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Extracts from New Statistical Account......................................................... -- Examiners replies to each of the underlined portions
Parish of Ardclach

Many of the springs in this parish are chalybeate.
There is one fine lake, situated on the property of Lethen,............................. -- Not completed
called the Loch of Belivat, remarkable for having no known............................. -- Name supplied
or perceptible stream running into or out of it.
The River Findhorn. which takes its rise in the Monad-leah.............................. -- The name Monad-leah
group of Mountains in Inverness-shire, and, running in................................... -- is obsolete
a north easterly direction, flows for about 13 miles through
the parish of Ardclach, increased in its progress by a
number of mountain streams, Viz. the burns of Torgarrow;............................ -- Tor Burn, Tomnarroch
Drumlochan, and Tomnarroch from the south, and the burn........................... -- Burn & that of Tomlachlan
of Altnarie from the north. On the burn of Torgarrow, near............................ -- which is sometimes Called
the farm of Lynemore there is a beautiful cascade, and.................................. -- Drumlochan Burn are Shown on traces
another on the burn of Altnarie, upon the estate of Lethen. .......................... -- These cascades are not
The Burn of Lethen, or Muckle Burn is a considerable steam, ......................... -- known by any names in the locality
which takes its rise in the south west of this parish, and flows....................... -- Muckle Burn is the
through it for about 10 miles, in a direction nearly parallel to.......................... -- name the stream goes under.
the Findhorn, which it ultimately joins, within about 2 miles
of its mouth.
Geology - The general character of the parish is sub-alpine,
and the prevailing rocks belong to the primary series. Of these,
some magnificent sections are made, - particularly at
Dulsie, Fairness, Altnarie, and Coulmony. ....................................................... -- See Dulsie or rather Bridge
Part of the parish consists of the lands of Mid-Fleenes,................................... -- of Dulsie on traces Coulmony written
and Acharait, now belonging to Colonel Gordon of Cluny;
the lands of Dallasbrachty and Craigcroy, which be-
longed to James Dunbar of Cunzie and Kilbuyack, and
are now the property of Sir William G.G. Cumming, Bart. [Baronet] of
Altyre; and the lands of Glenernie which now belong
to Charles Lennox Cumming Bruce, Esq. of Roseisle
and Dunphail.
The Old Fortalice of Lethen withstood three sieges........................................ -- Site near the present
the first by the Marquis of Montrose in 1645; the second by.......................... -- house of Lethen
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