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[page] 80 Parish of Inverne [Invernesss]
3 feet. in winter 6 or 7 feet. The water of the River Ness possess purgative quality on persons unaccustomed to drink it. The River Ness empties itself into the Moray Frith on the right of the narrow Strait called Kessock Ferry.
The river is navigable from the Moray Firth to the Railway Viaduct for vessels of 200 tons burden

Transcriber's notes

Description of the River Ness continued from page 79.
The last paragraph is written in red by a different hand.