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56 directs to the course of the river Almond, and it will bring you to the Brig of Buchanty, a romantic spot; from thence you will return to Crieff, but not exactly by the same road you came; you will rejoin it about the five milestone from Crieff: observe, going down the hill, about four miles from Crieff, the view over Monzie, or Monie, to Ochtertyre, and the hills around Loch Earn.

From Crieff to Perth, 18 miles.

To the right you will see Abercairny and Balgowan; on the left, Methven and Huntingtower. At Balgowan, inquire for the carriage road to Leadnock, and do not miss it upon any account; for, of its size, it is unique in beauty; besides, Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, there,

The burn, on whose brae those twa bonny lasses bigg'd their bower, adorns the scenes of Leadnock, and falls into the river Almond hard by.

As far as Perth, should you go from England the direct road, you can get post-horses all the way; but when you arrive at that town, if you do not proceed on the coast road, which I did not, you must hire horses by the day, to go through the