soiuetinics-hadrecourse-to-it-was-repeatedly-employed-in-1689-and-the-45-but-probably-nevtrsince-tlius-according-to-the-rapid-narrative-of-the-poem-fast-as-the-fatal-symbol-flicsin-arms-the-huts-and-liandcts-risefrom-winding-glenfrom-upland-brownthey-pourd-each-liardy-tenant-down-222-perthshirecallander-to-trosachs-walter-scotts-wild-ballad-of-glenfinlas-image339121602.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . most totally renewed. The Square, of which it forms a part,was at one time surrounded with the shops of tradesmen, all otwhich perished in the destructive fires of 1824. The entranceto the courts is at the south-west angle of the square. The* Sec Cockbunis Memorials, Chap. ii. 36 EDINBURGH. great hall is 122 feet by 49, and has a lofty roof of carvedoak, arched and trussed in an admirable style of carpentry.This hall was finished in 1639 for the use of the ScottishParliament, and was used as such until the Union. It nowserves as the waiting room of the Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . most totally renewed. The Square, of which it forms a part,was at one time surrounded with the shops of tradesmen, all otwhich perished in the destructive fires of 1824. The entranceto the courts is at the south-west angle of the square. The* Sec Cockbunis Memorials, Chap. ii. 36 EDINBURGH. great hall is 122 feet by 49, and has a lofty roof of carvedoak, arched and trussed in an admirable style of carpentry.This hall was finished in 1639 for the use of the ScottishParliament, and was used as such until the Union. It nowserves as the waiting room of thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-most-totally-renewed-the-square-of-which-it-forms-a-partwas-at-one-time-surrounded-with-the-shops-of-tradesmen-all-otwhich-perished-in-the-destructive-fires-of-1824-the-entranceto-the-courts-is-at-the-south-west-angle-of-the-square-the-sec-cockbunis-memorials-chap-ii-36-edinburgh-great-hall-is-122-feet-by-49-and-has-a-lofty-roof-of-carvedoak-arched-and-trussed-in-an-admirable-style-of-carpentrythis-hall-was-finished-in-1639-for-the-use-of-the-scottishparliament-and-was-used-as-such-until-the-union-it-nowserves-as-the-waiting-room-of-the-image339141222.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . THK STUDY, ABBOTSFOKU. three sides, while a single window admits a sombre lightinto the place. From this room we enter a small closet,containing under a glass case what many will view with the. ABBOTSFORD. Ill deepest interest—the bodj-clothes worn hy Sir Walter previousto his decease.* The external walls, as well as those of the adjoining garden,are enriched with many old carved stones, which have originallyfigured in other and very diflFerent situations. The door of theofd Tolbooth of Edinburgh, the pulpit from which RalphErskine preached, and variou Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . THK STUDY, ABBOTSFOKU. three sides, while a single window admits a sombre lightinto the place. From this room we enter a small closet,containing under a glass case what many will view with the. ABBOTSFORD. Ill deepest interest—the bodj-clothes worn hy Sir Walter previousto his decease.* The external walls, as well as those of the adjoining garden,are enriched with many old carved stones, which have originallyfigured in other and very diflFerent situations. The door of theofd Tolbooth of Edinburgh, the pulpit from which RalphErskine preached, and variouhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-thk-study-abbotsfoku-three-sides-while-a-single-window-admits-a-sombre-lightinto-the-place-from-this-room-we-enter-a-small-closetcontaining-under-a-glass-case-what-many-will-view-with-the-abbotsford-ill-deepest-interestthe-bodj-clothes-worn-hy-sir-walter-previousto-his-decease-the-external-walls-as-well-as-those-of-the-adjoining-gardenare-enriched-with-many-old-carved-stones-which-have-originallyfigured-in-other-and-very-diflferent-situations-the-door-of-theofd-tolbooth-of-edinburgh-the-pulpit-from-which-ralpherskine-preached-and-variou-image339134078.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . dern times, it has never reach-ed any great extent either in population or trade. Many interesting objects of antiquity were destroyed duringthe last century, such as St. Davids Tower—the gateway ofthe ancient bridge of the Canongate—and the cross, a venerablestructure, on which, according to Bannatyne, the magistrates,having espoused the cause of James VI., compelled the heraldsof Mary, after suffering unseemly chastisement, to eat their])roclamation. The Abbey is the principal object of attraction. It wasenlarged and richly endowed by David I. and ot Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . dern times, it has never reach-ed any great extent either in population or trade. Many interesting objects of antiquity were destroyed duringthe last century, such as St. Davids Tower—the gateway ofthe ancient bridge of the Canongate—and the cross, a venerablestructure, on which, according to Bannatyne, the magistrates,having espoused the cause of James VI., compelled the heraldsof Mary, after suffering unseemly chastisement, to eat their])roclamation. The Abbey is the principal object of attraction. It wasenlarged and richly endowed by David I. and othttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-dern-times-it-has-never-reach-ed-any-great-extent-either-in-population-or-trade-many-interesting-objects-of-antiquity-were-destroyed-duringthe-last-century-such-as-st-davids-towerthe-gateway-ofthe-ancient-bridge-of-the-canongateand-the-cross-a-venerablestructure-on-which-according-to-bannatyne-the-magistrateshaving-espoused-the-cause-of-james-vi-compelled-the-heraldsof-mary-after-suffering-unseemly-chastisement-to-eat-their-roclamation-the-abbey-is-the-principal-object-of-attraction-it-wasenlarged-and-richly-endowed-by-david-i-and-ot-image339133039.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ave 6 do. Inchtavanich . 10 do. Ardlui 8 do. 1 BaUoch . 16 do. Rowardeiiuau . 6 do. j Rob Roys Prison is a rock nearly opposite Tarbet, fromwhich it is said Rob Roy let down his prisoners by a rope,while he stood at ease above, and availing himself of their un-comfortable situation, was thus enabled to make the mostadvantageous terms for himself. sidcrably; south of Luss it is rarely more than twenty fathoms, in the noi-them partit ranges from CO to 100, and, in the places where deepest, never freezes. The totalsuperficies of the lake is about 20,000 a Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ave 6 do. Inchtavanich . 10 do. Ardlui 8 do. 1 BaUoch . 16 do. Rowardeiiuau . 6 do. j Rob Roys Prison is a rock nearly opposite Tarbet, fromwhich it is said Rob Roy let down his prisoners by a rope,while he stood at ease above, and availing himself of their un-comfortable situation, was thus enabled to make the mostadvantageous terms for himself. sidcrably; south of Luss it is rarely more than twenty fathoms, in the noi-them partit ranges from CO to 100, and, in the places where deepest, never freezes. The totalsuperficies of the lake is about 20,000 ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ave-6-do-inchtavanich-10-do-ardlui-8-do-1-bauoch-16-do-rowardeiiuau-6-do-j-rob-roys-prison-is-a-rock-nearly-opposite-tarbet-fromwhich-it-is-said-rob-roy-let-down-his-prisoners-by-a-ropewhile-he-stood-at-ease-above-and-availing-himself-of-their-un-comfortable-situation-was-thus-enabled-to-make-the-mostadvantageous-terms-for-himself-sidcrably-south-of-luss-it-is-rarely-more-than-twenty-fathoms-in-the-noi-them-partit-ranges-from-co-to-100-and-in-the-places-where-deepest-never-freezes-the-totalsuperficies-of-the-lake-is-about-20000-a-image339117597.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . himself, reached the ground in safety. But the rope brokewith tlie fifth, who was a tall, lusty man. The sLxth was Thomas Barrow, a braveyoung Englishman, a particular friend of Homes. Determined to take tlie risk,even in such unfaKjuralile cu-cumstances, Barrow committed himself to the brokenrope, slid down ou it as far as it could assist him, and then let himself drop. Hisfriends beneath succeeded in breaking his fall. Nevertheless he dislocated hisankle, and had several of his ribs broken. His companions, however, were able tohear him off in safety. Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . himself, reached the ground in safety. But the rope brokewith tlie fifth, who was a tall, lusty man. The sLxth was Thomas Barrow, a braveyoung Englishman, a particular friend of Homes. Determined to take tlie risk,even in such unfaKjuralile cu-cumstances, Barrow committed himself to the brokenrope, slid down ou it as far as it could assist him, and then let himself drop. Hisfriends beneath succeeded in breaking his fall. Nevertheless he dislocated hisankle, and had several of his ribs broken. His companions, however, were able tohear him off in safety.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-himself-reached-the-ground-in-safety-but-the-rope-brokewith-tlie-fifth-who-was-a-tall-lusty-man-the-slxth-was-thomas-barrow-a-braveyoung-englishman-a-particular-friend-of-homes-determined-to-take-tlie-riskeven-in-such-unfakjuralile-cu-cumstances-barrow-committed-himself-to-the-brokenrope-slid-down-ou-it-as-far-as-it-could-assist-him-and-then-let-himself-drop-hisfriends-beneath-succeeded-in-breaking-his-fall-nevertheless-he-dislocated-hisankle-and-had-several-of-his-ribs-broken-his-companions-however-were-able-tohear-him-off-in-safety-image339126103.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . and it is most gratifying to be enabled to add, that the neigh-bouring proprietors evince the most praiseworthy liberality inthrowing open to the public the walks around their houses,and througli their grounds. Drummond Castle, a few miles* south from the town, is * Although the entrance to the avenue is only two miles from Crieff, the avenueitself adds another mile to the distance between Crieff and the Castle. I ili. OCHTERTTRE—MONZIE CASTLE. 301 the ancient residence of the noble family of Perth, now repre-sented by Lady Willoughby DEresby. This anc Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . and it is most gratifying to be enabled to add, that the neigh-bouring proprietors evince the most praiseworthy liberality inthrowing open to the public the walks around their houses,and througli their grounds. Drummond Castle, a few miles* south from the town, is * Although the entrance to the avenue is only two miles from Crieff, the avenueitself adds another mile to the distance between Crieff and the Castle. I ili. OCHTERTTRE—MONZIE CASTLE. 301 the ancient residence of the noble family of Perth, now repre-sented by Lady Willoughby DEresby. This anchttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-and-it-is-most-gratifying-to-be-enabled-to-add-that-the-neigh-bouring-proprietors-evince-the-most-praiseworthy-liberality-inthrowing-open-to-the-public-the-walks-around-their-housesand-througli-their-grounds-drummond-castle-a-few-miles-south-from-the-town-is-although-the-entrance-to-the-avenue-is-only-two-miles-from-crieff-the-avenueitself-adds-another-mile-to-the-distance-between-crieff-and-the-castle-i-ili-ochterttremonzie-castle-301-the-ancient-residence-of-the-noble-family-of-perth-now-repre-sented-by-lady-willoughby-deresby-this-anc-image339112896.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Bm OT¥[i I im hwf^k. The Canongate Jailor Tolbooth,on the north side of the street,was erected in the reign of James VI., and bears over an arch-way the inscription— Patri^^ et posteris, 1591. Onanichein the building are painted the arms of the Canongate, consist-ing of a stags head with a cross between the antlers, and themotto— Sic itur ad astra, as if the worthy inhabitants of* See Burtons History of Scotland, vol. i. page 40.5.. 48 EDINBURGH, this ancient burgh regarded the prison as the avenue to heaven.At the lower end of the building is a stone Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Bm OT¥[i I im hwf^k. The Canongate Jailor Tolbooth,on the north side of the street,was erected in the reign of James VI., and bears over an arch-way the inscription— Patri^^ et posteris, 1591. Onanichein the building are painted the arms of the Canongate, consist-ing of a stags head with a cross between the antlers, and themotto— Sic itur ad astra, as if the worthy inhabitants of* See Burtons History of Scotland, vol. i. page 40.5.. 48 EDINBURGH, this ancient burgh regarded the prison as the avenue to heaven.At the lower end of the building is a stonehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-bm-ot-i-i-im-hwfk-the-canongate-jailor-tolboothon-the-north-side-of-the-streetwas-erected-in-the-reign-of-james-vi-and-bears-over-an-arch-way-the-inscription-patri-et-posteris-1591-onanichein-the-building-are-painted-the-arms-of-the-canongate-consist-ing-of-a-stags-head-with-a-cross-between-the-antlers-and-themotto-sic-itur-ad-astra-as-if-the-worthy-inhabitants-of-see-burtons-history-of-scotland-vol-i-page-405-48-edinburgh-this-ancient-burgh-regarded-the-prison-as-the-avenue-to-heavenat-the-lower-end-of-the-building-is-a-stone-image339139924.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . way formed by therailway, to Huntly Burn House, long occupied by Sir Waltersbosom friend and companion. Sir Adam Fergusson. The HuntlyBurn, a mountain brook from which the house was named,finds its way from Cauldshiels Loch through the Rhymers Glen, famous in tradition as the scene of Thomas the Rhymersinterviews with the Queen of Fairy. The walk up the burnside, the steps at the linn, and the rustic bridge, were plannedby Sir Walter Scott himself, and made under his superinten-dence. It was one of his favourite retreats. Passing through the village of Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . way formed by therailway, to Huntly Burn House, long occupied by Sir Waltersbosom friend and companion. Sir Adam Fergusson. The HuntlyBurn, a mountain brook from which the house was named,finds its way from Cauldshiels Loch through the Rhymers Glen, famous in tradition as the scene of Thomas the Rhymersinterviews with the Queen of Fairy. The walk up the burnside, the steps at the linn, and the rustic bridge, were plannedby Sir Walter Scott himself, and made under his superinten-dence. It was one of his favourite retreats. Passing through the village ofhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-way-formed-by-therailway-to-huntly-burn-house-long-occupied-by-sir-waltersbosom-friend-and-companion-sir-adam-fergusson-the-huntlyburn-a-mountain-brook-from-which-the-house-was-namedfinds-its-way-from-cauldshiels-loch-through-the-rhymers-glen-famous-in-tradition-as-the-scene-of-thomas-the-rhymersinterviews-with-the-queen-of-fairy-the-walk-up-the-burnside-the-steps-at-the-linn-and-the-rustic-bridge-were-plannedby-sir-walter-scott-himself-and-made-under-his-superinten-dence-it-was-one-of-his-favourite-retreats-passing-through-the-village-of-image339134523.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the admirable set of busts of celebratedGreeks and Romans, known by the name of the Albacini Col-lection. In the picture gallery is deposited a small but valu-able collection of works by ancient and modern masters, amongwhich are some very fine specimens of Vandyke, and in themodern section some masterly paintings by Etty. The collec-tion since its first formation has been enlarged by the additionof the pictures, bronzes, and marbles belonging to the late SirJames Erskine of Torrie, who bequeathed them to the Collegeat Edinburgh, for the purpose of lay Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the admirable set of busts of celebratedGreeks and Romans, known by the name of the Albacini Col-lection. In the picture gallery is deposited a small but valu-able collection of works by ancient and modern masters, amongwhich are some very fine specimens of Vandyke, and in themodern section some masterly paintings by Etty. The collec-tion since its first formation has been enlarged by the additionof the pictures, bronzes, and marbles belonging to the late SirJames Erskine of Torrie, who bequeathed them to the Collegeat Edinburgh, for the purpose of layhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-the-admirable-set-of-busts-of-celebratedgreeks-and-romans-known-by-the-name-of-the-albacini-col-lection-in-the-picture-gallery-is-deposited-a-small-but-valu-able-collection-of-works-by-ancient-and-modern-masters-amongwhich-are-some-very-fine-specimens-of-vandyke-and-in-themodern-section-some-masterly-paintings-by-etty-the-collec-tion-since-its-first-formation-has-been-enlarged-by-the-additionof-the-pictures-bronzes-and-marbles-belonging-to-the-late-sirjames-erskine-of-torrie-who-bequeathed-them-to-the-collegeat-edinburgh-for-the-purpose-of-lay-image339143326.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ies ago, coveredwith wood, and its popular designation still is The Forest,of which, however, no vestige is now to be seen. The scenes are desert now, and bare.Where flourished once a forest fair.Up pathless Ettrick and on YarrowWliercerst the outlaw drew his arrow.—Scott. Crossing the Yarrow, a little beyond Philiphaugh, on theleft, will be seen Bowhill, one of the seats of the Duke ofBuccleuch. Newark Castle, the opening scene of Scotts Lay of the Last Jlinstrel— where Newarks stately tower Looks out from Yarrows birchen bower, is a massive square to Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ies ago, coveredwith wood, and its popular designation still is The Forest,of which, however, no vestige is now to be seen. The scenes are desert now, and bare.Where flourished once a forest fair.Up pathless Ettrick and on YarrowWliercerst the outlaw drew his arrow.—Scott. Crossing the Yarrow, a little beyond Philiphaugh, on theleft, will be seen Bowhill, one of the seats of the Duke ofBuccleuch. Newark Castle, the opening scene of Scotts Lay of the Last Jlinstrel— where Newarks stately tower Looks out from Yarrows birchen bower, is a massive square tohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ies-ago-coveredwith-wood-and-its-popular-designation-still-is-the-forestof-which-however-no-vestige-is-now-to-be-seen-the-scenes-are-desert-now-and-barewhere-flourished-once-a-forest-fairup-pathless-ettrick-and-on-yarrowwliercerst-the-outlaw-drew-his-arrowscott-crossing-the-yarrow-a-little-beyond-philiphaugh-on-theleft-will-be-seen-bowhill-one-of-the-seats-of-the-duke-ofbuccleuch-newark-castle-the-opening-scene-of-scotts-lay-of-the-last-jlinstrel-where-newarks-stately-tower-looks-out-from-yarrows-birchen-bower-is-a-massive-square-to-image339132485.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BLACKSPICTUKESQUE TOURIST or SCOTLAND, PART FIRST. EDINBURGH—ROSLIS AXn H AWTHORNDEN — HOPETOUN UOUSE — DU>rF,RJI- I.INE, KTC.ifELEOSE—ABBOTSFORD—DEYBURGH—JEDBUEGU—HAWICK—THK ETTBICK AM) Y ARROW. KELSO—COLDSTREAM—NOEHAII—BERWICK-ON-TWEED. PEEBLES — INNEELEITUEX— NORTH BERWICK—TANTALLON —FAST CASTLE —ST. ANDREWS—LINLITHGOW—LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. STIRLING—CALLANDER—THE TROSACHS—LOCH KATRINE—LOCH LOMOND.PERTH—DUNKELD—BLAIR-ATHOLL—LOCH TUMMEL—LOCH EAN^?OCH—KKNMORE—TATSIOUIH—LOCH TAT—KILLIN—LOCH EARN—CRIEFF. EDINBURGH:ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, G NORTH BRIDGE. M Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . BLACKSPICTUKESQUE TOURIST or SCOTLAND, PART FIRST. EDINBURGH—ROSLIS AXn H AWTHORNDEN — HOPETOUN UOUSE — DU>rF,RJI- I.INE, KTC.ifELEOSE—ABBOTSFORD—DEYBURGH—JEDBUEGU—HAWICK—THK ETTBICK AM) Y ARROW. KELSO—COLDSTREAM—NOEHAII—BERWICK-ON-TWEED. PEEBLES — INNEELEITUEX— NORTH BERWICK—TANTALLON —FAST CASTLE —ST. ANDREWS—LINLITHGOW—LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. STIRLING—CALLANDER—THE TROSACHS—LOCH KATRINE—LOCH LOMOND.PERTH—DUNKELD—BLAIR-ATHOLL—LOCH TUMMEL—LOCH EAN^?OCH—KKNMORE—TATSIOUIH—LOCH TAT—KILLIN—LOCH EARN—CRIEFF. EDINBURGH:ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, G NORTH BRIDGE. Mhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-blackspictukesque-tourist-or-scotland-part-first-edinburghroslis-axn-h-awthornden-hopetoun-uouse-dugtrfrji-iine-ktcifeleoseabbotsforddeyburghjedbueguhawickthk-ettbick-am-y-arrow-kelsocoldstreamnoehaiiberwick-on-tweed-peebles-inneeleituex-north-berwicktantallon-fast-castle-st-andrewslinlithgowlochleven-castle-stirlingcallanderthe-trosachsloch-katrineloch-lomondperthdunkeldblair-athollloch-tummelloch-eanochkknmoretatsiouihloch-tatkillinloch-earncrieff-edinburghadam-and-charles-black-g-north-bridge-m-image339145552.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Coilantogle Ford,And thou must keep thee with thy sword. Loch Venachar, a beautiful expanse of water about five mileslong and a mile and a half broad, now opens upon the view.On the opposite shore may be seen the woods of Dullater andDrunkie ; and the surface of the loch is broken by one lonelyisland, called Inch Vroin. The scene, but for the surroundingheights, is soft and verdant, like some of the English lakes. Dankosiers fringe the swampy shallows, and heaps of mountaindebris lie tossed here and there on the margin from the swollentorrents of the h Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Coilantogle Ford,And thou must keep thee with thy sword. Loch Venachar, a beautiful expanse of water about five mileslong and a mile and a half broad, now opens upon the view.On the opposite shore may be seen the woods of Dullater andDrunkie ; and the surface of the loch is broken by one lonelyisland, called Inch Vroin. The scene, but for the surroundingheights, is soft and verdant, like some of the English lakes. Dankosiers fringe the swampy shallows, and heaps of mountaindebris lie tossed here and there on the margin from the swollentorrents of the hhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-coilantogle-fordand-thou-must-keep-thee-with-thy-sword-loch-venachar-a-beautiful-expanse-of-water-about-five-mileslong-and-a-mile-and-a-half-broad-now-opens-upon-the-viewon-the-opposite-shore-may-be-seen-the-woods-of-dullater-anddrunkie-and-the-surface-of-the-loch-is-broken-by-one-lonelyisland-called-inch-vroin-the-scene-but-for-the-surroundingheights-is-soft-and-verdant-like-some-of-the-english-lakes-dankosiers-fringe-the-swampy-shallows-and-heaps-of-mountaindebris-lie-tossed-here-and-there-on-the-margin-from-the-swollentorrents-of-the-h-image339123486.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hestnut tree of extraordinary age and size.Dryhurijli Alley stands on a richly wooded haugh, roundwhich thelliver Tweed makes a circuitous sweep.* The situationis eminently beautiful, and both the Abbey and the modern man-sion-house are embosomed in wood. The best view of the ruinsis from the Braeheads, behind the village of Lessuden. Dry-burgh Abbey was founded in 1150, during the reign of DavidI., by Hugh de Moreville, Lord of Lauderdale, Constable ofScotland, upon a site which is supposed to have been originallya place of Druidical worship. The monk Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . hestnut tree of extraordinary age and size.Dryhurijli Alley stands on a richly wooded haugh, roundwhich thelliver Tweed makes a circuitous sweep.* The situationis eminently beautiful, and both the Abbey and the modern man-sion-house are embosomed in wood. The best view of the ruinsis from the Braeheads, behind the village of Lessuden. Dry-burgh Abbey was founded in 1150, during the reign of DavidI., by Hugh de Moreville, Lord of Lauderdale, Constable ofScotland, upon a site which is supposed to have been originallya place of Druidical worship. The monkhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-hestnut-tree-of-extraordinary-age-and-sizedryhurijli-alley-stands-on-a-richly-wooded-haugh-roundwhich-thelliver-tweed-makes-a-circuitous-sweep-the-situationis-eminently-beautiful-and-both-the-abbey-and-the-modern-man-sion-house-are-embosomed-in-wood-the-best-view-of-the-ruinsis-from-the-braeheads-behind-the-village-of-lessuden-dry-burgh-abbey-was-founded-in-1150-during-the-reign-of-davidi-by-hugh-de-moreville-lord-of-lauderdale-constable-ofscotland-upon-a-site-which-is-supposed-to-have-been-originallya-place-of-druidical-worship-the-monk-image339133631.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 00. Thechapel occupies the south side of the quadrangle, and is fittedup with oaken carvings, richly adorned ceiling, and stained glasswindows. The object of this splendid institution is the main-tenance and education of poor and fatherless boys, or boyswhose parents are in indigent circumstances, freemens sons ofthe town of Edinburgh, of whom 180 are accommodated. Thecourse of instruction consists of English, Latin, Greek, Writing,Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Mathematics, and Geography. Tothese branches have recently been added French, Drawing, theElemen Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 00. Thechapel occupies the south side of the quadrangle, and is fittedup with oaken carvings, richly adorned ceiling, and stained glasswindows. The object of this splendid institution is the main-tenance and education of poor and fatherless boys, or boyswhose parents are in indigent circumstances, freemens sons ofthe town of Edinburgh, of whom 180 are accommodated. Thecourse of instruction consists of English, Latin, Greek, Writing,Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Mathematics, and Geography. Tothese branches have recently been added French, Drawing, theElemenhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-00-thechapel-occupies-the-south-side-of-the-quadrangle-and-is-fittedup-with-oaken-carvings-richly-adorned-ceiling-and-stained-glasswindows-the-object-of-this-splendid-institution-is-the-main-tenance-and-education-of-poor-and-fatherless-boys-or-boyswhose-parents-are-in-indigent-circumstances-freemens-sons-ofthe-town-of-edinburgh-of-whom-180-are-accommodated-thecourse-of-instruction-consists-of-english-latin-greek-writingarithmetic-book-keeping-mathematics-and-geography-tothese-branches-have-recently-been-added-french-drawing-theelemen-image339137684.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . tten by the late Lord Jeffrey on the plate placedunder the foundation-stone :— This graven plate, deposited in the base of a votive building on thefifteenth day of August, in the year of Christ 1840, and never likely tosee the light again till all the surrounding structures are crumbled todust by the decay of time, or by human or elemental violence, may thjentestify to a distant posterity that his countrjTiien began on that day toraise an effigy and architectural monument To the JIemory of SikWalter Scott, Bakt., whose admirable writings were then allo Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . tten by the late Lord Jeffrey on the plate placedunder the foundation-stone :— This graven plate, deposited in the base of a votive building on thefifteenth day of August, in the year of Christ 1840, and never likely tosee the light again till all the surrounding structures are crumbled todust by the decay of time, or by human or elemental violence, may thjentestify to a distant posterity that his countrjTiien began on that day toraise an effigy and architectural monument To the JIemory of SikWalter Scott, Bakt., whose admirable writings were then allohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-tten-by-the-late-lord-jeffrey-on-the-plate-placedunder-the-foundation-stone-this-graven-plate-deposited-in-the-base-of-a-votive-building-on-thefifteenth-day-of-august-in-the-year-of-christ-1840-and-never-likely-tosee-the-light-again-till-all-the-surrounding-structures-are-crumbled-todust-by-the-decay-of-time-or-by-human-or-elemental-violence-may-thjentestify-to-a-distant-posterity-that-his-countrjtiien-began-on-that-day-toraise-an-effigy-and-architectural-monument-to-the-jiemory-of-sikwalter-scott-bakt-whose-admirable-writings-were-then-allo-image339143776.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . WHITE HOESE CLOSE. Johnson lodged in 1773. The house is now partitioned intodwelling-houses of the lowest class. The Ahhey Court House, as will be seen from the plate onthe door, is the place where protections are given to debtors,who, once their feet touch this hallowed ground, are free toroam at large over nearly the entire royal domain of Holy-rood, which includes nearly the whole of Arthurs Seat.On the side of this building the traces of pointed arches willbe observed. These indicate the place where the old port orgateway to Holyrood joined the Abb Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . WHITE HOESE CLOSE. Johnson lodged in 1773. The house is now partitioned intodwelling-houses of the lowest class. The Ahhey Court House, as will be seen from the plate onthe door, is the place where protections are given to debtors,who, once their feet touch this hallowed ground, are free toroam at large over nearly the entire royal domain of Holy-rood, which includes nearly the whole of Arthurs Seat.On the side of this building the traces of pointed arches willbe observed. These indicate the place where the old port orgateway to Holyrood joined the Abbhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-white-hoese-close-johnson-lodged-in-1773-the-house-is-now-partitioned-intodwelling-houses-of-the-lowest-class-the-ahhey-court-house-as-will-be-seen-from-the-plate-onthe-door-is-the-place-where-protections-are-given-to-debtorswho-once-their-feet-touch-this-hallowed-ground-are-free-toroam-at-large-over-nearly-the-entire-royal-domain-of-holy-rood-which-includes-nearly-the-whole-of-arthurs-seaton-the-side-of-this-building-the-traces-of-pointed-arches-willbe-observed-these-indicate-the-place-where-the-old-port-orgateway-to-holyrood-joined-the-abb-image339139099.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 175, ^ 45 c mi -^^1^ u^ .(^^^^. 252 ST. Johns church—gowkie hocse. crosses the Taj to the north. In the rude ages Perth was sur-rounded by the feudal castles of several powerful barons, withsome of whom the inhabitants appear to have been frequentlyat feud, whilst with others, as Chartres of Kinfaims, the Earl ofGowrie, the Earl of Atholl, Lord Scone, and Threipland ofFingask. they were on such friendly terms as always to haveone of their number for chief magistrate. During the reign of Edward I. the town was seized by theEnglish, but it was besiege Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . 175, ^ 45 c mi -^^1^ u^ .(^^^^. 252 ST. Johns church—gowkie hocse. crosses the Taj to the north. In the rude ages Perth was sur-rounded by the feudal castles of several powerful barons, withsome of whom the inhabitants appear to have been frequentlyat feud, whilst with others, as Chartres of Kinfaims, the Earl ofGowrie, the Earl of Atholl, Lord Scone, and Threipland ofFingask. they were on such friendly terms as always to haveone of their number for chief magistrate. During the reign of Edward I. the town was seized by theEnglish, but it was besiegehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-175-45-c-mi-1-u-252-st-johns-churchgowkie-hocse-crosses-the-taj-to-the-north-in-the-rude-ages-perth-was-sur-rounded-by-the-feudal-castles-of-several-powerful-barons-withsome-of-whom-the-inhabitants-appear-to-have-been-frequentlyat-feud-whilst-with-others-as-chartres-of-kinfaims-the-earl-ofgowrie-the-earl-of-atholl-lord-scone-and-threipland-offingask-they-were-on-such-friendly-terms-as-always-to-haveone-of-their-number-for-chief-magistrate-during-the-reign-of-edward-i-the-town-was-seized-by-theenglish-but-it-was-besiege-image339116272.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ngnothing now remains but the mouldering ruins of the Chapel,situated immediately behind the Palace. It was bestowed oncanons regular of St. Augustine, brought from St. Andrews,and from them the Canongate took its name. It was fittedup by Charles I. as a chapel royal, that it might serve as amodel of the English form of worship, which he was anxiousto introduce into Scotland. He was himself crowned in it in1633. James II. (VII. of Scotland) afterwards rendered itinto a model of Roman Catholic worship, to equally little pur-pose. Since the fall of the r Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ngnothing now remains but the mouldering ruins of the Chapel,situated immediately behind the Palace. It was bestowed oncanons regular of St. Augustine, brought from St. Andrews,and from them the Canongate took its name. It was fittedup by Charles I. as a chapel royal, that it might serve as amodel of the English form of worship, which he was anxiousto introduce into Scotland. He was himself crowned in it in1633. James II. (VII. of Scotland) afterwards rendered itinto a model of Roman Catholic worship, to equally little pur-pose. Since the fall of the rhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ngnothing-now-remains-but-the-mouldering-ruins-of-the-chapelsituated-immediately-behind-the-palace-it-was-bestowed-oncanons-regular-of-st-augustine-brought-from-st-andrewsand-from-them-the-canongate-took-its-name-it-was-fittedup-by-charles-i-as-a-chapel-royal-that-it-might-serve-as-amodel-of-the-english-form-of-worship-which-he-was-anxiousto-introduce-into-scotland-he-was-himself-crowned-in-it-in1633-james-ii-vii-of-scotland-afterwards-rendered-itinto-a-model-of-roman-catholic-worship-to-equally-little-pur-pose-since-the-fall-of-the-r-image339137993.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ct^^t,/ THK DAIEY, TAYMOUTH. passed on the way to or from the castle, and is worthy of avisit, on account of the costliness and exquisite cleanliness ofits interior. The view from the hill in front of the castle isreckoned one of the finest in Scotland. On the right is Drum-mond Ilill, and, further west, the lofty Ben Lawers, with Ben TATMOUTH. 289 Mohr in the remote distance. On the left, two hills, partiallywooded, rise from the water, one above another. In the fore- 4 ^-. EOCK LODGE, TAYMOUTIl.* ground a portion of the lake is seen, with the village Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ct^^t,/ THK DAIEY, TAYMOUTH. passed on the way to or from the castle, and is worthy of avisit, on account of the costliness and exquisite cleanliness ofits interior. The view from the hill in front of the castle isreckoned one of the finest in Scotland. On the right is Drum-mond Ilill, and, further west, the lofty Ben Lawers, with Ben TATMOUTH. 289 Mohr in the remote distance. On the left, two hills, partiallywooded, rise from the water, one above another. In the fore- 4 ^-. EOCK LODGE, TAYMOUTIl.* ground a portion of the lake is seen, with the villagehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ctt-thk-daiey-taymouth-passed-on-the-way-to-or-from-the-castle-and-is-worthy-of-avisit-on-account-of-the-costliness-and-exquisite-cleanliness-ofits-interior-the-view-from-the-hill-in-front-of-the-castle-isreckoned-one-of-the-finest-in-scotland-on-the-right-is-drum-mond-ilill-and-further-west-the-lofty-ben-lawers-with-ben-tatmouth-289-mohr-in-the-remote-distance-on-the-left-two-hills-partiallywooded-rise-from-the-water-one-above-another-in-the-fore-4-eock-lodge-taymoutil-ground-a-portion-of-the-lake-is-seen-with-the-village-image339114795.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ./..-^ ^PJkL.i: V< A -[. 163 HIGHLANDS OF PERTHSHIRE. Among all the provinces in Scotland, if an intelligentstranger were asked to describe the most varied and the mostbeautiful, it is probable he would name the county of Perth.A native, also, of any other district of Caledonia, though hispartialities might lead him to prefer his native county in thefirst instance, would certainly class that of Perth in the second,and thus give its inhabitants a fair right to plead, that—prejudice apart—Perthshire forms the fairest portion of thenorthern kingdom. It Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ./..-^ ^PJkL.i: V< A -[. 163 HIGHLANDS OF PERTHSHIRE. Among all the provinces in Scotland, if an intelligentstranger were asked to describe the most varied and the mostbeautiful, it is probable he would name the county of Perth.A native, also, of any other district of Caledonia, though hispartialities might lead him to prefer his native county in thefirst instance, would certainly class that of Perth in the second,and thus give its inhabitants a fair right to plead, that—prejudice apart—Perthshire forms the fairest portion of thenorthern kingdom. Ithttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-pjkli-vlt-a-163-highlands-of-perthshire-among-all-the-provinces-in-scotland-if-an-intelligentstranger-were-asked-to-describe-the-most-varied-and-the-mostbeautiful-it-is-probable-he-would-name-the-county-of-pertha-native-also-of-any-other-district-of-caledonia-though-hispartialities-might-lead-him-to-prefer-his-native-county-in-thefirst-instance-would-certainly-class-that-of-perth-in-the-secondand-thus-give-its-inhabitants-a-fair-right-to-plead-thatprejudice-apartperthshire-forms-the-fairest-portion-of-thenorthern-kingdom-it-image339127262.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of the house is another inscription, Praised be theLord, my God, my Strength, and my Redeemer. Anno.Dom. 1638, and the device repeated. It was acquiredby Hugh, twelfth Lord Sempill, in 1743, so that it musthave had a former proprietor, whose name cannot now betraced. Lord Sempill commanded the left wing of the royalarmy at Culloden, and his son sold the family mansion toSir James Clerk of Pennicuik in 1755. Between this andBlyths Close, and at the back of the New College, therewas one of the most interesting old buildings in Edinburgh,but, excepting a Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of the house is another inscription, Praised be theLord, my God, my Strength, and my Redeemer. Anno.Dom. 1638, and the device repeated. It was acquiredby Hugh, twelfth Lord Sempill, in 1743, so that it musthave had a former proprietor, whose name cannot now betraced. Lord Sempill commanded the left wing of the royalarmy at Culloden, and his son sold the family mansion toSir James Clerk of Pennicuik in 1755. Between this andBlyths Close, and at the back of the New College, therewas one of the most interesting old buildings in Edinburgh,but, excepting ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-of-the-house-is-another-inscription-praised-be-thelord-my-god-my-strength-and-my-redeemer-annodom-1638-and-the-device-repeated-it-was-acquiredby-hugh-twelfth-lord-sempill-in-1743-so-that-it-musthave-had-a-former-proprietor-whose-name-cannot-now-betraced-lord-sempill-commanded-the-left-wing-of-the-royalarmy-at-culloden-and-his-son-sold-the-family-mansion-tosir-james-clerk-of-pennicuik-in-1755-between-this-andblyths-close-and-at-the-back-of-the-new-college-therewas-one-of-the-most-interesting-old-buildings-in-edinburghbut-excepting-a-image339142277.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of IMontrose. Atits southern extremity there is an old ruined fortalice, calledLennox Castle, formerly a residence of the Earls of Lennox, * The shaft and limbs were rods of yew,Whose parents in Incli-Cailliach waveTheir shadows oer Clan-Alpines grave.And answering Lomonds breezes deep,Soothe many a chieftoins endless sleep. Lady of the Lake, c. iii., and notes. LOCH LOMOND. 241 Here Isabel, Duchess of Albany (daughter of Duncan Earl ofLennox), resided after the death of her husband, Murdoch Dukeof Albany, and of her two sons, and her father, who were Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of IMontrose. Atits southern extremity there is an old ruined fortalice, calledLennox Castle, formerly a residence of the Earls of Lennox, * The shaft and limbs were rods of yew,Whose parents in Incli-Cailliach waveTheir shadows oer Clan-Alpines grave.And answering Lomonds breezes deep,Soothe many a chieftoins endless sleep. Lady of the Lake, c. iii., and notes. LOCH LOMOND. 241 Here Isabel, Duchess of Albany (daughter of Duncan Earl ofLennox), resided after the death of her husband, Murdoch Dukeof Albany, and of her two sons, and her father, who werehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-of-imontrose-atits-southern-extremity-there-is-an-old-ruined-fortalice-calledlennox-castle-formerly-a-residence-of-the-earls-of-lennox-the-shaft-and-limbs-were-rods-of-yewwhose-parents-in-incli-cailliach-wavetheir-shadows-oer-clan-alpines-graveand-answering-lomonds-breezes-deepsoothe-many-a-chieftoins-endless-sleep-lady-of-the-lake-c-iii-and-notes-loch-lomond-241-here-isabel-duchess-of-albany-daughter-of-duncan-earl-oflennox-resided-after-the-death-of-her-husband-murdoch-dukeof-albany-and-of-her-two-sons-and-her-father-who-were-image339117213.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . (15) Dunfermline [New Inn ; Roval. Population 8577].This ancient town became at an early period the seat ofgovernment, and a favourite residence of the Scottish kings. The king sits iu Dunfermline town, Driiildng the blude-red wine.—Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens. The principal antiquities of Dunfermline are the Tower ofMalcolm Canmore and the Palace, both situated in the grounds DUNFEUMLINE. of Pittencrieff, the property of James Hunt, Esq., who kindlypermits visitors to inspect them. The tower stands on a pen-insular eminence called the Tower Hill, over Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . (15) Dunfermline [New Inn ; Roval. Population 8577].This ancient town became at an early period the seat ofgovernment, and a favourite residence of the Scottish kings. The king sits iu Dunfermline town, Driiildng the blude-red wine.—Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens. The principal antiquities of Dunfermline are the Tower ofMalcolm Canmore and the Palace, both situated in the grounds DUNFEUMLINE. of Pittencrieff, the property of James Hunt, Esq., who kindlypermits visitors to inspect them. The tower stands on a pen-insular eminence called the Tower Hill, overhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-15-dunfermline-new-inn-roval-population-8577-this-ancient-town-became-at-an-early-period-the-seat-ofgovernment-and-a-favourite-residence-of-the-scottish-kings-the-king-sits-iu-dunfermline-town-driiildng-the-blude-red-wineballad-of-sir-patrick-spens-the-principal-antiquities-of-dunfermline-are-the-tower-ofmalcolm-canmore-and-the-palace-both-situated-in-the-grounds-dunfeumline-of-pittencrieff-the-property-of-james-hunt-esq-who-kindlypermits-visitors-to-inspect-them-the-tower-stands-on-a-pen-insular-eminence-called-the-tower-hill-over-image339135378.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ound itnecessary to cause all the besieging implements in the Towerof London to be sent down to Scotland, and called all knightsand adventurers to join his forces in this great siege. Thewalls at length gave way under the battery of the engines, oneof which, called the Wolf, was peculiarly destructive ; a breachwas made, the ditch was filled up with stones and rubbish, andthe castle was taken. Stirling remained in the possession ofthe English for ten years. It was the last fortress in the kingdomwhich held out against Robert Bruce. To relieve this impo Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ound itnecessary to cause all the besieging implements in the Towerof London to be sent down to Scotland, and called all knightsand adventurers to join his forces in this great siege. Thewalls at length gave way under the battery of the engines, oneof which, called the Wolf, was peculiarly destructive ; a breachwas made, the ditch was filled up with stones and rubbish, andthe castle was taken. Stirling remained in the possession ofthe English for ten years. It was the last fortress in the kingdomwhich held out against Robert Bruce. To relieve this impohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ound-itnecessary-to-cause-all-the-besieging-implements-in-the-towerof-london-to-be-sent-down-to-scotland-and-called-all-knightsand-adventurers-to-join-his-forces-in-this-great-siege-thewalls-at-length-gave-way-under-the-battery-of-the-engines-oneof-which-called-the-wolf-was-peculiarly-destructive-a-breachwas-made-the-ditch-was-filled-up-with-stones-and-rubbish-andthe-castle-was-taken-stirling-remained-in-the-possession-ofthe-english-for-ten-years-it-was-the-last-fortress-in-the-kingdomwhich-held-out-against-robert-bruce-to-relieve-this-impo-image339127064.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . he battle ofPhiliphaugh. The castle continued to be an occasional seat ofthe Buccleuch family for more than a century ; and it is said,the Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch was brought up here.For this reason, probably, Scott chose to make Newark thescene in which the Lay of the Last Minstrel is recited inher presence, and for her amusement. VALE OF THE ETTRICK. 131 It may be added that Bowliill was the favourite residenceof Lord and Lady Dalkeith (afterwards Duke and Duchess ofBuccleuch), at the time when the poem was composed. Theruins of Newark are Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . he battle ofPhiliphaugh. The castle continued to be an occasional seat ofthe Buccleuch family for more than a century ; and it is said,the Duchess of Monmouth and Buccleuch was brought up here.For this reason, probably, Scott chose to make Newark thescene in which the Lay of the Last Minstrel is recited inher presence, and for her amusement. VALE OF THE ETTRICK. 131 It may be added that Bowliill was the favourite residenceof Lord and Lady Dalkeith (afterwards Duke and Duchess ofBuccleuch), at the time when the poem was composed. Theruins of Newark arehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-he-battle-ofphiliphaugh-the-castle-continued-to-be-an-occasional-seat-ofthe-buccleuch-family-for-more-than-a-century-and-it-is-saidthe-duchess-of-monmouth-and-buccleuch-was-brought-up-herefor-this-reason-probably-scott-chose-to-make-newark-thescene-in-which-the-lay-of-the-last-minstrel-is-recited-inher-presence-and-for-her-amusement-vale-of-the-ettrick-131-it-may-be-added-that-bowliill-was-the-favourite-residenceof-lord-and-lady-dalkeith-afterwards-duke-and-duchess-ofbuccleuch-at-the-time-when-the-poem-was-composed-theruins-of-newark-are-image339132135.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . was de-dicated to the Virgin Mary.The monks were of the re-lormed class called Cistercians.They were brought from theVbbey of Rievalle, in the NorthRiding of Yorkshire, and werethe first of this order who came intoScotland The Abbey was destroyedby the English in their retreat underh Iwaid II. in 1322, and four years after,Robert Bruce gave £2000 sterling to re-build it This sum, equal to £50,000 ofthe money of the present day, was raisedchiefly from the baronies of Cessfordand Eckford, forfeited by Sir Roger de Mowbray, and the lands ofNesbit, Longnew Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . was de-dicated to the Virgin Mary.The monks were of the re-lormed class called Cistercians.They were brought from theVbbey of Rievalle, in the NorthRiding of Yorkshire, and werethe first of this order who came intoScotland The Abbey was destroyedby the English in their retreat underh Iwaid II. in 1322, and four years after,Robert Bruce gave £2000 sterling to re-build it This sum, equal to £50,000 ofthe money of the present day, was raisedchiefly from the baronies of Cessfordand Eckford, forfeited by Sir Roger de Mowbray, and the lands ofNesbit, Longnewhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-was-de-dicated-to-the-virgin-marythe-monks-were-of-the-re-lormed-class-called-cisterciansthey-were-brought-from-thevbbey-of-rievalle-in-the-northriding-of-yorkshire-and-werethe-first-of-this-order-who-came-intoscotland-the-abbey-was-destroyedby-the-english-in-their-retreat-underh-iwaid-ii-in-1322-and-four-years-afterrobert-bruce-gave-2000-sterling-to-re-build-it-this-sum-equal-to-50000-ofthe-money-of-the-present-day-was-raisedchiefly-from-the-baronies-of-cessfordand-eckford-forfeited-by-sir-roger-de-mowbray-and-the-lands-ofnesbit-longnew-image339134878.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . inally conferred upon SirRobert Ker of Cessford, and they are still enjoyed by his des-cendant, the Duke of Roxburghe. The environs of Kelso, which are singularly beautiful, arethus described by Leyden, in his Scenes of Infancy :— Bosomd in woods where mighty rivers run,Kelsos fair vale expands before the sun,Its rising downs in vernal beauty swell,And, fringed with liazel, winds each flowery dell,Green spangled plains to dimpling lawns succeed,And Tcmpe rises on the banks of Tweed,Blue oer the river Kelsos sliadow Ues,And copse-clad isles amid the wat Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . inally conferred upon SirRobert Ker of Cessford, and they are still enjoyed by his des-cendant, the Duke of Roxburghe. The environs of Kelso, which are singularly beautiful, arethus described by Leyden, in his Scenes of Infancy :— Bosomd in woods where mighty rivers run,Kelsos fair vale expands before the sun,Its rising downs in vernal beauty swell,And, fringed with liazel, winds each flowery dell,Green spangled plains to dimpling lawns succeed,And Tcmpe rises on the banks of Tweed,Blue oer the river Kelsos sliadow Ues,And copse-clad isles amid the wathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-inally-conferred-upon-sirrobert-ker-of-cessford-and-they-are-still-enjoyed-by-his-des-cendant-the-duke-of-roxburghe-the-environs-of-kelso-which-are-singularly-beautiful-arethus-described-by-leyden-in-his-scenes-of-infancy-bosomd-in-woods-where-mighty-rivers-runkelsos-fair-vale-expands-before-the-sunits-rising-downs-in-vernal-beauty-swelland-fringed-with-liazel-winds-each-flowery-dellgreen-spangled-plains-to-dimpling-lawns-succeedand-tcmpe-rises-on-the-banks-of-tweedblue-oer-the-river-kelsos-sliadow-uesand-copse-clad-isles-amid-the-wat-image339131970.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . lmers and Hugh Miller are buried. George Square is the principal square in the old town.Towards the close of the last century, it was the residence ofthe higher ranks—such as the l)uchess of Gordon, the Countessof Sutherland, the Countess of Glasgow, Viscount Duncan, theHon. Henry Erskine, and many other persons of distinctionThe house of Walter Scott, Esq., W.S., father of the novelist,was on the west side of the square (No. 25), but previous to hisremoval to this quarter he lived in a tenement at the head ofCollege Wynd, a narrow alley leading from t Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . lmers and Hugh Miller are buried. George Square is the principal square in the old town.Towards the close of the last century, it was the residence ofthe higher ranks—such as the l)uchess of Gordon, the Countessof Sutherland, the Countess of Glasgow, Viscount Duncan, theHon. Henry Erskine, and many other persons of distinctionThe house of Walter Scott, Esq., W.S., father of the novelist,was on the west side of the square (No. 25), but previous to hisremoval to this quarter he lived in a tenement at the head ofCollege Wynd, a narrow alley leading from thttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-lmers-and-hugh-miller-are-buried-george-square-is-the-principal-square-in-the-old-towntowards-the-close-of-the-last-century-it-was-the-residence-ofthe-higher-rankssuch-as-the-luchess-of-gordon-the-countessof-sutherland-the-countess-of-glasgow-viscount-duncan-thehon-henry-erskine-and-many-other-persons-of-distinctionthe-house-of-walter-scott-esq-ws-father-of-the-novelistwas-on-the-west-side-of-the-square-no-25-but-previous-to-hisremoval-to-this-quarter-he-lived-in-a-tenement-at-the-head-ofcollege-wynd-a-narrow-alley-leading-from-t-image339137096.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . y House. 7 Head of Loeli. MUes.7* Strath-Ire.10 Kings House. 11J Balquhidder, and Rol) Roys country.12 Loch Voil.laj Locli Doine. On riglit, Braes of Balquliidder. Passing the village of Kilmahog, and keeping the road tothe right, the tourist will reach the Pass of Leny. The scenery of the Pass, which is very rich and beautiful,is thus described in the opening scene of the Legend of Mon-trose :— Their course had been, for some time, along the banksof a lake, whose deep waters reflected the crimson beams of thewestern sun. The broken path, which they pu Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . y House. 7 Head of Loeli. MUes.7* Strath-Ire.10 Kings House. 11J Balquhidder, and Rol) Roys country.12 Loch Voil.laj Locli Doine. On riglit, Braes of Balquliidder. Passing the village of Kilmahog, and keeping the road tothe right, the tourist will reach the Pass of Leny. The scenery of the Pass, which is very rich and beautiful,is thus described in the opening scene of the Legend of Mon-trose :— Their course had been, for some time, along the banksof a lake, whose deep waters reflected the crimson beams of thewestern sun. The broken path, which they puhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-y-house-7-head-of-loeli-mues7-strath-ire10-kings-house-11j-balquhidder-and-rol-roys-country12-loch-voillaj-locli-doine-on-riglit-braes-of-balquliidder-passing-the-village-of-kilmahog-and-keeping-the-road-tothe-right-the-tourist-will-reach-the-pass-of-leny-the-scenery-of-the-pass-which-is-very-rich-and-beautifulis-thus-described-in-the-opening-scene-of-the-legend-of-mon-trose-their-course-had-been-for-some-time-along-the-banksof-a-lake-whose-deep-waters-reflected-the-crimson-beams-of-thewestern-sun-the-broken-path-which-they-pu-image339125138.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . I il . S. II- fi*** : _. Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . I il . S. II- fi*** : _.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-i-il-s-ii-fi-image339127452.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ack mail. The path on the northernside of Loch Katrine terminates here. From Stronachlachar Hotel at the west end of the lake, awild valley, traversed now by a good roadway about five mileslong, affords a communication with Loch Lomond, upon whichit opens at Inversnaid, where the steamboat, which every dayplies along Loch Lomond, takes in the Loch Katrine tourists.* * A flock of shaggy Highland ponies, an omnibus, and a few cars and droskiesare in attendance, to convey travellers across tliis moorland region, and a pony cartto carry their luggage. The Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ack mail. The path on the northernside of Loch Katrine terminates here. From Stronachlachar Hotel at the west end of the lake, awild valley, traversed now by a good roadway about five mileslong, affords a communication with Loch Lomond, upon whichit opens at Inversnaid, where the steamboat, which every dayplies along Loch Lomond, takes in the Loch Katrine tourists.* * A flock of shaggy Highland ponies, an omnibus, and a few cars and droskiesare in attendance, to convey travellers across tliis moorland region, and a pony cartto carry their luggage. Thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ack-mail-the-path-on-the-northernside-of-loch-katrine-terminates-here-from-stronachlachar-hotel-at-the-west-end-of-the-lake-awild-valley-traversed-now-by-a-good-roadway-about-five-mileslong-affords-a-communication-with-loch-lomond-upon-whichit-opens-at-inversnaid-where-the-steamboat-which-every-dayplies-along-loch-lomond-takes-in-the-loch-katrine-tourists-a-flock-of-shaggy-highland-ponies-an-omnibus-and-a-few-cars-and-droskiesare-in-attendance-to-convey-travellers-across-tliis-moorland-region-and-a-pony-cartto-carry-their-luggage-the-image339118872.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e. The Grahams were fiUed -mth the highest indignation. The company who wereassembled at the castle of Menteith, headed by the £arl himself, hastily took totheir boats, and, disembarking on the northern side of the lake, piu-sued with allspeed the marauders and tlieir leader. They came up with Donalds party in thegorge of a pass, near a rock, called Craig-Vad, or the Wolfs Cliff. The battle thenbegan, and was continued with much fury till night. The Earl of Menteith, andmany of his noble kinsmen, fell, whUe Donald, favoured by darkness, escaped with as Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e. The Grahams were fiUed -mth the highest indignation. The company who wereassembled at the castle of Menteith, headed by the £arl himself, hastily took totheir boats, and, disembarking on the northern side of the lake, piu-sued with allspeed the marauders and tlieir leader. They came up with Donalds party in thegorge of a pass, near a rock, called Craig-Vad, or the Wolfs Cliff. The battle thenbegan, and was continued with much fury till night. The Earl of Menteith, andmany of his noble kinsmen, fell, whUe Donald, favoured by darkness, escaped with ashttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-e-the-grahams-were-fiued-mth-the-highest-indignation-the-company-who-wereassembled-at-the-castle-of-menteith-headed-by-the-arl-himself-hastily-took-totheir-boats-and-disembarking-on-the-northern-side-of-the-lake-piu-sued-with-allspeed-the-marauders-and-tlieir-leader-they-came-up-with-donalds-party-in-thegorge-of-a-pass-near-a-rock-called-craig-vad-or-the-wolfs-cliff-the-battle-thenbegan-and-was-continued-with-much-fury-till-night-the-earl-of-menteith-andmany-of-his-noble-kinsmen-fell-whue-donald-favoured-by-darkness-escaped-with-as-image339124348.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . yon no longer are ours; ^Vere landless, landless, landless, Gregalich I But doomd and devoted by vassal and lord,MacGregor has still both his heart and his sword!Tlien courage, courage, courage, Gregalicli! If they rob us of name, and pursue us with beagles,Give their roofs to the flame, and tlieir flesh to the eagles !Then vengeance, vengeance, vengeance, Gregalich ! While theres leaves on the forest, or foam on the river,MacGregor, despite them, shall flourish for ever ! Come then, Gregalich ! come then, Gregalich! Through the depths of Loch Katrine Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . yon no longer are ours; ^Vere landless, landless, landless, Gregalich I But doomd and devoted by vassal and lord,MacGregor has still both his heart and his sword!Tlien courage, courage, courage, Gregalicli! If they rob us of name, and pursue us with beagles,Give their roofs to the flame, and tlieir flesh to the eagles !Then vengeance, vengeance, vengeance, Gregalich ! While theres leaves on the forest, or foam on the river,MacGregor, despite them, shall flourish for ever ! Come then, Gregalich ! come then, Gregalich! Through the depths of Loch Katrinehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-yon-no-longer-are-ours-vere-landless-landless-landless-gregalich-i-but-doomd-and-devoted-by-vassal-and-lordmacgregor-has-still-both-his-heart-and-his-sword!tlien-courage-courage-courage-gregalicli!-if-they-rob-us-of-name-and-pursue-us-with-beaglesgive-their-roofs-to-the-flame-and-tlieir-flesh-to-the-eagles-!then-vengeance-vengeance-vengeance-gregalich-!-while-theres-leaves-on-the-forest-or-foam-on-the-rivermacgregor-despite-them-shall-flourish-for-ever-!-come-then-gregalich-!-come-then-gregalich!-through-the-depths-of-loch-katrine-image339118597.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . amounted to 1,265,380 ; in 1831, it hadincreased to 2,365,114 ; in 1841, to 2,628,957 ; and in 1851 itwas 2,870,784. The average population per square mile is88.5, During the ten years ending with 1820, the increasewas 16 per cent ; during the ten years ending with 1830, 13per cent ; during the ten years ending with 1840, 11 per cent ;and during the ten years ending with 1851, 10 per cent. Thepopulation of Scotland has increased less rapidly than that ofEngland, and much less so than that of Ireland ; and, in con-sequence, the Scotch have advanced much Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . amounted to 1,265,380 ; in 1831, it hadincreased to 2,365,114 ; in 1841, to 2,628,957 ; and in 1851 itwas 2,870,784. The average population per square mile is88.5, During the ten years ending with 1820, the increasewas 16 per cent ; during the ten years ending with 1830, 13per cent ; during the ten years ending with 1840, 11 per cent ;and during the ten years ending with 1851, 10 per cent. Thepopulation of Scotland has increased less rapidly than that ofEngland, and much less so than that of Ireland ; and, in con-sequence, the Scotch have advanced muchhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-amounted-to-1265380-in-1831-it-hadincreased-to-2365114-in-1841-to-2628957-and-in-1851-itwas-2870784-the-average-population-per-square-mile-is885-during-the-ten-years-ending-with-1820-the-increasewas-16-per-cent-during-the-ten-years-ending-with-1830-13per-cent-during-the-ten-years-ending-with-1840-11-per-cent-and-during-the-ten-years-ending-with-1851-10-per-cent-thepopulation-of-scotland-has-increased-less-rapidly-than-that-ofengland-and-much-less-so-than-that-of-ireland-and-in-con-sequence-the-scotch-have-advanced-much-image339144474.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . mis-sioner to the Scottish Parliament. Here Charles, the thirdduke, was born in 1608 ; the poet Gay was patronised by hissprightly duchess, Lady Catharine Hyde. The building was soldin IMIO, and afterwards was used as a barrack for infantry. Itthen became a fever hospital ; and was eventually convertedinto a House of Refuge for the Destitute. Wliiteford House, nearly opposite this, was Sir John White-fords, and with the surrounding gardens occupies the site ofthe palace of the noble Earls of Wyntoun. In continuing our walk down the Canongate towards Ho Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . mis-sioner to the Scottish Parliament. Here Charles, the thirdduke, was born in 1608 ; the poet Gay was patronised by hissprightly duchess, Lady Catharine Hyde. The building was soldin IMIO, and afterwards was used as a barrack for infantry. Itthen became a fever hospital ; and was eventually convertedinto a House of Refuge for the Destitute. Wliiteford House, nearly opposite this, was Sir John White-fords, and with the surrounding gardens occupies the site ofthe palace of the noble Earls of Wyntoun. In continuing our walk down the Canongate towards Hohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-mis-sioner-to-the-scottish-parliament-here-charles-the-thirdduke-was-born-in-1608-the-poet-gay-was-patronised-by-hissprightly-duchess-lady-catharine-hyde-the-building-was-soldin-imio-and-afterwards-was-used-as-a-barrack-for-infantry-itthen-became-a-fever-hospital-and-was-eventually-convertedinto-a-house-of-refuge-for-the-destitute-wliiteford-house-nearly-opposite-this-was-sir-john-white-fords-and-with-the-surrounding-gardens-occupies-the-site-ofthe-palace-of-the-noble-earls-of-wyntoun-in-continuing-our-walk-down-the-canongate-towards-ho-image339139243.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . uins of Finlarig Castle, an ancient seat of the Breadalbanefamily. The castle is a narrow building of three storeys,entirely overgrown with ivy, and surrounded by venerable trees,and immediately adjoining is the family vault. Fingals grave,in a field to the north of the village, is indicated by a stoneabout two feet in height. From Killin to Lochearnbead is 8 miles, and to Callander 22miles. On leaving Killin, by this road the tourist proceeds upGlen Docbart, and passes, on the right, the mansion house ofAchlyne, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. A Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . uins of Finlarig Castle, an ancient seat of the Breadalbanefamily. The castle is a narrow building of three storeys,entirely overgrown with ivy, and surrounded by venerable trees,and immediately adjoining is the family vault. Fingals grave,in a field to the north of the village, is indicated by a stoneabout two feet in height. From Killin to Lochearnbead is 8 miles, and to Callander 22miles. On leaving Killin, by this road the tourist proceeds upGlen Docbart, and passes, on the right, the mansion house ofAchlyne, a seat of the Marquis of Breadalbane. Ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-uins-of-finlarig-castle-an-ancient-seat-of-the-breadalbanefamily-the-castle-is-a-narrow-building-of-three-storeysentirely-overgrown-with-ivy-and-surrounded-by-venerable-treesand-immediately-adjoining-is-the-family-vault-fingals-gravein-a-field-to-the-north-of-the-village-is-indicated-by-a-stoneabout-two-feet-in-height-from-killin-to-lochearnbead-is-8-miles-and-to-callander-22miles-on-leaving-killin-by-this-road-the-tourist-proceeds-upglen-docbart-and-passes-on-the-right-the-mansion-house-ofachlyne-a-seat-of-the-marquis-of-breadalbane-a-image339114247.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of which thi-ee lords were laid in pawn atDunbar. Yet, notwithstanding all this apparatus, James was forced toraise the siege, and afterwards obtained possession of Tantallon only bytreaty with the governor, Simon Panango. Tantallon was at lengthdung down by the Covenanters; its lord, the Marquis of Douglasbeing a favourer of the royal cause. About the beginning of the eigh-teenth century, the Marcjuis, afterwards Duke of Douglas, sold the estateof North Berwick, with the castle of Tantallon, to Sir Hew Dalrymple,President of the Court of Session, and Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . of which thi-ee lords were laid in pawn atDunbar. Yet, notwithstanding all this apparatus, James was forced toraise the siege, and afterwards obtained possession of Tantallon only bytreaty with the governor, Simon Panango. Tantallon was at lengthdung down by the Covenanters; its lord, the Marquis of Douglasbeing a favourer of the royal cause. About the beginning of the eigh-teenth century, the Marcjuis, afterwards Duke of Douglas, sold the estateof North Berwick, with the castle of Tantallon, to Sir Hew Dalrymple,President of the Court of Session, andhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-of-which-thi-ee-lords-were-laid-in-pawn-atdunbar-yet-notwithstanding-all-this-apparatus-james-was-forced-toraise-the-siege-and-afterwards-obtained-possession-of-tantallon-only-bytreaty-with-the-governor-simon-panango-tantallon-was-at-lengthdung-down-by-the-covenanters-its-lord-the-marquis-of-douglasbeing-a-favourer-of-the-royal-cause-about-the-beginning-of-the-eigh-teenth-century-the-marcjuis-afterwards-duke-of-douglas-sold-the-estateof-north-berwick-with-the-castle-of-tantallon-to-sir-hew-dalrymplepresident-of-the-court-of-session-and-image339129620.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... -..h^iSfillilfliiiffllllk ,1. Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... -..h^iSfillilfliiiffllllk ,1.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-iioiarood-palace-53-tary-keeper-of-the-palace-and-both-he-and-the-marquis-ofbreadalbane-retain-apartments-within-it-queen-2-arys-apartments-are-the-most-interesting-the-hisfillilfliiiffllllk-1-image339138583.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . .J^ - rf--?-„!;, ^. EDINBURGH CASTLE, the most prominent and interesting building in the city, standsat the head of the High Street on a precipitous rocky eminence,and is one of the fortresses which, by the Articles of Union, isto be kept constantly fortified. The period of its foundation is unknown, but thereis no doubt, that it can boast a more remote antiquity thanany other part of the city, and that it formed the nucleusaround which Edinburgh has arisen. The earliest name bywhich it is recognised in history is Castnan Fuellarum, or The Camp of the Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . .J^ - rf--?-„!;, ^. EDINBURGH CASTLE, the most prominent and interesting building in the city, standsat the head of the High Street on a precipitous rocky eminence,and is one of the fortresses which, by the Articles of Union, isto be kept constantly fortified. The period of its foundation is unknown, but thereis no doubt, that it can boast a more remote antiquity thanany other part of the city, and that it formed the nucleusaround which Edinburgh has arisen. The earliest name bywhich it is recognised in history is Castnan Fuellarum, or The Camp of thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-j-rf-!-edinburgh-castle-the-most-prominent-and-interesting-building-in-the-city-standsat-the-head-of-the-high-street-on-a-precipitous-rocky-eminenceand-is-one-of-the-fortresses-which-by-the-articles-of-union-isto-be-kept-constantly-fortified-the-period-of-its-foundation-is-unknown-but-thereis-no-doubt-that-it-can-boast-a-more-remote-antiquity-thanany-other-part-of-the-city-and-that-it-formed-the-nucleusaround-which-edinburgh-has-arisen-the-earliest-name-bywhich-it-is-recognised-in-history-is-castnan-fuellarum-or-the-camp-of-the-image339142585.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Loch-leven.t In 1609, the Abbeyand its possessions wereerected into a temporallordship for Sir John Ram-say, who had been createdViscount Haddington, for his services in preserving JamesVI. from the treasonable attempt of the Earl of Gowrie. * The following verse, from a once popular ballad, shows that, at the time of thelU-tin-mation, the inmates of this Abbey shared in the general reproaeli of seusiinlit!/and irrei/uUiritii tlirown upon the Homish churchmen ;— The monks of Metrose made gude kailOn Fridays when they fasted;Nor wanted they gude beef an Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Loch-leven.t In 1609, the Abbeyand its possessions wereerected into a temporallordship for Sir John Ram-say, who had been createdViscount Haddington, for his services in preserving JamesVI. from the treasonable attempt of the Earl of Gowrie. * The following verse, from a once popular ballad, shows that, at the time of thelU-tin-mation, the inmates of this Abbey shared in the general reproaeli of seusiinlit!/and irrei/uUiritii tlirown upon the Homish churchmen ;— The monks of Metrose made gude kailOn Fridays when they fasted;Nor wanted they gude beef anhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-loch-levent-in-1609-the-abbeyand-its-possessions-wereerected-into-a-temporallordship-for-sir-john-ram-say-who-had-been-createdviscount-haddington-for-his-services-in-preserving-jamesvi-from-the-treasonable-attempt-of-the-earl-of-gowrie-the-following-verse-from-a-once-popular-ballad-shows-that-at-the-time-of-thelu-tin-mation-the-inmates-of-this-abbey-shared-in-the-general-reproaeli-of-seusiinlit!and-irreiuuiritii-tlirown-upon-the-homish-churchmen-the-monks-of-metrose-made-gude-kailon-fridays-when-they-fastednor-wanted-they-gude-beef-an-image339134671.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Loch Katrine lies beneath us roUd,Like burnishd sheet of hving gokl,Witli promontory, creek, and bay,And islands that, empurpled bright,Float amid the liveher light,And mountains, that like giants stand,To sentinel enchanted land.High on the south, huge Bcnvenue,Down on the lake in masses tliie.vCrags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly liurld,The fragments of an earlier world;A wildering forest feathcrd oerHis ruind sides and summit hoar,While on the noi th, through middle air,Ben-an heaves high his forehead bare. ELLEN S ISLE. 227 We soon reach the pebbl Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . Loch Katrine lies beneath us roUd,Like burnishd sheet of hving gokl,Witli promontory, creek, and bay,And islands that, empurpled bright,Float amid the liveher light,And mountains, that like giants stand,To sentinel enchanted land.High on the south, huge Bcnvenue,Down on the lake in masses tliie.vCrags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly liurld,The fragments of an earlier world;A wildering forest feathcrd oerHis ruind sides and summit hoar,While on the noi th, through middle air,Ben-an heaves high his forehead bare. ELLEN S ISLE. 227 We soon reach the pebblhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-loch-katrine-lies-beneath-us-roudlike-burnishd-sheet-of-hving-goklwitli-promontory-creek-and-bayand-islands-that-empurpled-brightfloat-amid-the-liveher-lightand-mountains-that-like-giants-standto-sentinel-enchanted-landhigh-on-the-south-huge-bcnvenuedown-on-the-lake-in-masses-tliievcrags-knolls-and-mounds-confusedly-liurldthe-fragments-of-an-earlier-worlda-wildering-forest-feathcrd-oerhis-ruind-sides-and-summit-hoarwhile-on-the-noi-th-through-middle-airben-an-heaves-high-his-forehead-bare-ellen-s-isle-227-we-soon-reach-the-pebbl-image339120044.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the left hand, in ascending the second flight of steps to the hill,is DuuALD Stewarts, a reproduction, with some variations, ofthe Choragic monument of Lysicrates ; erected in 1830. Closeby are The Observatory, and Monument to Professor Play-fair. The unshapely building, occupying a prominent positiona little to the west, is the Old Observatory. Upon the summitof the hill stands Nelsons Monument, a structure more pon-derous than elegant, modelled exactly after a Dutch skippers. THE HIGH SCHOOL. 19 spy-glass, or a butter-churn. The top of the monument a Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the left hand, in ascending the second flight of steps to the hill,is DuuALD Stewarts, a reproduction, with some variations, ofthe Choragic monument of Lysicrates ; erected in 1830. Closeby are The Observatory, and Monument to Professor Play-fair. The unshapely building, occupying a prominent positiona little to the west, is the Old Observatory. Upon the summitof the hill stands Nelsons Monument, a structure more pon-derous than elegant, modelled exactly after a Dutch skippers. THE HIGH SCHOOL. 19 spy-glass, or a butter-churn. The top of the monument ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-the-left-hand-in-ascending-the-second-flight-of-steps-to-the-hillis-duuald-stewarts-a-reproduction-with-some-variations-ofthe-choragic-monument-of-lysicrates-erected-in-1830-closeby-are-the-observatory-and-monument-to-professor-play-fair-the-unshapely-building-occupying-a-prominent-positiona-little-to-the-west-is-the-old-observatory-upon-the-summitof-the-hill-stands-nelsons-monument-a-structure-more-pon-derous-than-elegant-modelled-exactly-after-a-dutch-skippers-the-high-school-19-spy-glass-or-a-butter-churn-the-top-of-the-monument-a-image339142935.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the Ochils,to theBridge of Earn, famed for its mineral wells, and over Moncrieffe Hill,affording one of the finest views of the Carse of Gowrie. * See the interesting life of this pict, by the Rev. D. llIvelvie, who lias provedthat a number of the paraphrases ; nd other poems ascribed to Logan were reallywritten by Bruce,. I il . S. II- fi*** : _ Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . the Ochils,to theBridge of Earn, famed for its mineral wells, and over Moncrieffe Hill,affording one of the finest views of the Carse of Gowrie. * See the interesting life of this pict, by the Rev. D. llIvelvie, who lias provedthat a number of the paraphrases ; nd other poems ascribed to Logan were reallywritten by Bruce,. I il . S. II- fi*** : _https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-the-ochilsto-thebridge-of-earn-famed-for-its-mineral-wells-and-over-moncrieffe-hillaffording-one-of-the-finest-views-of-the-carse-of-gowrie-see-the-interesting-life-of-this-pict-by-the-rev-d-llivelvie-who-lias-provedthat-a-number-of-the-paraphrases-nd-other-poems-ascribed-to-logan-were-reallywritten-by-bruce-i-il-s-ii-fi-image339127706.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . l/^^Y^Z. THK STUDY, ABBOTSFOKU. three sides, while a single window admits a sombre lightinto the place. From this room we enter a small closet,containing under a glass case what many will view with the Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . l/^^Y^Z. THK STUDY, ABBOTSFOKU. three sides, while a single window admits a sombre lightinto the place. From this room we enter a small closet,containing under a glass case what many will view with thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-lyz-thk-study-abbotsfoku-three-sides-while-a-single-window-admits-a-sombre-lightinto-the-place-from-this-room-we-enter-a-small-closetcontaining-under-a-glass-case-what-many-will-view-with-the-image339134267.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . cite a sigh in those that view themover the miseries of civil war. + About two miles above Dollar is an interesting spot where the Devon * Oh, Alva woods are boniiie,Tillicoultry liiUs are fair,But wlien I think o the bonnie braes o Menstrie,It maks my heart aye sair.—Fairy Rhyme.The village of .Menstrie lies two niQes west of Alva. Menstrie House was tlie seatof the Earl of Stirling. t The aueient name of the castle, it is often said, was the Castle of Gloom. Themountain streams that flow on the different sides are still called, the one the Waterof Ca Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . cite a sigh in those that view themover the miseries of civil war. + About two miles above Dollar is an interesting spot where the Devon * Oh, Alva woods are boniiie,Tillicoultry liiUs are fair,But wlien I think o the bonnie braes o Menstrie,It maks my heart aye sair.—Fairy Rhyme.The village of .Menstrie lies two niQes west of Alva. Menstrie House was tlie seatof the Earl of Stirling. t The aueient name of the castle, it is often said, was the Castle of Gloom. Themountain streams that flow on the different sides are still called, the one the Waterof Cahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-cite-a-sigh-in-those-that-view-themover-the-miseries-of-civil-war-about-two-miles-above-dollar-is-an-interesting-spot-where-the-devon-oh-alva-woods-are-boniiietillicoultry-liius-are-fairbut-wlien-i-think-o-the-bonnie-braes-o-menstrieit-maks-my-heart-aye-sairfairy-rhymethe-village-of-menstrie-lies-two-niqes-west-of-alva-menstrie-house-was-tlie-seatof-the-earl-of-stirling-t-the-aueient-name-of-the-castle-it-is-often-said-was-the-castle-of-gloom-themountain-streams-that-flow-on-the-different-sides-are-still-called-the-one-the-waterof-ca-image339126247.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . PRINCES STREET—ROYAL INSTITUTION. 11 The marble statue of Scott, by Steell, was placed in themonument on the 15th of August 1846.. STATUE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT. The Royal Institution and National Gallery, which occupythe most conspicuous positions on the centre of the street, andfronting the opening of Hanover Street, were designed andexecuted by W. H. Playfair, to whom Edinburgh is indebtedfor many other buildings of classical taste. The Royal Insti-tution was originally founded in 1823, but was enlarged, by anextension towards the south, in the year 18 Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . PRINCES STREET—ROYAL INSTITUTION. 11 The marble statue of Scott, by Steell, was placed in themonument on the 15th of August 1846.. STATUE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT. The Royal Institution and National Gallery, which occupythe most conspicuous positions on the centre of the street, andfronting the opening of Hanover Street, were designed andexecuted by W. H. Playfair, to whom Edinburgh is indebtedfor many other buildings of classical taste. The Royal Insti-tution was originally founded in 1823, but was enlarged, by anextension towards the south, in the year 18https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-princes-streetroyal-institution-11-the-marble-statue-of-scott-by-steell-was-placed-in-themonument-on-the-15th-of-august-1846-statue-of-sir-walter-scott-the-royal-institution-and-national-gallery-which-occupythe-most-conspicuous-positions-on-the-centre-of-the-street-andfronting-the-opening-of-hanover-street-were-designed-andexecuted-by-w-h-playfair-to-whom-edinburgh-is-indebtedfor-many-other-buildings-of-classical-taste-the-royal-insti-tution-was-originally-founded-in-1823-but-was-enlarged-by-anextension-towards-the-south-in-the-year-18-image339143628.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . f the scene, by James Drummond, A. ll.A.,, in the third room of the E..hibitiouof Ancient Pictures, open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 32 EDINBURGH. an entry through them, stood the House of Major Weir, thecelebrated necromancer, who, along with his sister, suffereddeath for witchcraft in 1670. As the tourist in the course of his perambulations will pro-bably visit that superb building to the west of EdinburghcalledDonaldsonsHospital,it may be interesting for him to knowhere that the founder of this charitable institution lived in ahouse at the foot of Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . f the scene, by James Drummond, A. ll.A.,, in the third room of the E..hibitiouof Ancient Pictures, open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 32 EDINBURGH. an entry through them, stood the House of Major Weir, thecelebrated necromancer, who, along with his sister, suffereddeath for witchcraft in 1670. As the tourist in the course of his perambulations will pro-bably visit that superb building to the west of EdinburghcalledDonaldsonsHospital,it may be interesting for him to knowhere that the founder of this charitable institution lived in ahouse at the foot ofhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-f-the-scene-by-james-drummond-a-lla-in-the-third-room-of-the-ehibitiouof-ancient-pictures-open-on-wednesdays-and-saturdays-32-edinburgh-an-entry-through-them-stood-the-house-of-major-weir-thecelebrated-necromancer-who-along-with-his-sister-suffereddeath-for-witchcraft-in-1670-as-the-tourist-in-the-course-of-his-perambulations-will-pro-bably-visit-that-superb-building-to-the-west-of-edinburghcalleddonaldsonshospitalit-may-be-interesting-for-him-to-knowhere-that-the-founder-of-this-charitable-institution-lived-in-ahouse-at-the-foot-of-image339141773.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . xisted a rudeeffigy of the Reformer stuck upon the corner in the attitude ofaddressing the passers by. The walls are hung round withheathen weapons of war and other curiosities, which had noconnection whatever with the Reformer. Tweeddale Court, nearly opposite Knoxs House, at No. 16High Street, is the mansion once occupied by the Marquis ofTweeddale family. It afterwards became the British LinenCompanys Bank, and is now occupied by Messrs. Oliver andBoyd, publishers. It was at the entrance to Tweeddale Courtthat the murder of Begbie occurred.* ? Sec C Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . xisted a rudeeffigy of the Reformer stuck upon the corner in the attitude ofaddressing the passers by. The walls are hung round withheathen weapons of war and other curiosities, which had noconnection whatever with the Reformer. Tweeddale Court, nearly opposite Knoxs House, at No. 16High Street, is the mansion once occupied by the Marquis ofTweeddale family. It afterwards became the British LinenCompanys Bank, and is now occupied by Messrs. Oliver andBoyd, publishers. It was at the entrance to Tweeddale Courtthat the murder of Begbie occurred.* ? Sec Chttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-xisted-a-rudeeffigy-of-the-reformer-stuck-upon-the-corner-in-the-attitude-ofaddressing-the-passers-by-the-walls-are-hung-round-withheathen-weapons-of-war-and-other-curiosities-which-had-noconnection-whatever-with-the-reformer-tweeddale-court-nearly-opposite-knoxs-house-at-no-16high-street-is-the-mansion-once-occupied-by-the-marquis-oftweeddale-family-it-afterwards-became-the-british-linencompanys-bank-and-is-now-occupied-by-messrs-oliver-andboyd-publishers-it-was-at-the-entrance-to-tweeddale-courtthat-the-murder-of-begbie-occurred-sec-c-image339140141.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e waters. Thisview is confirmed by the fact that on the wide haugh ofCallander there are several detached mounds of this character :one of them, a very correct circular one, stands opposite tothe windows of the Dreadnought hotel. Upon the neighbouringeminences, however, will be found remnants of mounds whichmay safely be assigned as vestiges of British fortification. CALLANDER—VICINITY. 201 The river Teith, which here, and in the whole of this dis-trict, forms so conspicuous an object in the landscape, has thehonour of contributing greatly to the pictu Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . e waters. Thisview is confirmed by the fact that on the wide haugh ofCallander there are several detached mounds of this character :one of them, a very correct circular one, stands opposite tothe windows of the Dreadnought hotel. Upon the neighbouringeminences, however, will be found remnants of mounds whichmay safely be assigned as vestiges of British fortification. CALLANDER—VICINITY. 201 The river Teith, which here, and in the whole of this dis-trict, forms so conspicuous an object in the landscape, has thehonour of contributing greatly to the pictuhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-e-waters-thisview-is-confirmed-by-the-fact-that-on-the-wide-haugh-ofcallander-there-are-several-detached-mounds-of-this-character-one-of-them-a-very-correct-circular-one-stands-opposite-tothe-windows-of-the-dreadnought-hotel-upon-the-neighbouringeminences-however-will-be-found-remnants-of-mounds-whichmay-safely-be-assigned-as-vestiges-of-british-fortification-callandervicinity-201-the-river-teith-which-here-and-in-the-whole-of-this-dis-trict-forms-so-conspicuous-an-object-in-the-landscape-has-thehonour-of-contributing-greatly-to-the-pictu-image339125737.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ly Island is ten miles from Berwick, and can be approachedeither by Goswick or Beal, across the sands at low water, thetrack being marked by posts. Quicksands abound, and it isoften dangerous to cross on foot. The island is nine miles incircumference, and contains upwards of 1000 acres, half ofwhich only are capable of cultivation. The village lies on the•west side, and is inhabited principally by fishermen. In themonths of July and August, however, it is much resorted toby bathers. Avho then rent some of the houses. The Castlestands on a lofty rock on Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . ly Island is ten miles from Berwick, and can be approachedeither by Goswick or Beal, across the sands at low water, thetrack being marked by posts. Quicksands abound, and it isoften dangerous to cross on foot. The island is nine miles incircumference, and contains upwards of 1000 acres, half ofwhich only are capable of cultivation. The village lies on the•west side, and is inhabited principally by fishermen. In themonths of July and August, however, it is much resorted toby bathers. Avho then rent some of the houses. The Castlestands on a lofty rock onhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/blacks-picturesque-tourist-of-scotland-ly-island-is-ten-miles-from-berwick-and-can-be-approachedeither-by-goswick-or-beal-across-the-sands-at-low-water-thetrack-being-marked-by-posts-quicksands-abound-and-it-isoften-dangerous-to-cross-on-foot-the-island-is-nine-miles-incircumference-and-contains-upwards-of-1000-acres-half-ofwhich-only-are-capable-of-cultivation-the-village-lies-on-thewest-side-and-is-inhabited-principally-by-fishermen-in-themonths-of-july-and-august-however-it-is-much-resorted-toby-bathers-avho-then-rent-some-of-the-houses-the-castlestands-on-a-lofty-rock-on-image339130714.html Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . f the solid rock with greatlabour, and connected with each other by long passages ; in 78 EDINBURGH—ENVIRONS. the court-yard there is a well of prodigious depth, which com-municates with them. In the side of this, many feet below thecaverns, and eight feet above the water, is another cave, saidto have been a hiding place of Robert the Bruce, and which heused to reach by swinging himself down the well by a rope.These caverns are supposed to have been constructed as placesof refuge, when the public calamities rendered the ordinaryhabitations unsafe. Afte Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . f the solid rock with greatlabour, and connected with each other by long passages ; in 78 EDINBURGH—ENVIRONS. the court-yard there is a well of prodigious depth, which com-municates with them. In the side of this, many feet below thecaverns, and eight feet above the water, is another cave, saidto have been a hiding place of Robert the Bruce, and which heused to reach by swinging himself down the well by a rope.These caverns are supposed to have been constructed as placesof refuge, when the public calamities rendered the ordinaryhabitations unsafe. 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