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town of Crieff, one of the barrier Highland towns, is sweetly situated, just as it were without the jaws of the Highlands; I say jaws, for I observed that in most grand passes there are castle-like hills placed at the entrance, as sturdy guards, to chop off and obstruct the way of obtruders. Those that guard the pass towards Loch Earn, near Crieff, are particularly beautiful, and have been covered with wood; and formerly, in all probability, strong forts, of powerful chiefs, were built thereon, as their Galic name denotes. To the south-east of Crieff, on a pretty eminence, the white walls of Drummond Castle rise; it is about two miles from Crieff; and the road to it is by a part of the old Roman road to Stirling, which is a straight line, with trees on each side. The approach to Drummond Castle is on the right hand,