Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular

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from the mouth of Loch-finn, in Cowal,
with many more that might be fpecified,
had not thefe been fufficient to convince
Mr. Pinkerton, that the name In every
point of view has been mifuncierftood and
mifappUed by others as well as by himfelf ;
fo that here he has erred in good company,
fo much for his comfort !
' GRAMPIANUS,
* Surely from Gram, a town in Norway.'
Worfe and worfe ! — for inftead of a town,
the Grampians of Scotland are hills, /. e,
Garabh-Bheantibh^ rugged hills.
OCHILL,
* This name is Welch, from High Ochill.*
But thofe in Scotland receive their names
from wood, and hill — uchdan wacher, always
applies to a little hill ; d'rreadh re uchdan^
mounting the hill or eminence. And it is
clear that the beautiful Ochil-hills in Scot-
land were covered over with wood, as is
known from the veftiges of it to this day.
Wachd-Coill, contraded Ochil, the woody
hill ; for caill is wood, and uchd an hill,
uchd-coill \ and there is a town in its vicinity
named