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Page 82
... Killin to Tyandrum , the King's House and Fort William , large flocks of sheep with their drivers were met on their way to the Falkirk Tryste ( Fair ) ; and on the 3rd of October a considerable extent of the road through Glen- urchay ...
... Killin to Tyandrum , the King's House and Fort William , large flocks of sheep with their drivers were met on their way to the Falkirk Tryste ( Fair ) ; and on the 3rd of October a considerable extent of the road through Glen- urchay ...
Page 232
... Killin . The objections to this Road are , its circuitous course , the danger and delay of the Ferry of Ballachulish , the difficult Pass of Glencoe and of the Black Mount , and subsequently the delay caused by passing Eastward from ...
... Killin . The objections to this Road are , its circuitous course , the danger and delay of the Ferry of Ballachulish , the difficult Pass of Glencoe and of the Black Mount , and subsequently the delay caused by passing Eastward from ...
Page 233
... Killin . From High Bridge to Killin , along the present Road by Fort William , Ballachulish and Tyndrum , the distance is From High - Bridge to Killin , by the Rannoch Road Difference in favour of the new line 68 miles 53 15 miles Thus ...
... Killin . From High Bridge to Killin , along the present Road by Fort William , Ballachulish and Tyndrum , the distance is From High - Bridge to Killin , by the Rannoch Road Difference in favour of the new line 68 miles 53 15 miles Thus ...
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The Early Drovers | 6 |
The Life and Work of a Drover | 20 |
The Economics of Droving | 45 |
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