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Rh a house, called Ardhullary, nearly opposite to Craig-na-coheilg; in this house, and in this sequestered region, the Abyssinian Bruce arranged his papers and finished his account of his Travels to the source of the Nile. He could have had no interruption in the desert of Hullary, where nothing is to be seen but high mountains on every side; a winding lake, with dashing rivers issuing from it, and entering into it; and the lofty Ben Lidi, occupying an immense space. From Loch Lubnaig to Loch Earn Head, is not more than seven miles. The inn, and that the only house at Loch Earn Head, commands a fine view of the lake nearly to its foot. On the south bank, and near the head, stands Eden Ample, a white castle-looking building, surrounded by trees. Glen Ample is deep, between a tremendous range of mountains; a rapid stream runs through it from Benvorlich, forming, I was told, fine falls in its course. Eden Ample must be a beautiful spot, and the wood near the house greatly ornaments it. The road to the north of the inn leads to Killin and Tyndrum, through Glen Ogle; one of the fine passes of the Grampion mountains, of eight miles. Loch Earn is beautifully surrounded by hills and crags, and at the foot of the lake the eye