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garden at Borrobol is very prettily laid out
The honeysuckle & roses on the pergola are over
and the frost has killed the nasturtiums but
the phloxes and annuals are ablaze
with colour. A burn has been diverted through
the "pleasaunce" and splashes down over miniature
waterfalls.
18th Sept. [September]. Another magnificent day. With
J. Mackay Mr. Sykes's stalker to carry my satchel &c.
and Mr. Mould, I left Borrobol on bicycle for
Grimacharry thence to walk to the top of Ben

[Margin] O.S. [Ordnance Survey] 2


Griam Beg. The mountain rises to a height
of 1903' and strategically commands the approaches
from the N and E [North and East] coasts by Strath Halladale
and Strath Helmsdale as well as affording a
prospect over a great area of country to the
W. N. and E. [West North and East] the view to Southwards being
interrupted by Ben Griam More. The
upper part of the hill is rugged with remains
of old red sandstone in outcropping rock and
detached slabs, which have formed abundant
material for fortification. Two
main lines of defence fortify the summit.
Approaching from the S. [South] above the 1500'
level a solid stone wall some 5' thick and
in places still the same in height runs

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