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Rh Killin and Tyndrum was, in 1796, getting a very thorough repair; and at the unsound parts of the moors, they were turning it; forming arches in some places, and levelling others, so that by this time, that drive of eighteen miles may be as fine a road as any in the Highlands.

Glen Dochart is a region of mountains, moor, and water, till near, and at the head of it, though all the way the banks of the Tay, at the bases of the mountains, are mostly ornamented with wood, and now and then gentlemen's houses; but the forms of the smaller hills, hanging over Loch Dochart, the verdure, in short, the whole is enchanting. On the south bank of the lake, the huge sides of Benmore give great majesty and solemnity to the scene. The islands in the lake are extremely picturesque, particularly the one that is formed by a large rock, covered with wood, through which a ruin is seen. All the surrounding objects conspire to make the small Loch Dochart, a view of the sublime and beautiful united. Towards Tyndrum, as Glen Fillan opens, the general scene changes to an appearance of higher mountains (except Benmore), and to a bare wilderness, in comparison of the head of Loch Dochart. The district to the west of Loch Dochart, takes