OS1/3/59/40
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGS OF NESS | Continued | [Continued from page 39] upright firs and overhanging rocks are the other features of this tremendous wall which from its precipitous nature does not appear on plan. A belt of shady silver-firs which surmounts its jagged pinnacle, presents a fine contrast to the prevailing leaden colour of the stone. Beyond this the towering peaks and steep crags are repeated again and again gradually softening away to a sloping wooded-knoll. On the W. [West] side a winding walk has been carried up the bottom of the glen to the Bridge of Ness, and and another over the Summit, terminating at the same point There is a greater slope on this side and the wild craggy features with which it abounds are much concealed by an old woven wood A number of streamlets trickle through the fissures of the rock, too tiny uneven to appear on plan, and through these fissures are afforded the only [--] to be had of the cliffs. The river side of the low walk is edged with a row of trees the branches of many of which have been forced, by the application of pressure during the early growth, to droop over the water. On the other side trails of ivy, and shrubs of the evergreen class and rose-bushes have been trained up the rocks for some distance by softening the ruggedness of that portion of the Glen, commanding under the eye of the visitor - affording him a means of contrast with the terrors overhead - whose sublime character might offer inspection - has been effected the only introduction of art which could in any way have heightened the effect of this imposing scenery. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 40Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
Craigs of Ness continued
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Chr1smac -Moderator, KimHarsley-ProjectOfficer, hillhere
Location information for this page.
There are no linked mapsheets.