"usual agitation was observed in Loch Tay, near "the village of Kenmore. That village stands "at the east end of the lake, having the river, "which there issues from it, on the north side, "and a bay about 460 yards in length, and 200 "in breadth, on the south. The greater part "of this bay is very shallow, being generally

no more than two or three feet deep; but "before it joins the body of the lake, it suddenly becomes very deep. At the extremity "of this bay, the water was observed to retire "about five yards within its ordinary boundary, ❝and in four or five minutes to flow out again. "In this manner, it ebbed and flowed succes"sively, three or four times, during the space "of a quarter of an hour, when all at once the "water rushed from the east and west, in op

posite currents, towards a line across the "bay; and about the edge of the deep rose in "the form of a great wave, to the height of "five feet above the ordinary level, leaving the "bottom of the bay dry, to the distance of be"tween 90 and 100 yards from its natural "boundary. When the opposite currents met, "they made a clashing noise and foamed; and "the stronger impulse being from the east, the

wave after rising to its greatest height rolled "westward, but slowly diminishing as it went

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"for the space of five minutes, when it wholly ❝ disappeared. As the wave subsided, the "water flowed back with some force, and ex"ceeded its original boundary four or five "yards, and again returned, and continued to "ebb and flow in this manner for the space of "two hours; the ebbings succeeding each "other at the distance of about seven minutes, "and gradually lessening until the water settled "in its ordinary level. At the same time that "the undulation was observed in the bay on "the south side of the village, the river on "the north was seen to run back; the weeds " at the bottom, which before pointed with the "stream, received a contrary direction, and "the channel was left dry about twelve feet "from either edge. Under the bridge, which "is sixty or seventy yards from the lake, the "current failed, and the bed of the river ap❝peared, where there had been eighteen inches "of water. During the whole time that this

phenomenon was observed, the weather was ❝ calm; it could barely be perceived that the "direction of the clouds was from the north"east. The barometer, as far as I recollect, "stood the whole of that and the preceding "day, about twenty-nine inches and a half. "On the next and four succeeding days, an

"ebbing and flowing was observed, nearly "about the same time, and for the same "length of time, but not at all in the same de66 gree as on the first day. A similar agitation "was remarked at intervals, some days in the "morning, other days in the afternoon, till the "15th of October, since which time no such "thing has been observed. I have not heard, "although I have made particular inquiry, "that any motion of the earth was felt in this "neighbourhood, or that the agitation of the "water was observed any where but about the "village of Kenmore." On the 18th of July, 1794, the lake experienced similar agitations, but neither so violent, nor of such long continuance as those above described.

From Kenmore at the east end of the lake, to Killin at the west end, there are two roads, one on each side of the lake; the road on the north side, which is said to be the best, was chosen on this occasion. The river issues from the lake at the northern point of the east end, close under Drummond Hill; and about seventy yards east from that point, and a few paces from the village, a handsome bridge of five arches is thrown across the stream, which rolls eastward through the Ballach, overhung

by the thick wood, protruded from the precipitous side of the mountain. The traveller having passed the bridge, and advanced a few steps up the hill, turns westward above a beautiful and highly cultivated garden, situate between the lake and the road, and belonging to the establishment of Taymouth. Over against this garden, about a gun-shot from the bank of the river, is a little island thickly covered all over with large old spreading trees, except in the middle, where still remain the ruins of a priory, dependent on the religious establishment at Scone. This priory was founded in 1122, by Alexander the First, of Scotland, who here interred his Queen Sibylla, daughter of William the Norman. Alexander having vigorously suppressed domestic disorders, and settled the internal peace of his dominions, at that time the most difficult, but most imperious duty of the Scottish kings, afterwards evinced no less activity in founding and endowing religious establishments, of which several instances are mentioned by Buchanan, who however takes no notice of this priory. The place is one of those which naturally attracted the attention of the clergy, as proper for a religious establishment, situate in a noble and romantic lake, surrounded with grand and

picturesque scenery, sufficiently near the main land for convenient and easy communication at all seasons, but far enough removed to afford the retirement and privacy equally well adapted for devotional exercises, as for secret orgies of a less sacred nature, if such were ever intended or practised.

Drummond Hill still continues covered with wood of every kind and variety known in Scotland, especially the oak, until the traveller emerges, about four miles west from Kenmore, at the hollow or opening in the ridge, through which the cross road conducts to Glenlyon and Fortingal. Here terminates the long and extensive range of thick continuous wood, which forms the rich ornament of Taymouth Castle, and the noble valley of the Ballach. Along the whole of the road, passing through these woods, symptoms appear of the practice of pruning, although not managed with the attention and caution which its importance deserves. The careless plan prevails of cutting the branches at some distance from the trunk, leaving unseemly stumps to wither away of themselves, and usually to rot part of the timber. It seems to be agreed, among the most skilful and experienced in this practice, that the branch ought to be cut close to the body of the tree, and that some