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 Very near the house of stands the castle of, which was the mansion of the Laird, till the house was built. It is built upon a rock, as Mr. remarked, that it might not be mined. It is very strong, and having been not long uninhabited, is yet in repair. On the wall was, not long ago, a stone with an inscription, importing, that

This is an old Highland treaty made upon a very memorable occasion. , the son of, who recovered , and conquered , had obtained, it is said, from the Second, a grant of the lands of , forfeited, I suppose, by some offence against the state.