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60 bad carriage road to Craig Hall, hanging over the same water, that falls at the Keith, and which above, bears the name of Black Water. Craig Hall is a very singular, and curiously romantic place.

Take another day to go farther into Strathmore, where you will see Glammis, Ayrly Castle, and other beautiful places, and castles: but do not fail seeing the great fall of the river Ila, called the Reeky Lin; which is a few miles from the small town of Ailyth; get a guide if you can, for the carriage road is very intricate, and bad; but the great beauty of the fall (particularly if full of water) will recompence you for the trouble of getting at it: to see it in perfection, you must creep down close to the foot of it.

When you return to Perth, provide bread to last you until you get to Inverness; and wine, and cold meat for your dinners; for you will find it much more comfortable to dine in your chaise while your horses are baiting, than take what you may find at the inns. Good water you may at all times, and in all places, procure. I eat and drank what I could get at the inns, where I passed the night, it being right to