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364 glen is very productive, and its boundary hills are well clothed with wood. The Hay Castle too, in it, is a fine object. The bridge over the Shyra river, at its entrance into Loch Fine, is somewhat in the style of Wade's bridge in Appneydow, but without its spires.

In the road towards the bridge over the Douglas river, are oak, ash, beech, and other trees, as fine and large (if not more so), as any I have ever seen in my life; even were those in the parks of Hagley and Burleigh to come forward and claim a pre-eminence.

There is a beautiful drive from Inveraray to a romantic bridge of one arch, over the river Douglas;—the mill close to it—the trees weeping, and ivy creeping about it, and the rocks around, render this spot very picturesque. There are two roads to this delightful scenery; one on each side the Douglas river, and I know not which is the most charming.

It is said that Inveraray Castle is a heavy building; it may be so: but it corresponds so well with the scene in which it is placed, that the sublime effect of the whole would be lessened, were the Castle any other than it is.

There is a strong character in the jagged