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Rh give the inn-keepers some profit for the use of their beds; but in the middle of the day, I found it delightful, to eat my cold meat in the carriage, at the same time satisfying my stomach, and feasting my eyes with the sight of rocks, and rivers; and my nose with cauler air.

From Perth to Dunkeld, 15 miles.

A good road, and very pleasant. You will pass by Murthly; near it Birnam wood, which, in appearance, will never recover its march to Dunsinane. Near Murthly, on the other side of the Tay, you will see two very pretty places, called Stenton, and Dungarthill. I recommend to you to go to the inn at Inver, where you may cross the Tay by a ferry, and see the numerous beauties of Dunkeld. On the Inver side of the Tay, go to the Hermitage, and the Rumbling Brig over the Brand, the same water that falls at the Hermitage: this Rumbling Brig is about a mile and a half above the Hermitage, and nearly a quarter of a mile out of the great road to Amulrie.

From Inver to Blair of Atholl, 20 miles.

At Blair you must halt, for much is to be seen: there is a good inn, I am told, but I was not at it. It will take you three days, at least,