Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

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vitrified Forts. They have been found in other parts
of the island, but this is by far the most complete and,
extensive of these remarkable fortifications to be seen
in Britain. The fall of Foyers, near the Generals
Hut, where that river falls into Loch Ness, is one of
the most tremendous falls known to exist. Dr. Gar-
net in his Tour, thus mentions it, " This is undoubt-
edly one of the highest falls in the world, and the
quantity of water is sufficient to give it consequence,
— the scene is awful and grand." The height of the
fall is 212 feet ; " though an immense body of water
falls down the Niagara, in North America, yet its
height is not much more than half the height of this,
being only 140 feet."
About three miles south-east of Inverness, is Cul-
loden Moor, memorable for the fatal defeat of the re-
bel army, on the 16th April 1/46, by the King's
Troops, under the Duke of Cumberland, which put
an end to the attempts of the Stuart Family, to regain
the British Throne. Near this spot is Culloden
House, the seat of the Forbes's of Culloden, where
Prince Charles lodged the night before the battle.
The language generally used by the common peo-
ple is the Gaelic, — but the English language is spo-
ken by the superior classes, with a purity of pronoun-
ciation not to be equalled in any part of Scotland,
The Gaelic is also spoken here in its utmost purity —
both languages are so familiar, that it is common to
hear children at play, put a question in Gaelic, and re-
ceive an answer in English.
Besides the churches and chapels already mention-
ed, there are Meeting Houses belonging to the fol-